Senior Specialist, Software Engineering

MSD Malaysia; Hyderabad; Hybrid; INR 2,500,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Merck & Co., Inc. in Hyderabad/IND is seeking a Senior Specialist, Software Engineering to join a global healthcare biopharma team. You will develop backend Python services and frontend React interfaces, deploy on AWS, and contribute to AI-driven platforms with scalable design.

The role emphasizes collaboration with product managers, data scientists, and engineers, applying Agile practices to deliver robust software and automated testing within a hybrid work model.

Qualifications

• Strong background in Python, SQL, REST, and TypeScript/JavaScript.
• Experience with cloud services (AWS) and data pipelines.
• Experience in designing, architecting, and maintaining applications.
• Experience building and consuming web-based APIs.
• Experience with CI/CD environments and test-driven development.

Responsibilities

• Software development on backend (Python, TypeScript) and frontend (TypeScript/JavaScript - React).
• Write efficient, maintainable code following best practices.
• Deploy solutions on the cloud with CI/CD integration.
• Deliver enterprise AI projects, products, and platforms with focus on scalability.
• Work with cross-functional teams to understand requirements and deliver AI-driven solutions.

Skills

Agile Methodology

AWS

TypeScript/JavaScript

Python

REST APIs

CI/CD

Software Design

Data Pipelines

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

Docker

Graph Databases

Domino's Data Platform

Jira/ALM

AWS Data Pipeline

Job description

## Senior Specialist, Software EngineeringApply: Hybrid: IND - Telangana - Hyderabad (Hitec City Raidurg): Full time: Posted Today: End Date: October 3, 2026 (3 days left to apply): R403234**Job Description****Sr. Spclst , Software Engineering****The Opportunity*** Based in Hyderabad, join a global healthcare biopharma company and be part of a 130- year legacy of success backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare.* Be part of an organisation driven by digital technology and data-backed approaches that support a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines, and animal health products.* Drive innovation and execution excellence. Be a part of a team with passion for using data, analytics, and insights to drive decision-making, and which creates custom software, allowing us to tackle some of the world's greatest health threats.Our Technology Centers focus on creating a space where teams can come together to deliver business solutions that save and improve lives. An integral part of our companys’ IT operating model, Tech Centers are globally distributed locations where each IT division has employees to enable our digital transformation journey and drive business outcomes. These locations, in addition to the other sites, are essential to supporting our business and strategy.A focused group of leaders in each Tech Center helps to ensure we can manage and improve each location, from investing in growth, success, and well-being of our people, to making sure colleagues from each IT division feel a sense of belonging to managing critical emergencies. And together, we must leverage the strength of our team to collaborate globally to optimize connections and share best practices across the Tech Centers.**Role Overview****What you would do:*** Software development on backend (Python,TypeScript) and frontend (TypeScript/JavaScript - React framework).* Write efficient and maintainable code following best practices in software engineering.* Working with DevSecOps tools for deploying and versioning code.* Deploy solutions on the cloud with CI/CD integration.* Deliver enterprise AI projects, products, and platforms with a focus on scalability and reusability.* Work on technical pilots and feasibility studies of new opportunities to create value and transitioning successful pilots to scalable production implementations.* Develop integrations with other applications and services.* Develop automated testing pipelines.* Application release and second level support.* Stay up to date with the latest advancements in software engineering technologies.* Participate in Agile ceremonies with the team to execute on prioritized projects and features.* Work closely with cross-functional teams, including product managers, data scientists, and software engineers, to understand requirements and deliver AI-driven solutions.**What you should have :*** 5+ years hands-on coding and software design experience building robust and scalable software using Python, SQL, REST, TypeScript/JavaScript - React framework.* Experience in building data intensive applications in a modern technology stack: Cloud services (AWS), data pipelines, SQL/No-SQL databases (graph databases is a plus)* Experience in designing, architecting, and maintaining applications.* Experience building and consuming web-based APIs.* Experience with CI/CD environments and test-driven development leveraging a Version Control system.* Excellent collaboration and communication skills for working with cross-functional teams.* Experienced with developing automated testing strategies.* Understanding of System Integration patterns.Preferred:* Experience working with AWS Cloud* Experience working in an Agile Methodology* Familiar in fields related to artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data science.* Knowledge of Generative AI solutions and applications* Experience with building, deploying, and managing docker images* Experience working with Domino's data platform**Qualifications:*** Candidates are evaluated case-by-case but appreciate qualifications in quantitative, scientific and technology disciplines such as Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Data Science, Analytics, Physics, and Bioinformatics.**Primary Skills:**Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Application Lifecycle Management Tools, Automated Software Testing, Automated Testing, AWS Data Pipeline, Business Value Creation, Cloud Computing, Collaborative Communications, Computer Science, Data Engineering, Data Pipelines, Data Science, Data Visualization, Design Applications, Engineering Software, Generative AI, React.js, Software Configurations, Software Development, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Solution Architecture, System Designs, System Integration, TestingOur technology teams operate as business partners, proposing ideas and innovative solutions that enable new organizational capabilities. We collaborate internationally to deliver services and solutions that help everyone be more productive and enable innovation.**Who we are**We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been inventing , bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.**What we look for**Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us—and start making your impact today.**Required Skills:**Agile Application Development, Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Application Lifecycle Management (ALM), Application Lifecycle Management Tools, Automated Software Testing, Automated Testing, AWS Data Pipeline, Cloud Computing, Collaborative Communications, Data Engineering, Data Visualization, Design Applications, Graph Databases, Software Configurations, Software Development, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Solution Architecture, System Designs, System Integration, Testing, TypeScript**Preferred Skills:**Current Employees apply HERECurrent Contingent Workers apply HERE**Secondary** **Language(s) Job Description:****#MSDHYDIT****Search Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully** Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company. No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails.**Employee Status:**Regular**Relocation:**Domestic**VISA Sponsorship:**No**Travel Requirements:**No Travel Required**Flexible Work Arrangements:**Hybrid**Shift:**Not Indicated**Valid Driving License:**No**Hazardous Material(s):**n/a**Job Posting End Date:**10/3/2026**\\*A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFORE the listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date.**Our company is a global health care leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines and animal health products. The difference between potential and achievement lies in the spark that fuels innovation and inventiveness; this is the space where we have codified our legacy for over a century. Our success is backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare.