Data Engineer
SNIPR | Copenhagen Ø, Denmark | Full-time | 2-year temporary position with the possibility of extension or permanent employment
Are you a data engineer who wants your pipelines, databases, and applications to power real-world medicine of tomorrow - the kind that could change how the world fights antibiotic resistance?
At SNIPR we are developing a new generation of medicines that use CRISPR to target harmful bacteria. Behind that science sits a growing amount of data, and we are looking for a data engineer to build and maintain the infrastructure that keeps it reliable, connected, and trustworthy. It is a broad, hands-on role with real room to shape how we work and you would be the person who owns and develops this area.
You will join a diverse, international team of 40+ in the heart of Copenhagen’s Innovation District (www.sniprbiome.com).
ABOUT SNIPR
SNIPR is a Copenhagen-based clinical stage biotech company developing a new kind of medicine to fight one of the biggest threats to global health: bacteria that no longer respond to classic antibiotics. Using CRISPR, a technology that can be programmed to recognise specific DNA, we are building therapies that target harmful, drug-resistant bacteria while leaving the body's healthy bacteria untouched.
Our lead treatment is already in Phase 2 clinical trials, with results from our development work and first human study published in Nature Biotechnology and The Lancet Microbe. Our work is supported by partners including CARB-X, the Gates Foundation, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, and the European Investment Bank.
We have raised more than EUR 90 million, hold 30+ granted US patents, and bring together a diverse team of scientists, engineers, and specialists from leading institutions and companies worldwide.
THE ROLE
As Data Engineer, you will build and maintain the pipelines, databases, and web applications that connect our lab instruments, external data warehouses, and laboratory information management system (LIMS) into one coherent, reliable data infrastructure. The researchers and data scientists you support depend on this data being available, clean, and trustworthy, and your work makes that possible.
This is a broad and open role with genuine scope to develop the area. The position is primarily data engineering, with some of your time supporting our IT and digital infrastructure function.
You will report to the Director of Bioinformatics and work closely with both lab scientists and our bioinformatics and data science colleagues. The role is based on site at our Copenhagen offices.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Build and maintain production web applications and the data pipelines behind them (for example in Python/Django).
- Design, manage, and integrate structured/relational databases, our LIMS, and external scientific platforms via APIs.
- Manage and deploy infrastructure on cloud platforms (e.g. AWS): Including compute, storage, networking, and access control.
- Ensure reliability, security, and clear documentation across the data infrastructure.
- Work closely with lab scientists and data scientists to translate research needs into practical technical solutions.
IT & infrastructure support (secondary part of the role)
Alongside the data engineering work, you will lend a hand to our IT and digital infrastructure function. Experience here is welcome but not essential — this is an area you can grow into:
- Network management (switches, routers, access points) and NAS storage.
- Cybersecurity good practice across cloud, API, and network layers.
- Microsoft Intune / M365 administration.
QUALIFICATIONS
Required
- Around 2+ years of hands-on experience as a data engineer, including implementing and running solutions in a production environment.
- Strong experience building and maintaining production web applications (for example with Python/Django).
- Solid SQL and structured/relational database experience.
- Experience managing and deploying infrastructure on cloud platforms (e.g. AWS), including compute, storage, networking, and access control.
- Strong troubleshooting skills and a structured approach to documentation, reliability, and security.
- Version control (Git) and CI/CD practices.
Nice to have
- Experience integrating scientific platforms such as Benchling, a LIMS, or similar.
- Experience in life sciences or biotech environments.
- Experience handling next-generation sequencing data, including storage, transfer, organisation, and analysis.
- Systems programming in a low-level language (e.g. Rust or C/C++).
- Familiarity with IT/infrastructure support (networking, cybersecurity, Microsoft Intune / M365).
You are
- Curious and eager to learn, with the drive to take ownership of an area and develop it.
- A strong collaborator who works well across technical and scientific teams.
- Structured, reliable, and quality-focused.
- Motivated by the idea of building infrastructure that supports meaningful science.
WHAT WE OFFER
- A broad, hands-on role with real ownership and the freedom to shape SNIPR's data infrastructure.
- A 2-year temporary position with the possibility of extension or permanent employment, in a fast-moving, clinical-stage biotech working at the forefront of CRISPR medicine.
- Competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, pension, and bonus.
- A diverse, international, collegial environment in the heart of Copenhagen's Innovation District.
HOW TO APPLY
Please submit your application in English, including your CV with a short motivating paragraph, combined in a single document.
We will review applications on a rolling basis, and online interviews may be offered in the initial stages of the process.
Application deadline: 2 August 2026
