Jacob Windsor

Jacob Windsor

Accelerating scientific discovery through scalable engineering solutions.

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About

With years of experience in the life sciences domain, I specialize in transforming complex scientific challenges into scalable engineering solutions. My work focuses on building robust data platforms, bioinformatics tools, and infrastructure that enables groundbreaking research.

I combine deep domain expertise in genomics and bioinformatics with modern software engineering practices. I've built systems that process petabytes of biological data, designed platforms supporting thousands of researchers worldwide, and led teams to deliver high-impact solutions that accelerate scientific discovery.

Outside of work, I'm passionate about mountain sports.

Paragliding

Experience

Building scalable engineering solutions in life sciences

Present

Technical Lead

Axiomatic_AI

Sep 2024 - Present
Barcelona, Spain

Leading a cross-functional engineering team building Axiomatic's AI platform to accelerate scientific research. Combining AI-driven tools with classical software engineering practices such as Domain-Driven Design to drive rapid innovation. Leading the development and deployment of AI & agentic solutions from MVP to production.

Technical Leadership
AI/ML
MLOps
Domain-Driven Design
Software Infrastructure
Team Management

Senior Software Engineer

Qualifyze

Jun 2022 - Sep 2024
Barcelona, Spain

Architected and developed scalable backend systems for a pharmaceutical quality management platform. Applied domain-driven design and hexagonal architecture principles to build maintainable, high-performance solutions. Mentored team members on best practices and architectural patterns.

Backend Development
Domain-Driven Design
Hexagonal Architecture
TypeScript
NestJS
React

Software Engineer

European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI)

Jul 2020 - Jun 2022
Hinxton, England, United Kingdom

Architected and built the Human Cell Atlas Data Coordination Platform, enabling the ingestion of terabytes of genomic data from laboratories worldwide. Designed horizontally scalable applications using microservice architecture. Initiated and led the modernization of Git workflows and CI/CD processes adopted across the organization.

Full-Stack Development
Microservices
Kubernetes
DevOps
TypeScript
Java
Angular
Python

Masters Degree Intern

Centre for Genomic Regulation

Oct 2019 - Jul 2020
Barcelona, Spain

Developed bioinformatics tools for third-generation sequencing platforms, including tmerge, to improve transcriptome analysis accuracy. Designed and implemented computational pipelines using advanced algorithms with Python, Nextflow, R, Snakemake, and Shiny.

Bioinformatics
Python
R
Nextflow
Snakemake
RNA-Seq Analysis

Software Engineer

Abcam

Nov 2017 - Dec 2018
Cambridge, United Kingdom

Developed front-end solutions for abcam.com, serving millions of researchers worldwide. Led a comprehensive front-end modernization initiative, migrating the codebase to Webpack, Babel, and contemporary JavaScript tooling. Established functional programming practices and mentored team members on modern JavaScript development.

Frontend Development
JavaScript
Webpack
Functional Programming
Team Training

Get in Touch

I'm always open to discussing technical challenges, scalable architecture, and opportunities to build impactful solutions in life sciences.