Apprentice — Software Engineer (AI)

About the role

We are seeking an enthusiastic Apprentice in Software Engineering with foundational AI/ML skills, a positive attitude, and excellent communication. You will support engineering and AI teams on applied projects, gain practical experience across the model lifecycle, and receive mentorship to develop technical and professional skills.

Key responsibilities

• Support design, development and testing of AI/ML prototypes and small features
• Preprocess and analyse datasets; implement data pipelines for experiments
• Train, evaluate and iterate on models using industry-standard frameworks
• Smartsheet knowledge
• Assist with model deployment, monitoring and reproducibility of experiments
• Write clear code, unit tests, and documentation; maintain version control (Git)
• Learn and apply GSK security, privacy and compliance guidelines in day-to-day work

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electronics, or related field (recent graduates or final-year students eligible)
• Demonstrable foundational knowledge in AI/ML (coursework, projects or internships)
• Strong programming skills in Python
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; comfortable presenting technical work to non-technical audiences
• Positive, proactive attitude and strong willingness to learn and take feedback
• Ability to work from GSK Bangalore office on a hybrid schedule

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases – to impact health at scale.

People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we’re committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.

Inclusion at GSK:

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