Software Engineer

Join Forbion as a Software Engineer

Are you an experienced Software Engineer, passionate about building robust APIs, integrating systems, and co-developing AI-powered tools? Do you bring expertise in backend engineering, data pipelines, and cloud-native practices, while also being comfortable extending .NET systems? Join Forbion and apply these skills in an environment that bridges technology, science, and investing. At Forbion, a leading life sciences venture capital firm, you will work alongside world-class investors, scientists, and technologists to shape the future of healthcare.

About Forbion

Forbion is a leading global venture capital firm with deep expertise in Europe and offices in Naarden, The Netherlands, Munich, Germany and Boston, USA. Forbion invests in innovative biotech companies, managing approximately €5 billion across multiple fund strategies that cover all stages of (bio-) pharmaceutical drug development. In addition, Forbion leverages its biotech expertise beyond human health to address ‘planetary health’ challenges through its BioEconomy fund strategy, which invests in companies developing sustainable solutions in food, agriculture, materials, and environmental technologies. Forbion’s team consists of over 30 investment professionals that have built an impressive performance track record since the late nineties with 128 investments across 11 funds. Forbion’s record of sourcing, building and guiding life sciences companies has resulted in many approved breakthrough therapies and valuable exits. Forbion typically selects impactful investments that will positively affect the health and well-being of people and the planet, as well as meet its financial return objectives. The firm is a signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment. Forbion operates a joint venture with BGV, the manager of seed and early-stage funds, especially focused on Benelux and Germany.

The Opportunity

We are seeking a Medior Software Engineer to strengthen our internal engineering capacity. This role sits at the intersection of backend engineering, data systems and applied AI - ideal for someone excited to shape high-leverage tools with real business impact. The role will cover API engineering (40%), DevOps (20%), co-developing AI-powered solutions with our AI Engineer (20%), and extending .NET-based systems (20%).

You will work closely with our Solutions Architect and AI Engineer to design and maintain the services, integrations, and automation layers that power Forbion’s investment, finance, ESG, compliance, and legal operations. Your engineering will directly enable smarter decision-making, faster workflows, and new AI-driven capabilities across the firm.

What You Will Do

API Engineering & Data Pipelines 

• Develop and maintain APIs and backend services connecting source systems to internal data layers
• Build ingestion pipelines that transform external data into structured, reliable internal stores
• Ensure secure, scalable, and well-documented service integrations

DevOps & Infrastructure 

• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, observability, and cloud-native best practices
• Manage infrastructure components including secrets, key vaults, and automation frameworks
• Collaborate on architectural patterns, schema design, and system scalability

AI Co-Development 

• Partner with the AI Engineer to build tools such as document agents, NLP scoring models, ESG automation, and predictive analytics
• Integrate AI pipelines into core business systems and workflows
• Experiment with emerging technologies including LLM orchestration and retrieval-augmented generation

.NET Systems Development 

• Extend workflow automation and backend logic within our Microsoft-based platform (Dynamics + Azure)
• Build reusable components and integrations supporting finance, compliance, and investor relations functions
• Expose structured data into reporting and analytics layers using Azure tooling

What We Are Looking For

• 3–5 years of experience in backend or integration engineering
• Strong knowledge of Python (pipelines, ETL, AI toolchains)
• Familiarity with C# and .NET Core to extend and maintain backend logic
• Hands-on experience with Azure (preferred) or other cloud platforms, REST APIs, and service integrations
• Strong understanding of data orchestration, validation, and transformation across systems
• Ability to balance prototyping and production-grade engineering

Preferred Experience:

• Processing unstructured data (PDFs, filings, research docs)
• Familiarity with Power Platform or Dynamics 365 custom components
• Background in alternative investments, biotech, or financial services
• Interest in applied AI engineering (LLM pipelines, LangChain, metadata enrichment)

Why Join Forbion?

At Forbion, you’ll be part of a lean, high-performing technology team inside one of Europe’s best-performing and fastest-growing funds. You will:

• Shape and own critical API and integration layers that power decision-making
• Co-create AI-enabled internal tools from concept to deployment
• Work in a high-impact environment with autonomy, quality, and long-term vision
• Contribute directly to Forbion’s mission: backing biotech companies that change lives and improve global health