Senior Associate Software Engineer

Career Category Engineering 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. Role Description We are seeking an experienced Senior Associate Software Engineer to design, develop, deploy, and support scalable enterprise software applications. This role will contribute to full-stack development, cloud engineering, DevOps, application security, system reliability, and AI-enabled solutions. The ideal candidate has strong hands-on experience with React, Vite, FastAPI , Python, TypeScript or JavaScript, RESTful APIs, AWS, containerization, CI/CD, automated testing, and production support. The candidate will collaborate with product managers, UX/UI designers, engineers, data teams, QA, cybersecurity, and DevOps teams to deliver secure, reliable, and maintainable solutions. Roles and Responsibilities Develop, test, deploy, and maintain scalable software applications. Build front-end applications using React, Vite, TypeScript, and modern UI-development practices. Develop back-end applications, RESTful APIs, integration services, and data-access components using Python and FastAPI . Build responsive, accessible user interfaces and reusable UI components aligned with enterprise UX standards. Translate business requirements into secure, maintainable , production -ready solutions. Contribute to so ftware-design discussions and technical decisions. Develop cloud-native applications using APIs, microservices, serverless services, containers, and event-driven patterns. Integrate applications with enterprise platforms, identity services, databases, cloud services, and third-party systems. Develop AI-enabled applications using Generative AI, LLMs, RAG, and related technologies where appropriate . Collaborate with data scientists and ML engineers to integrate predictive models and AI capabilities. Support model-serving APIs and MLOps processes for deployment and monitoring. Develop unit , integration, end-to-end, regression, and automated acceptance tests. Participate in peer code reviews and follow coding, security, and quality standards. Apply secure software-development practices throughout the development lifecycle. Use tools such as Veracode, Snyk , SonarQube, or equivalent platforms and remediate identified findings. Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and automate build, testing, security validation, and deployment. Troubleshoot application defects, production incidents, integration issues, and performance bottlenecks. Implement logging, monitoring, alerting, and operational dashboards. Maintain technical documentation, including solution designs, API specifications, deployment guides, and support procedures. Collaborate with product, UX/UI, QA, data engineering, cybersecurity, architecture, and DevOps teams. Participate in Agile ceremonies, estimation, and release planning. Stay current with emerging software, cloud, security, UI, and AI technologies. Participate in production support activities, including occasional off- hours support. Basic Qualifications and Experience Master’s or Bachelor’s degree and 5–9 years of experience in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, Engineering, or a related field. Must-Have Skills Strong foundation in software design, object-oriented programming, design patterns, RESTful APIs, microservices, cloud-native applications, and containerization. Strong hands-on experience with full-stack software development. Strong proficiency in Python, TypeScript or JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, and SQL. Proficiency in FastAPI , including API design, validation, dependency injection, authentication, exception handling, testing, and deployment. Hands-on experience developing modern web applications using React and Vite. Experience with component-based architecture, state management, routing, reusable components, responsive design, and performance optimization. Experience integrating applications with RESTful or GraphQL APIs, databases, enterprise platforms, and third-party services. Understanding of web accessibility standards, including WCAG. Experience with cloud-based application development, with AWS preferred. <sp