Fullstack Developer

Amgen Inc. (IR); Hyderabad; On-site; INR 2,000,000 - 3,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Ample learning and growth

Job summary

Amgen Hyderabad seeks a seasoned software engineer to design, develop, and maintain scientific software platforms for drug discovery. You will work with scientists and engineers to build scalable solutions, ensure data capture, storage, and reporting pipelines, and implement automated testing and deployment practices.

The role demands strong Python/Java full-stack skills, proficiency in SQL, and experience with modern UI frameworks.

Qualifications

• Master's or Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT or related field.
• 5–8 years of experience in CS, computational biology or related domain.
• Experience implementing and supporting biopharma software platforms is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product, business and scientist teams to translate requirements into software architecture.
• Design, develop, and implement applications and modules with reports and interfaces.
• Develop unit and integration tests to ensure software quality.
• Conduct code reviews and maintain documentation for architecture and operations.
• Provide ongoing support and monitor system health, incidents, and recovery.

Skills

Python/Java full stack

JS UI framework

SQL proficiency

Education

Master's or Bachelor's in CS/IT/related

Tools

Databricks

Kafka

Prometheus

Grafana

Splunk

Terraform

CloudFormation

Job description

Career Category Information Systems Job Description Job Description The role is 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 enable the capture, analysis, storage, and reporting for our Large Molecule Discovery Research team (Design, Make, Test and Analyze processes). The team also interfaces heavily with teams supporting our in vitro assay management systems and our compound inventory platforms. The ideal candidate possesses experience in the pharmaceutical or biotech industry, strong technical skills, and full stack software engineering experience (spanning SQL, back-end, front-end web technologies, automated testing).

Roles & Responsibilities

• Work closely with product team, business team including scientists, and other stakeholders
• Analyze and understand the functional and technical requirements of applications, solutions and systems and translate them into software architecture and design specifications
• Design, develop, and implement applications and modules, including custom reports, interfaces, and enhancements
• Develop and execute unit tests, integration tests, and other testing strategies to ensure the quality of the software
• 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
• Provide ongoing support and maintenance for applications, ensuring that they operate smoothly and efficiently
• Stay updated with the latest technology and security trends and advancements

Basic Qualifications and Experience

• Master's or Bachelor’s degree with 5 - 8 years of experience in Computer Science, IT, Computational Chemistry, Computational Biology/Bioinformatics or related field

Preferred Qualifications and Experience

• 1+ years of experience in implementing and supporting biopharma scientific software platforms

Functional Skills

Must-Have Skills

• Proficient in Python programming language or java full stack programming language
• Proficient in at least one JavaScript UI Framework (e.g. ExtJS, React, or Angular)
• Proficient in SQL (e.g. Oracle, PostgreSQL, Databricks)

Good-to-Have Skills

• Experience with big data technologies (e.g., Spark, Databricks, Kafka)
• Experience with event-based architecture and serverless AWS services such as EventBridge, SQS, Lambda or ECS.
• Experience with Benchling
• Hands-on experience with Full Stack software development
• Strong understanding of software development methodologies, mainly Agile and Scrum
• Working experience with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines
• Experience of infrastructure as code (IaC) tools (Terraform, CloudFormation)
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk)
• Experience with leveraging the use of AI-assistants (e.g. GitHub Copilot) to accelerate software development and improve code quality

Professional Certifications (preferred)

• AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

Soft Skills

• Excellent problem solving, analytical, and troubleshooting skills
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work effectively with global, virtual teams
• High degree of initiative and self-motivation
• Ability to learn quickly & work independently
• Team-oriented, with a focus on achieving team goals
• Ability to manage multiple priorities successfully
• Strong presentation and public speaking skills

Amgen is committed to unlocking the potential of biology for patients suffering from serious illnesses by discovering, developing, manufacturing and delivering innovative human therapeutics. This approach begins by using tools like advanced human genetics to unravel the complexities of disease and understand the fundamentals of human biology. Amgen focuses on areas of high unmet medical need and leverages its biologics manufacturing expertise to strive for solutions that improve health outcomes and dramatically improve people's lives. A biotechnology pioneer since 1980, Amgen has grown to be one of the world's leading independent biotechnology companies, has reached millions of patients around the world and is developing a pipeline of medicines with breakaway potential. For more information, visit www.amgen.com and follow us on www.twitter.com/amgen