Systems, Senior Engineer

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As a Senior Full Stack Engineer you will design build and enhance cloud-native applications that support the R&D organization. Operating at the intersection of science and technology you will partner with product owners data experts and global engineering teams to deliver scalable high-quality solutions that enable data-driven decision-making.

This role combines full-stack development cloud engineering and system design with increasing ownership of architecture engineering best practices and technical leadership.

• Design develop test and maintain scalable cloud-native applications across front-end and back-end systems
• Build and enhance modern microservice-based architectures and distributed systems
• Develop and integrate RESTful APIs and system interfaces for enterprise platforms
• Implement infrastructure-as-code solutions and manage cloud environments
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated deployment and delivery

• Contribute to system architecture technical design and engineering standards
• Create detailed technical documentation including:
  • Low-Level Design (LLD)
  • Entity-Relationship (ER) diagrams
  • Component and class diagrams
• Partner with stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions

• Implement automated testing frameworks (unit integration end-to-end)
• Monitor troubleshoot and resolve production issues related to performance and reliability
• Ensure applications meet security compliance and operational standards

• Work closely with product managers data SMEs and cross-functional teams
• Participate in Agile development processes including sprint planning code reviews and retrospectives
• Collaborate across global teams and vendors to deliver complex solutions

• Integrate applications with enterprise R&D systems and scientific data platforms
• Build data pipelines and support data ingestion transformation and access
• Enable interoperability using semantic data models and metadata standards

• Drive improvements in development processes tools and architecture
• Reduce technical debt and improve system scalability and maintainability
• Leverage AI-assisted development tools to improve productivity
• Contribute to cloud-first strategy and digital innovation across R&D

• Take end-to-end ownership of featuresfrom design through deployment
• Act as a technical contributor and mentor supporting junior engineers
• Influence stakeholders and help resolve complex technical challenges

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Electrical Engineering or a related field and 5 years of software engineering experience. Or Masters degree with 3 years of experience

• Strong experience with at least one of modern programming languages (e.g. Python Java JavaScript)
• Experience building full-stack applications (front-end back-end)
• Experience with modern JavaScript frameworks (e.g. React Angular Vue)
• Hands-on experience with AWS cloud services (EC2 RDS S3 etc.)
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code (e.g. Terraform)
• Strong understanding of microservices architecture and cloud-native design
• Experience designing and integrating REST APIs

• Experience with relational databases (e.g. Oracle PostgreSQL MySQL)
• Experience with NoSQL databases (e.g. DynamoDB Neptune)
• Knowledge of data engineering pipelines (e.g. Spark Databricks)
• Strong understanding of system design and data modeling

• Experience with DevOps tools and CI/CD pipelines
• Strong understanding of automated testing methodologies
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments

• Strong problem-solving analytical and communication skills
• Ability to work independently and collaborate across teams
• Business acumen and ability to translate technical solutions to business impact