Unity Developer

Energy Innovation Corp; Oakland (CA); Remote; USD 123,000 - 176,000; Full time

Job summary

Merck is scaling its technology platform across CA, and the Unity Developer we hire becomes one of its load-bearing decisions. This remote role at Merck stands out for one reason — it pays $123,000 - $176,000 and trusts you.

From our Oakland, CA office, Merck ships hardworking products used by companies large and small. Our CA crew runs on candor, caffeine, and a stubborn refusal to ship sloppy work.

This Oakland, CA role just got a fresh timestamp, and applications are flowing in.

Qualifications

• Familiarity with Django and related tools or frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Drive the Webpack incident postmortem that stops the Oakland outage from recurring.
• Translate fuzzy product wishes from Merck stakeholders into shippable Agile services.
• Document technical decisions, architecture, and APIs for the broader org.
• Ensure code quality through automated linting, testing, and static analysis.
• Own the no-ego edge cases in Merck's Mentoring billing nobody else wants to touch.
• Turn vague technology tickets into crisp, testable Webpack acceptance criteria.
• Lead gRPC design reviews that catch the costly mistakes before Oakland, CA builds them.

Skills

Django framework

Job description

Merck is scaling its technology platform across CA, and the Unity Developer we hire becomes one of its load-bearing decisions. Set against the usual technology listings, this remote role at Merck stands out for one reason — it pays $123,000 - $176,000 and trusts you.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive the Webpack incident postmortem that stops the Oakland outage from recurring
• Translate fuzzy product wishes from Merck stakeholders into shippable Agile services
• Document technical decisions, architecture, and APIs for the broader org
• Ensure code quality through automated linting, testing, and static analysis
• Own the no-ego edge cases in Merck's Mentoring billing nobody else wants to touch
• Turn vague technology tickets into crisp, testable Webpack acceptance criteria
• Lead gRPC design reviews that catch the costly mistakes before Oakland, CA builds them

What You'll Bring

• Comfort being measured against a clear mid-level bar
• The discipline to document while it's fresh, not after it's forgotten
• Clarity of thought that shows up in tidy documentation
• Familiarity with Django and related tools or frameworks
• The kind of curiosity that reads the docs before asking
• Solid understanding of technology best practices and industry standards
• Comfort steering technology conversations toward a decision

From our Oakland, CA office, Merck ships hardworking products used by companies large and small. Our CA crew runs on candor, caffeine, and a stubborn refusal to ship sloppy work.

What sits behind the $123,000 - $176,000 offer is a Merck culture built on real mentorship, generous benefits, and schedules that bend toward family.

This Oakland, CA role just got a fresh timestamp, and applications are flowing in.