Senior Engineer

Syneos Health, Inc.; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Syneos Health, a leading life sciences services organization, seeks a Senior Full Stack Software Developer with 6+ years of experience to design, build, and deliver scalable applications. You will work across frontend React.js, backend Python/Node.js, and Oracle DB, while mentoring junior developers and guiding API design and security practices.

You will collaborate with product owners, architects, QA, and business stakeholders to ensure high-quality, performant software within an Agile

Qualifications

• 6+ years of software development experience.
• Experience mentoring developers or leading technical deliverables preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Self-organizing, detail-oriented, and comfortable working independently.
• A mindset oriented toward progress, modernization, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable, secure, and high-performance web applications.
• Build advanced frontend components using React.js.
• Design, develop, and maintain backend services using Python.
• Work with Node.js for backend services, APIs, and integration needs.
• Design, query, and optimize solutions using Oracle Database.
• Define application architecture, coding standards, and reusable development patterns.
• Lead API design and integration using REST/JSON services.
• Mentor and guide junior developers.
• Perform code reviews and ensure high-quality deliverables.
• Troubleshoot complex application, performance, database, and integration issues.
• Collaborate with product owners, architects, QA teams, and business stakeholders.
• Contribute to Agile planning, estimation, release, and deployment activities.

Skills

React.js

Python

Node.js

Oracle Database

REST API design

Security best practices

APIs

Tools

Oracle APEX

GitHub Copilot

Job description

Syneos Health® is a leading fully‑integrated life sciences services organization that accelerates customer success across the drug development and commercialization continuum.

Job Responsibilities

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Senior Full Stack Software Developer with 6+ years of software development experience to design, develop, and deliver scalable software applications using modern web, backend, and database technologies. The ideal candidate should have strong full‑stack development experience, a product mindset, deep Python expertise, good Node.js exposure, technical leadership skills, and the ability to mentor junior developers.

Core Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable, secure, and high-performance web applications.
• Build advanced frontend components using React.js.
• Design, develop, and maintain backend services using Python.
• Work with Node.js for backend services, APIs, and integration needs.
• Design, query, and optimize solutions using Oracle Database.
• Define application architecture, coding standards, and reusable development patterns.
• Lead API design and integration using REST/JSON services.
• Mentor and guide junior developers.
• Perform code reviews and ensure high-quality deliverables.
• Troubleshoot complex application, performance, database, and integration issues.
• Collaborate with product owners, architects, QA teams, and business stakeholders.
• Contribute to Agile planning, estimation, release, and deployment activities.

Required Skills

Frontend

• Advanced experience with React.js, functional components, hooks, and state management.
• Strong understanding of responsive design, accessibility, and UI performance optimization.
• Experience consuming and integrating RESTful APIs.
• Strong hands‑on experience with Python for backend development, API development, scripting, or automation.
• Good working experience with Node.js for backend services and integrations.
• Strong understanding of REST API design, integration, error handling, and security.
• Knowledge of authentication, authorization, logging, and secure coding practices.

Database

• Strong knowledge of Oracle Database.
• Strong SQL skills for querying, joins, data validation, and performance tuning.
• Understanding of database design, stored procedures, indexing, and optimization concepts.
• Ability to troubleshoot application and database integration issues.

Tools & Practices

• Code review and quality assurance practices.
• Application debugging, logging, and performance monitoring.
• Ability to guide development teams on coding standards and best practices.

Nice to Have

• Experience with Oracle APEX.
• Experience evaluating and guiding the responsible use of AI‑assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, or LLM‑based IDE extensions for code generation, review, refactoring, documentation, and testing.
• Experience modernizing or migrating from legacy platforms (including Oracle APEX or similar low‑code systems).
• Exposure to cloud platforms.
• Experience leading technical design discussions.
• Knowledge of enterprise application architecture.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6+ years of relevant software development experience.
• Prior experience mentoring developers or leading technical deliverables preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Self‑organizing, detail‑oriented, and comfortable working independently.
• A mindset oriented toward progress, modernization, and continuous improvement.

Syneos Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, marital status, ethnicity, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status and will not be discriminated against. If you are an individual with a disability who requires reasonable accommodation to complete any part of our application process, including the use of this website, please contact us at: Email: [e-mail]. One of our staff members will work with you to provide alternate means to submit your application.

Phone: 919‑876‑9300
Fax: 919‑876‑9360
Toll‑Free: 866‑462‑7373