2. Senior Solutions Architect, Digital Experience and AI at EMBL
EMBL is hiring a Senior Solutions Architect in Hinxton, Cambridgeshire to design how users discover and use EMBL-EBI's scientific data and services, paying £4,395 a month after tax. It is a new role, so you would set the architecture, not inherit it.
EMBL is hiring a Senior Solutions Architect in Hinxton, Cambridgeshire to design how users discover and use EMBL-EBI's scientific data and services, paying £4,395 a month after tax. It is a new role, so you would set the architecture, not inherit it.
Expect prototypes, API design and AI features such as retrieval-augmented search, tool calling and agents, built with UX colleagues to accessibility standards, plus managing the development team.
Best for: an architect or engineering lead who has already shipped LLM-based features and wants public research work over product growth targets.
Skip it if: you want a permanent contract, because this is a 3-year fixed-term contract (renewable up to 9 years).
Salary: Grade 7, from £4,395 a month after tax, excluding pension and insurance contributions, per the posting, checked Oct 31.
At a glance: Hinxton, Cambridgeshire · hybrid · 10+ years · posted 22 October (9 days ago).
What stood out: One of 4 EMBL listings in the UK on The Stack in 90 days.
Watch out for: Fixed-term contract, and the posting gives a closing date of Tuesday 17 November.
Apply on EMBL's site · Senior Solutions Architect, Digital Experience and AI on The Stack
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EMBL is hiring a Senior Solutions Architect in Hinxton, Cambridgeshire to design how users discover and use EMBL-EBI's scientific data and services, paying £4,395 a month after tax. It is a new role, so you would set the architecture, not inherit it.
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