Specialist Software Engineer

Clinical

Job Description ABOUT AMGEN

Amgen harnesses the best of biology and technology to fight the world’s toughest diseases, and make people’s lives easier,   fuller   and longer. We discover, develop,   manufacture   and deliver innovative medicines to help millions of patients. Amgen helped   establish   the biotechnology industry more than 40 years ago and   remains   on the   cutting-edge   of innovation, using technology and human genetic data to push beyond   what’s   known today.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Role Description:

The Specialist   Software   Engineer   will   be   responsible for   designing, developing, and   maintaining   software applications and solutions that meet business needs and ensuring the availability and performance of critical systems and applications   within the Clinical Computation Platform Product Team.   This role involves working closely with product managers, designers, and other engineers to create high-quality, scalable software solutions and automating operations, monitoring system health, and responding to incidents to minimize downtime.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with business partners and other software engineers to develop and deploy the latest, advanced technologies in support of product optimization

• Work closely with the delivery and platform teams to ensure that the applications are aligned with standard city planning approved architectural and development guidelines

• Possesses strong rapid prototyping skills and can quickly translate concepts into working code

• Contribute to both front-end and back-end development using cloud technology

• Design, develop, test, and   maintain   backend services, APIs, and microservices using modern programming languages

• Develop event-driven or service-oriented architectures that support large-scale enterprise systems.

• Implement database schemas, queries, and data-processing pipelines across relational and NoSQL datastores.

• Work with designers, data engineers, and platform teams to translate technical and business needs into backend solutions.

• Produce documentation for service architecture, operational runbooks, and disaster recovery workflows.

• Support requirements gathering and specification creation process for the development work

• Conduct code reviews to ensure code quality and adherence to best practices

• Create and   maintain   documentation on software architecture, design, deployment, disaster recovery, and operations

• Identify   and resolve technical challenges effectively

• Perform system testing and validation to ensure all components function correctly and efficiently

• Implement automation tools and processes to improve the efficiency   and reliability of managed systems

Basic Qualifications and Experience:

• Master’s / Bachelor’s degree with 9 - 12 years of experience in Computer Science,   IT   or related   field

Functional Skills:

• Experience with messaging technologies (Kafka, SNS/SQS, Event Hubs).

• Knowledge of data modeling, data warehousing, and ETL/ELT concepts.

• Experience with programming languages   including   Python   and Java

• Strong understanding of software development methodologies, including Agile and Scrum

• Experience with   databases like   SQL, Oracle, Redshift

• Experience working with and developing APIs

• Experience with DevOps tools and practices

• Strong understanding of systems engineering processes and methodologies

• Experience with systems integration and validation

• Experience   with   Clinical Domain and   GxP   regulations

Soft Skills:

• Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to work effectively with global, virtual teams

• High degree of initiative and self-motivation

• Ability to manage multiple priorities successfully

• Willingness to learn   new technologies

Shift Information:

This position requires you to work a later shift and may be   assigned   a second or third shift schedule. Candidates must be willing and able to work during evening or night shifts, as   required   based on business requirements.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodation to   participate   in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request   an accommodation .

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