Specialist Software Engineer

Join Amgen's Mission of Serving Patients

At Amgen, if you feel like you're part of something bigger, it's because you are. Our shared mission—to serve patients living with serious illnesses—drives all that we do.

Since 1980, we've helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world's toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas –Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease– we reach millions of patients each year. As a member of the Amgen team, you'll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives.

Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, you'll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.

Specialist Software Engineer

What you will do

Let's do this. Let's change the world. In this vital role you will be designing, developing, and maintaining Reporting, Datahub, and System Interfaces applications and solutions that meet business needs and ensuring the availability and performance of critical systems and applications. 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. You'll work as part of a collaborative team and learn from experienced engineers.

You will be part of a team specifically focusing on enterprise Revenue Management capabilities integrated with enterprise platforms such as SAP, Enterprise Datalake, Customer Master, and Anaplan.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Lead in the design, development, and implementation of software applications and modules using Databricks, Serverless RedShift Datahub, and Model N backend databases
• Take ownership of Development/configuration of user stories in collaboration with experienced engineers
• Create and maintain documentation on software design and configuration
• Help turn ideas into basic working code through simple prototypes and proof-of-concepts
• Possesses strong rapid prototyping skills and can quickly translate concepts into working code
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior developers
• Work with the team to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues, escalating when needed
• Analyze business and technical requirements and begin translating them into simple development tasks
• Support the execution of unit and integration tests, and contribute to maintaining software quality
• Lead others in identifying and fixing minor bugs and defects during development or testing phases
• Own the maintenance and support of applications by monitoring performance and reporting issues
• Lead development CI/CD pipelines as part of DevOps practices and assist in the release process

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients.

Basic Qualifications:

• 8 - 13 years of experience in Computer Science, IT or related field

Must-Have Skills

• Proficient experience in Agile or Scrum methodologies
• Professional software development experience in Databricks and RedShift
• Proficient with cloud-based platforms and system integration
• Experience with version control systems like Git
• Fluent in enterprise collaboration platforms such as O365, SharePoint Online and MS Teams
• Proficiency in incorporating AI tools in daily activities as well as proactively seeking opportunities to utilize and extend AI toolsets into development work
• Direct experience in managing and coaching technical staff
• Direct experience in working in global teams
• Eagerness to learn and grow in a software development environment
• Ability to work well within a team and communicate effectively

Preferred Qualifications:

Good-to-Have Skills:

• Direct experience of in AWS enterprise platforms
• Working understanding in one or more vertical-specific platforms in Commercial / Marketing areas
• Certifications related to Agile or any software or cloud platform are advantageous

Soft Skills:

• Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills
• Comfortable to work effectively with global, virtual teams
• High degree of initiative and self-motivation