Software Development Engineer

McKesson; Irving (TX); Teletrabalho; USD 116 000 - 193 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

McKesson is seeking a Software Engineer to design, develop, enhance, and support mission-critical pharmacy automation software. You will work across Windows desktop apps, backend services, and hardware integrations, collaborating with product, QA, and operations teams to solve complex technical challenges.

You will translate requirements into reliable software, contribute to architectural decisions, and participate in an on-call rotation.

Qualificações

• Degree or equivalent experience; 4+ years of professional software development.
• Experience building Windows-based applications with C++ and MFC.
• Solid background in multi-threaded or distributed systems.
• Relational databases (SQL Server, MySQL) and SQL proficiency.
• Version control with Git and CI/CD practices.

Responsabilidades

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and support software for large-scale pharmacy automation systems.
• Enhance Windows-based applications using C++/MFC; work on backend services and RESTful APIs.
• Build scalable back-end services, databases, and integrations with hardware systems.
• Collaborate with product, QA, operations, and customers to resolve issues and improve performance.
• Participate in on-call rotation and root-cause analysis for production incidents.

Conhecimentos

C++

MFC

Multithreaded apps

Distributed systems

SQL databases

Git

CI/CD

On-call rotation

Formação académica

Degree or equivalent experience

Ferramentas

Microsoft SQL Server

MySQL

RESTful APIs

Descrição da oferta de emprego

McKesson is an impact-driven, Fortune 10 company that touches virtually every aspect of healthcare. We are known for delivering insights, products, and services that make quality care more accessible and affordable. Here, we focus on the health, happiness, and well-being of you and those we serve – we care. What you do at McKesson matters. We foster a culture where you can grow, make an impact, and are empowered to bring new ideas. Together, we thrive as we shape the future of health for patients, our communities, and our people.

McKesson Prescription Automation Solutions, or MAPS, develops software that supports large-scale automated pharmacy fulfillment operations across the United States. Our technology connects software, robotics, conveyor systems, databases, APIs, and user applications to help pharmacies deliver medications safely, accurately, and efficiently.

As a Software Engineer, you will design, develop, enhance, and support software for mission‑critical pharmacy automation systems. You will work across Windows‑based desktop applications, backend services, distributed systems, databases, hardware integrations, and modern user interfaces. You will collaborate with product management, automation engineering, quality assurance, operations, customer support, and customers to solve complex technical challenges. This is an opportunity to work across the full software development lifecycle, contribute to technical decisions, modernize established applications, and see the direct operational impact of your work.

What You’ll Do

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and support software for large-scale automated pharmacy fulfillment systems.
• Enhance and modernize Windows-based applications developed with C++ and Microsoft Foundation Classes, or MFC.
• Build and maintain scalable backend services, multi-threaded applications, distributed systems, databases, and RESTful API integrations.
• Translate customer, business, and technical requirements into reliable and maintainable software solutions.
• Integrate software with robotics, conveyor systems, industrial automation equipment, and other hardware devices.
• Investigate complex production issues, perform root‑cause analysis, and implement sustainable corrective actions.
• Monitor and improve application performance, reliability, scalability, maintainability, and availability.
• Apply software engineering practices such as source control, code review, automated testing, Test‑Driven Development, and continuous integration and delivery.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, quality, deployment, support, and operations teams throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Participate in customer discussions, technical reviews, troubleshooting sessions, and solution‑design activities.
• Contribute to technical planning and architecture discussions involving system integrations, application modernization, and product enhancements.
• Participate in an on‑call rotation supporting mission‑critical applications during designated evenings and weekends.

Basic Requirements

• Degree or equivalent experience and typically 4 or more years of relevant professional software development experience.
• Professional experience developing Windows-based software applications using C++ and MFC.
• Experience developing multi‑threaded or distributed applications.
• Experience working with relational databases and SQL using Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, or a comparable platform.
• Experience troubleshooting complex software or production issues and performing root‑cause analysis.
• Experience using Git or another version‑control system.
• Experience with continuous integration, automated testing, or Test‑Driven Development.
• Ability to participate in an evening and weekend on‑call support rotation.
• Authorization to work in the United States.

Preferred Skills/Experience

• Service‑Oriented Architecture, microservices, or RESTful API development and integration.
• Entity Framework or Entity Framework Core.
• WPF, WCF, MVVM, or other Windows desktop application technologies.
• Angular, React, HTML5, JavaScript, or other modern web technologies.
• Jenkins, CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, or release automation.
• Application monitoring, observability, performance analysis, or performance‑tuning tools.
• Hardware integration using sockets, serial communication, or similar protocols.
• Industrial automation, robotics, programmable logic controllers, or Beckhoff control systems.
• Windows administration, Active Directory, VPNs, firewalls, or network‑connectivity troubleshooting.
• Software development experience in healthcare, pharmacy operations, manufacturing, fulfillment, logistics, or another regulated, mission‑critical environment.
• Experience working with customers, operations teams, or nontechnical business stakeholders.

Travel, Work Environment and Physical Requirements

This position is eligible for remote work within the United States, subject to McKesson’s applicable workplace policies. Ability to travel up to 20% for customer engagements, site visits, installations, and team collaboration. Participation in a scheduled on‑call rotation may require evening or weekend availability.

Compensation

We are proud to offer a competitive compensation package at McKesson as part of our Total Rewards. This is determined by several factors, including performance, experience and skills, equity, regular job market evaluations, and geographical markets. The pay range shown below is aligned with McKesson's pay philosophy, and pay will always be compliant with any applicable regulations. In addition to base pay, other compensation, such as an annual bonus or long‑term incentive opportunities may be offered.

Our Base Pay Range for this position $115,800 - $193,000

Equal Opportunity & Inclusive Hiring

McKesson is an Equal Opportunity Employer McKesson provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, genetic information, or any other legally protected category. For additional information on McKesson’s full Equal Employment Opportunity policies, visit our Equal Employment Opportunity page.

McKesson is committed to being an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers including job seekers with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please contact us by sending an email to (United States) [e-mail] or (Canada) [e-mail]. Resumes or CVs submitted to this email box will not be accepted.