Ingenio Global
Backend Engineer
Ingenio GlobalIreland10 hours ago
Full-timeEngineering, Information Technology

If you’re looking for lightweight microservices and feature tickets — this isn’t it.

This is infrastructure for AI-driven drug discovery.

Parallel workloads.

Scientific computation.

Real complexity.


Ingenio is partnering with a deep-tech company operating at the intersection of AI, molecular modelling, quantum physics, and HPC.

They need a backend engineer who understands systems — not just syntax.


What You’ll Own

  • A self-hosted PostgreSQL environment
  • Database optimisation for long-running, parallel HPC workloads
  • Backup, recovery, and data integrity
  • Schema design, access controls, permissions
  • Python-based ETL pipelines
  • Monitoring and observability across the stack


You’ll work directly with R&D and senior technical leadership.

This is high-trust, high-impact work.


Non-Negotiables:

  • 3+ years in serious database engineering
  • Strong PostgreSQL (self-hosted)
  • Solid Linux background
  • Containers (Docker or Podman)
  • Strong Python fundamentals
  • Experience with monitoring tools


Nice to Have:

  • ETL orchestration tools (Prefect, Dagster, Airflow)
  • Parallel computing frameworks or schedulers (OpenMP, MPI, SLURM)


Additional details:

Location: South Dublin (Onsite 4 days per week)

Package: Competitive salary + 10% bonus + Healthcare + Pension



If you take ownership and care about reliability — this is for you.

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