Specialist Software Engineer

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.