Specialist Software Engineer

Career Category Engineering Job Description Job Description Work Hours: This position requires you to work a later shift and may be assigned a second shift schedule. Candidates must be willing and able to work during evening or night shifts, as required. Potential Shifts (subject to change based on business requirements): Second Shift: 2:00pm – 10:00pm IST 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 at the cutting edge of innovation, using advanced technology and human genetic data to push beyond what’s known today. ABOUT THE ROLE Software Engineer – Precision Medicine Role Description: The Software Engineer within the Precision Medicine Portfolio is responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining scalable, high-quality software solutions that enable data visibility, insights, and advanced analytics across Amgen’s R&D ecosystem. This role supports technology platforms that provide scientists, researchers, and business users with access to complex human datasets, study metadata, and analytical outputs that accelerate discovery and speed to market of precision medicines. This is a hands-on engineering role requiring strong full-stack development capabilities, with emphasis on Python-based backend services, modern front-end frameworks, cloud-native architectures, and data-intensive platforms. The Software Engineer will collaborate closely with Product Managers, Architects, Data Engineers, UX designers, and other engineers to translate business and scientific requirements into reliable, secure, and performant software solutions. The ideal candidate brings strong software engineering fundamentals, experience working in Agile and SAFe environments, and a passion for building data-driven products that deliver meaningful impact to end users. Roles & Responsibilities Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain software applications and services that support Precision Medicine platforms Contribute to both backend and frontend development using modern frameworks and cloud-native technologies Develop scalable APIs and microservices using Python and FastAPI Build interactive, responsive user interfaces using React.js and modern web technologies Collaborate closely with Product Managers, business stakeholders, and data engineering teams to understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions Analyze functional and technical requirements and contribute to software architecture and design decisions Implement unit tests, integration tests, and automated testing strategies to ensure software quality and reliability Ensure code quality, maintainability, and adherence to software engineering best practices Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve software defects, performance issues, and system bottlenecks Participate in Agile and Scaled Agile (SAFe) ceremonies, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, and retrospectives Support deployment, monitoring, and operational readiness of applications, ensuring availability, performance, and resiliency Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and automation to improve development velocity and operational efficiency Create and maintain technical documentation covering architecture, design, deployment, and operational processes Collaborate across global, cross-functional teams to deliver incremental value and continuously improve platforms Proactively identify opportunities to enhance system capabilities, automate repetitive tasks, and introduce reusable frameworks and components Stay current with emerging technologies, development trends, and industry best practices to continuously improve software solutions Basic Qualifications and Experience: Master’s degree with 3 to 5 years of experience in Product Owner / Platform Owner / Service Owner OR Bachelor’s degree with 4 to 8 years of experience in Product Owner / Platform Owner / Service Owner Functional Skills Must-Have Skills: Strong proficiency in Python development, including API development using FastAPI Hands-on experience with front-end development using React.js, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript <span style="font-s