Senior Full Stack Engineer – Node.js

Agilent Technologies; Hyderabad; Hybrid; INR 2,400,000 - 3,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Agilent Technologies in Hyderabad, India, is seeking a backend software engineer to enhance our digital commerce and customer journey capabilities. You will design, build, and operate scalable Node.js services and cloud-native APIs that power global customer experiences.

The role emphasizes edge compute readiness, SaaS/PaaS understanding, and mentoring peers in best practices. Hybrid work, collaboration with global teams, and a focus on performance, reliability, and security will define your day.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field.
• 6+ years of experience in API development.
• Expert programming skills in Python, JavaScript, NodeJS.
• Hands-on experience building and operating Node.js apps on cloud platforms.
• Experience with edge execution models and CDN/serverless at the edge.
• Familiarity with SaaS, PaaS, IaaS and NoSQL/Search tech like DynamoDB, OpenSearch.

Responsibilities

• Architect, develop, and maintain robust, high-performance backend services and APIs.
• Build Node.js applications that run close to users on edge compute platforms.
• Design and setup NoSQL databases and search indexes for API flows.
• Mentor engineers and promote modern, maintainable infrastructure practices.
• Collaborate with global teams to deliver features driving revenue growth.

Skills

Python

JavaScript

NodeJS

APIs

Cloud platforms

Edge computing

NoSQL databases

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

OpenSearch

Job description

Job Description

At Agilent, we advance the quality of life by enabling scientific discovery through world-class instruments, software, and services. We're looking for an engineer who is excited and passionate about working on the agilent.com ecosystem, serving a global customer base, and building impactful digital solutions that directly help shape the future of Agilent's Digital journey. If you're passionate about delivering personalized product discovery, catalog, guided selling, recommendations, or customer journey capabilities, we'd love to hear from you.

At Agilent, we advance the quality of life by enabling scientific discovery through world-class instruments, software, and services. We're looking for an engineer who is excited and passionate about working on the agilent.com ecosystem, serving a global customer base, and building impactful digital solutions that directly help shape the future of Agilent's Digital journey. If you're passionate about delivering personalized product discovery, catalog, guided selling, recommendations, or customer journey capabilities, we'd love to hear from you.

This role currently follows a hybrid work model. Work arrangements may evolve based on future business needs.

What you'll do

• Work with a team of engineers to deliver feature set that are crucial to Revenue growth.
• Be a part of a world class global organization.
• Push the bar to solve complex technical challenges of scale and performance.
• Architect, develop, and maintain robust, high-performance backend services, APIs, and cloud-native Node.js applications on AWS, Azure or similar hyperscale cloud platforms.
• Design and build Node.js applications that can run close to users on edge compute platforms such as Akamai Edge Workers, AWS Lambda Edge, CloudFront Functions, or comparable CDN/hyperscaler edge runtimes.
• Design and setup NoSQL databases and Search index required for end-end API flows.
• Provide mentorship to engineering peers and uphold high standards in code quality and development practices.
• Champion modern, maintainable infrastructure aligned with industry best practices and emerging technologies

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field.
• 6+ years of experience in API development.
• Expert Programming skills in Python, JavaScript, NodeJS,
• Hands-on experience building, deploying, and operating Node.js applications on AWS, GCP, Azure, or similar hyperscale cloud platforms, with a strong understanding of SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS models.
• Experience designing for edge execution models, including CDN-based compute, serverless functions at the edge, request/response transformation, caching strategies, latency optimization, and runtime constraints.
• Experience in relational or NoSQL DB such as DynamoDB, Search technologies such as OpenSearch, Graph DB.
• Must be able to pick up new backend technologies as the need arises.
• Must be familiar with API standards and frameworks.
• Knowledge to evaluate trade-offs based on cost, risk, effort analysis.
• Practice in mentoring other engineers and influencing decision makers throughout the organization
• Consideration of customer impact when making technical decisions

Ways To Stand Out

• Ability to fully utilize agentic development techniques, including AI-assisted coding, automated test generation, code review support, documentation acceleration, and workflow automation, to improve engineering efficiency, delivery speed, and overall development quality.
• Experience in Code AI tools to gain productivity in coding. Eg. Github Copilot, Claude etc.
• Experience in Github Actions to create and manage CICD pipelines.
• Good problem-solving skills
• Ability to work in a distributed team environment.
• Good written and spoken communications skills are crucial

Additional Details

This job has a full time weekly schedule.

Our pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. During the hiring process, a recruiter can share more about the specific pay range for a preferred location. Pay and benefit information by country are available at: https://careers.agilent.com/locations

Agilent Technologies Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other protected categories under all applicable laws.

Travel Required

Occasional

Shift

Day

Duration

No End Date

Job Function

IT