Rachael Pirie
Senior Software Engineer at NextMove Software
Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolRachael Pirie is a Senior Software Engineer and PhD candidate in Chemistry based in Cambridge, combining six years of professional experience with deep expertise in Python and chemoinformatics. Her doctoral research develops 3D shape similarity tools for ligand-based virtual screening, translating computational chemistry problems into robust software solutions and familiarizing her with leading chemoinformatics toolkits. At NextMove Software she applies that domain knowledge to production-grade engineering, and previously taught Python and supervised student projects at Newcastle University, demonstrating strong communication and mentorship skills. Prize-winning presentation experience underlines her ability to explain complex ideas to diverse audiences, and her background in retail advisory adds a practical, user-focused perspective to product development. She is actively seeking to bridge scientific research and software engineering in scientific software development roles.
6 years of coding experience
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Chemistry, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Chemistry at Newcastle UniversityHeriot-Watt University Edinburgh Campus
Github Skills (12)
rdkit10
python10
cheminformatics10
alan8
energy5
rdma4
infiniband3
cybersecurity3
dfinity3
kaios2
machine-learning2
data-science1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
RPirie96/RGMolSA
Nov 2021 - Jan 2023
Contributions:70 commits, 47 pushes, 3 branches in 1 year 2 months
RPirie96/KQMolSA
Mar 2022 - Jan 2023
Contributions:58 commits, 13 pushes in 10 months
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