Senior Fullstack Software Engineer (Focus on Backend)

Evinova; Gaithersburg (MD); Hybrid; USD 123,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Evinova is seeking a Senior Fullstack Software Engineer specializing in backend development for their health-tech business. The successful candidate will work on critical backend services alongside cross-functional teams, mentor junior engineers, and contribute to innovative digital solutions that enhance patient experiences. A focus on scalable and robust API solutions is essential, along with experience in agile environments and various coding languages including Java and React.

Benefits

401(k) plan

Paid vacation and holidays

Health benefits including medical, dental, and vision

Short-term incentive bonus opportunity

Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional experience in software development.
• Experience with unit tests and BDD testing frameworks.
• Experience designing solutions for complex projects.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain backend services for applications.
• Collaborate with teams to refine features and deliver outcomes.
• Write maintainable and testable code with a focus on automation.

Skills

Proficiency with backend coding languages

Proficiency with frontend coding languages

REST APIs

Data Streaming

Agile methodologies

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

MongoDB

AWS

CI/CD tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Senior Fullstack Software Engineer (Focus on Backend)

Senior Fullstack Software Engineer (Focus on Backend)

Job Title: Senior Fullstack Software Engineer (Focus on Backend)

Location: Gaithersburg, MD

At AstraZeneca, we pride ourselves on crafting a collaborative culture that champions knowledge-sharing, ambitious thinking and innovation – ultimately providing employees with the opportunity to work across teams, functions and even the globe.

Recognizing the importance of individualized flexibility, our ways of working allow employees to balance personal and work commitments while ensuring we continue to create a strong culture of collaboration and teamwork by engaging face-to-face in our offices 3 days a week. Our head is purposely designed with collaboration in mind, providing space where teams can come together to strategize, brainstorm and connect on key projects.

Are you ready to be part of the future of healthcare? Can you think big, be bold, and harness the power of digital and AI to tackle longstanding life sciences challenges? Then Evinova, a global health tech business might be for you!

Transform patients’ lives through technology, data, and innovative ways of working. You’re disruptive, decisive, and transformative. Someone excited to use technology to improve patients’ health. We’re building a new Health-tech business – Evinova, a fully-owned subsidiary of AstraZeneca Group.

Evinova delivers market-leading digital health solutions that are science-based, evidence-led, and human experience-driven. Thoughtful risks and quick decisions come together to accelerate innovation across the life sciences sector. Be part of a diverse team that pushes the boundaries of science by digitally empowering a deeper understanding of the patients we’re helping. Launch pioneering digital solutions that improve the patients’ experience and deliver better health outcomes. Together, we have the opportunity to combine deep scientific expertise with digital and artificial intelligence to serve the wider healthcare community and create new standards across the sector.

Introduction to Role:

We are looking for a Software Engineer, with 6+ years of engineering experience, to join a full-stack engineering development team, primarily from a backend point of view but with the ability to code in the frontend, and understand the implications on it. The role is to mainly develop and code according to incoming requirements, understand the development eco-system and its needs. The experience of the engineer should be used to mentor less experienced engineers that might onboard, as well as collaborate with product, design, content owners and other engineers, for a smooth and effective development process.

You will be an essential part of a multi-functional team, working with a focus on backend services that power our Product Suite to improve the experience for patients and healthcare professionals alike, and you’ll be required, when relevant, to provide full stack expertise for frontend development as well. You’ll design and implement robust, API-based and Data Streaming services to support a product that must adhere to regulations during the development process to allow usage of the product as part of clinical trials.

Accountabilities:

• Building and maintaining functionality for our applications.
• Making sure the design and implementation are scalable, and can work within high-performing RESTful APIs and Data Streaming solutions.
• Working with our DevOps and Platform teams in the enablement of seamless automated deployment, redeployment, and recovery of infrastructure through infrastructure as code.
• Collaborating with other engineers, product owners, and customers to refine features and ensure they deliver outcomes.
• Writing high-quality, clean, maintainable, and testable code, with a strong focus on a test automation-first mentality.
• Troubleshooting, diagnosing, and resolving bugs and performance issues, and analyzing them to improve the troubleshooting process.
• Participating in Agile ceremonies, such as daily stand-ups and sprint planning.
  
  
  

Essential Skills/Experience:

• Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• 6+ years of professional experience in software development.
• Proficiency with at least one backend coding language such as Java, node.js, etc
• Proficiency with frontend coding languages such as typescript and/or React.
• Proficiency with web development tools like HTTP, HTML, CSS, REST APIs and JSON structure, OpenAPI spec.
• Experience working with MongoDB or Document based storage experience.
• Experience with unit tests, and BDD testing framework like Cucumber.
• Data Streaming experience using Kafka or similar.
• AWS tooling.
• Experience with CI/CD tools, such as Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.
• Familiarity with containerization tools and orchestration like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Strong understanding of software development principles, such as object-oriented programming and Agile methodologies.
  
  
  

Desirable Skills/Experience:

• Advantageous: Experience in the past year incorporating generative AI tools in a work-related, or personal, project.
• Experience designing solutions for complex projects within large organizations.
  
  
  

Where can I find out more?

• Learn more about Evinova www.evinova.com
• Our Social Media, Follow AstraZeneca on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/1603/
• Follow AstraZeneca on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/astrazenecacareers/
• Follow AstraZeneca on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/astrazeneca_careers/?hl=en
• Our US Footprint: Powering Scientific Innovation - YouTube
  
  
  

Why Evinova?

Evinova is a global health tech business, separate company part of the AstraZeneca group. Together, we can accelerate the delivery of life-changing medicines, improve the design and delivery of clinical trials for better patient experiences and outcomes, and think more holistically about patient care before, during, and after treatment. We know that regulators, healthcare professionals, and care teams at clinical trial sites do not want a fragmented approach. They do not want a future where every pharmaceutical company provides its own, different digital solutions. They want solutions that work across the sector, simplify their workload, and benefit patients broadly. By bringing our solutions to the wider life sciences community, we can help build more unified approaches to how we all develop and deploy digital technologies, better serving our teams, physicians, and ultimately patients. Evinova represents a unique opportunity to deliver meaningful outcomes with digital and AI to serve the wider healthcare community and create new standards for the sector. Join us on our journey of building a new kind of health tech business to reset expectations of what a bio-pharmaceutical company can be. This means we’re opening new ways to work, pioneering cutting-edge methods, and bringing unexpected teams together. Interested? Come and join our journey.

Total Rewards:

The annual base pay for this position ranges from $123,114.40 to $184,671.60. Hourly and salaried non-exempt employees will also be paid overtime pay when working qualifying overtime hours. Base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. In addition, our positions offer a short-term incentive bonus opportunity; eligibility to participate in our equity-based long-term incentive program (salaried roles), to receive a retirement contribution (hourly roles), and commission payment eligibility (sales roles). Benefits offered included a qualified retirement program [401(k) plan]; paid vacation and holidays; paid leaves; and, health benefits including medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans. Additional details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base pay (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

AstraZeneca is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion and providing a workplace that is free from discrimination. AstraZeneca is committed to accommodating persons with disabilities. Such accommodation is available on request in respect of all aspects of the recruitment, assessment and selection process and may be requested by emailing [e-mail].

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

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