A lot of job descriptions I see are looking for people who already have the scientific formal education background and expect them to do the software engineering aspect too. I haven't really seen generic Software Engineer job descriptions where a science background is the secondary requirement. If you have any pointers I would greatly appreciate them!
Hm, we must be thinking of slightly different things. Lots of biotech companies have pure software positions. Here are some examples of software positions that require no scientific background whatsoever:
