Software Engineer

Bangalore, Karnataka, India Full time

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About this opportunity

Work Your Magic with us!

Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you’ve got big plans – so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us.

Your Role

As a Software Engineer on our Data Platform Engineering team, you will play a hands-on role in building and maintaining the infrastructure that enables the entire organization to discover, publish, and govern data products at scale. This is an opportunity to grow your engineering skills in a modern cloud-native environment, working alongside experienced engineers on a platform that sits at the heart of how the organization manages and trusts its data.

You will contribute to the development of Python-based data integration workflows, help maintain and improve continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines, and write infrastructure-as-code to provision and manage cloud resources on Amazon Web Services. You will participate in code reviews and architecture discussions, collaborate with data product teams and platform stakeholders, and support the reliability and developer experience of a platform used across the organization.

From day one, you will work in an environment where artificial intelligence tools are part of the everyday engineering workflow from code generation and debugging to documentation and exploratory analysis. You will be encouraged to actively use these tools, share what you learn, and bring curiosity about how artificial intelligence can change what is possible in your role.

Who You Are

You have 0- 2 years of experience and hold a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field or bring equivalent practical experience

You are comfortable writing clean, maintainable Python modules and working with REST APIs; familiarity with Java fundamentals and the ability to navigate Java or Spring codebases is a plus.

You have working knowledge of core Amazon Web Services such as Elastic Kubernetes Service, Relational Database Service, Simple Storage Service, Glue, Identity and Access Management, Virtual Private Cloud, and CloudFront.

You have exposure to infrastructure-as-code tooling such as Terraform or CloudFormation, with an understanding of plan and apply workflows and infrastructure lifecycle management.

You are familiar with Git branching strategies, pull requests, code reviews, and continuous integration and continuous delivery pipeline concepts.

You are comfortable using the command line, writing basic shell scripts, and troubleshooting in Linux-based environments.

You demonstrate an understanding of artificial intelligence concepts and tools including how large language models work, their practical applications in a development context, and the ethical considerations around their use and you actively apply this knowledge to accelerate your work and make informed, responsible decisions.

Experience with Kubernetes, containerized deployments, data governance platforms, or Agile engineering teams is a welcome addition.

What we offer: We are curious minds that come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe that this variety drives excellence and innovation, strengthening our ability to lead in science and technology. We are committed to creating access and opportunities for all to develop and grow at your own pace. Join us in building a culture of inclusion and belonging that impacts millions and empowers everyone to work their magic and champion human progress!

Apply now and become a part of a team that is dedicated to Sparking Discovery and Elevating Humanity!

Job details

Seniority
Not listed
Function
Information Technology
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Employment type
Full time

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Information Technology role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 1293 comparable Information Technology roles across 73 biopharma companies.

1293Comparable roles tracked
1194Currently active
73Companies hiring similar roles
34Countries represented

Salary context

170 of 1293 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function. This posting doesn't list a seniority level, so peers aren't narrowed by seniority either -- the range below may span more levels than usual.

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Lowest disclosed · Senior Data Security Engineer (Insider Risk Management – Engineering) · AbbVie $0/hr – $0/hr (≈ $0–$0/yr)
Peer group range $0 – $339,950 (median $167,700)

Where these roles are based

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India592
United States286
Spain120
Poland85
Portugal29
China23

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Seniority mix

685 of 1293 peers have a known seniority level

Senior310
Manager170
Principal56
Associate48
Associate Director46
Director36
Senior Director11
Intern/Fellow/Postdoc5
Executive/VP3

Therapeutic area mix

3 of 1293 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology2
Vaccines & Infectious Disease1

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