Lead Software Engineer

We are looking for a Lead Software Engineer to join our Life Sciences team in Barcelona. You will play a key role in Pathfinder, a strategic new initiative focused on designing and delivering a modern, scalable, and maintainable application that will have a meaningful impact on the life sciences industry.

As part of a cross-functional team, you will work closely with Product Management, Architecture, and Engineering to translate business requirements into robust technical solutions. This is an exciting opportunity to work in an agile environment, driving architectural decisions, establishing engineering best practices, and leading the development of a greenfield product from the ground up.

Given the strategic importance of Pathfinder, you will provide strong technical leadership throughout the project lifecycle, helping accelerate delivery, mitigate technical risks, and ensure alignment with the long-term platform strategy. If you are passionate about building high-quality software, mentoring engineers, and shaping the future of innovative life sciences solutions, we'd love to hear from you.

About You – experience, education, skills, and accomplishments

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or related field; or equivalent relevant work experience. 
• 5 years of industry experience in Java (Spring Boot) and NodeJS, as well as developing backend RESTful services within a microservices architecture.
• Experience with SQL, Elastic search y AWS
• 5 years of experience with RESTful APIs and microservices architecture.
• Good knowledge and understanding of Version Control tools (preferably Git)

It would be great if you also had . . .

• Experience of working within an Agile delivery environment.
• Experience running services in docker.
• Experience using Jenkins.

What will you be doing in this role?

• Design, develop, and maintain Java backend services and APIs in a microservices architecture.
• Build scalable, secure, and high-performance solutions using Java and Spring Boot.
• Deploy and operate cloud-native applications on AWS, using Docker and CI/CD pipelines.
• Write clean, well-tested, and well-documented code, following backend best practices.
• Troubleshoot, optimize, and maintain existing systems to ensure reliability and performance.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with frontend, QA, DevOps, and product teams.

About the Team

You will be part of a team of Talented Software and QA engineers, working in close collaboration with a Solution Analyst, UX Designer, and Product Owner. As part of our Agile processes, you’ll play an active role in developing and delivering our newly launched product Pathfinder.

Pathfinder is a strategic new Life Sciences platform focused on delivering innovative, data-driven insights through a modern and scalable technology stack, helping customers make faster and more informed decisions across the healthcare and pharmaceutical landscape.

Hours of Work

This is a permanent full-time position at 40 hours a week (35 hours during July and August). The working schedule is flexible, mostly centered on CET time zone with occasional need to accommodate late or early meetings with US or East Asia time zones.

The position is hybrid going to the office in Barcelona 2-3 times per week.

What We Can Offer You

• A modern culture environment combined with all the financial and stability advantages of working for a large business.
• Active volunteering community, with annual paid hours of volunteering time.
• Private Health and Life & Disability insurances.
• Tax-free benefits (Ticket Restaurant scheme, kindergarten and transport cards).
• Global and dynamic employee base (more than 20 nationalities).
• 30 working days of vacation.

At Clarivate, we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all qualified persons with respect to hiring, compensation, promotion, training, and other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment. We comply with applicable laws and regulations governing non-discrimination in all locations.