Career Category
Clinical
Job Description
ABOUT AMGEN
Amgen harnesses the best of biology and technology to fight the world’s toughest diseases, and make people’s lives easier,
fuller
and longer. We discover, develop,
manufacture
and deliver innovative medicines to help millions of patients. Amgen helped
establish
the biotechnology industry more than 40 years ago and
remains
on the
cutting-edge
of innovation, using technology and human genetic data to push beyond
what’s
known today.
ABOUT THE ROLE
Role Description:
The Specialist
Software
Engineer
will
be
responsible for
designing, developing, and
maintaining
software applications and solutions that meet business needs and ensuring the availability and performance of critical systems and applications
within the Clinical Computation Platform Product Team.
This role involves working closely with product managers, designers, and other engineers to create high-quality, scalable software solutions and automating operations, monitoring system health, and responding to incidents to minimize downtime.
Roles & Responsibilities:
Collaborate with business partners and other software engineers to develop and deploy the latest, advanced technologies in support of product optimization
Work closely with the delivery and platform teams to ensure that the applications are aligned with standard city planning approved architectural and development guidelines
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
Design, develop, test, and
maintain
backend services, APIs, and microservices using modern programming languages
Develop event-driven or service-oriented architectures that support large-scale enterprise systems.
Implement database schemas, queries, and data-processing pipelines across relational and NoSQL datastores.
Work with designers, data engineers, and platform teams to translate technical and business needs into backend solutions.
Produce documentation for service architecture, operational runbooks, and disaster recovery workflows.
Support requirements gathering and specification creation process for the development work
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
Perform system testing and validation to ensure all components function correctly and efficiently
Implement automation tools and processes to improve the efficiency
and reliability of managed systems
Basic Qualifications and Experience:
Master’s / Bachelor’s degree with 9 - 12 years of experience in Computer Science,
IT
or related
field
Functional Skills:
Must-Have Skills:
Experience with messaging technologies (Kafka, SNS/SQS, Event Hubs).
Knowledge of data modeling, data warehousing, and ETL/ELT concepts.
Experience with programming languages
including
Python
and Java
Strong understanding of software development methodologies, including Agile and Scrum
Experience with
databases like
SQL, Oracle, Redshift
Experience working with and developing APIs
Good-to-Have Skills:
Experience with DevOps tools and practices
Strong understanding of systems engineering processes and methodologies
Experience with systems integration and validation
Experience
with
Clinical Domain and
GxP
regulations
Soft Skills:
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
Willingness to learn
new technologies
Shift Information:
This position requires you to work a later shift and may be
assigned
a second or third shift schedule. Candidates must be willing and able to work during evening or night shifts, as
required
based on business requirements.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT
Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodation to
participate
in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request
an accommodation
.
.
