Specialist Software Engineer - Biological Studies - Global Research IS
- Amgen Inc
- 3 - 8 years
- Hyderabad
- 1 month ago
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Job Description
What you will doIn this vital role you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining software solutions for Research scientists. Additionally, it involves automating operations, monitoring system health, and responding to incidents to minimize downtime. You will join a multi-functional team of scientists and software professionals that enables technology and data capabilities to evaluate drug candidates and assess their abilities to affect the biology of drug targets.
This team implements scientific software platforms that manage compound inventories / biological sample banks, as well as those that enable the capture, analysis, storage, and report of in vitro assays and in vivo / pre-clinical studies. The ideal candidate possesses experience in the pharmaceutical or biotech industry, deep technical skills, and full stack software engineering experience (spanning SQL, back-end, front-end web technologies, automated testing).
Roles & Responsibilities:- Take ownership of complex software projects from conception to deployment
- Manage software delivery scope, risk, and timeline
- Possesses strong rapid prototyping skills and can quickly translate concepts into working code
- Contribute to both front-end and back-end development using cloud technology
- Develop innovative solution using generative AI technologies
- Conduct code reviews to ensure code quality and adherence to best practices
- Create and maintain documentation on software architecture, design, deployment, disaster recovery, and operations
- Identify and resolve technical challenges effectively
- Stay updated with the latest trends and advancements
- Work closely with product team, business team including scientists, and other stakeholders
- Design, develop, and implement applications and modules, including custom reports, interfaces, and enhancements
- Analyze and understand the functional and technical requirements of applications, solutions and systems and translate them into software architecture and design specifications
- Develop and execute unit tests, integration tests, and other testing strategies to ensure the quality of the software
- Identify and resolve software bugs and performance issues
- Work closely with cross-functional teams, including product management, design, and QA, to deliver high-quality software on time
- Maintain detailed documentation of software designs, code, and development processes
- Customize modules to meet specific business requirements
- Work on integrating with other systems and platforms to ensure seamless data flow and functionality
- Provide ongoing support and maintenance for applications, ensuring that they operate smoothly and efficiently
Basic Qualifications:
- Doctorate Degree OR
- Masters degree with 4 - demonstrated ability in Computer Science, IT, Computational Chemistry, Computational Biology/Bioinformatics or related field OR
- Bachelors degree with 6 - demonstrated ability in Computer Science, IT, Computational Chemistry, Computational Biology/Bioinformatics or related field OR
- Diploma with 10 - demonstrated ability in Computer Science, IT, Computational Chemistry, Computational Biology/Bioinformatics or related field
Preferred Qualifications:
- 3+ years of experience in implementing and supporting biopharma scientific software platforms
Functional Skills:
Must-Have Skills:
- Hands-on experience with Full Stack software development. Proficient in programming language SQL, Java, Python, Javascript, Sencha ExtJs
- Good understanding of software development methodologies, mainly Agile and Scrum
- Strong problem solving, analytical skills; Ability to learn quickly & work independently; Good communication and interpersonal skills
Good-to-Have Skills:
- Good understanding of cloud platforms (e.g AWS) and containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
- Working experience with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines
- Experience with big data technologies (e.g., Spark, Databricks)
- Experience with API integration, serverless, microservices architecture (e.g. Mulesoft, AWS Kafka)
- Experience with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk)
- Experience of infrastructure as code (IaC) tools (Terraform, CloudFormation)
- Experience with version control systems like Git
- Experience with Benchling
- Experience with automated testing tools and frameworks
Professional Certifications (please mention if the certification is preferred or mandatory for the role):
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner preferred
- Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work effectively with global, virtual teams
- High degree of initiative and self-motivation
- Ability to manage multiple priorities successfully
- Team-oriented, with a focus on achieving team goals
- Strong presentation and public speaking skills.
Job Classification
Industry: Pharmaceutical & Life SciencesFunctional Area / Department: Engineering - Software & QARole Category: Software DevelopmentRole: Full Stack DeveloperEmployement Type: Full timeContact Details:
Company: Amgen IncLocation(s): Hyderabad
Keyskills: SQL Java Sencha ExtJs Kafka Prometheus Grafana Mulesoft DevOps Docker Javascript CI/CD troubleshooting AWS Python Kubernetes
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