Staff Software Engineer @ Merck

Job Information

Job Description:

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Work as part of an Agile development team, taking ownership for one or more services
Provides leadership to the Agile Development team, driving technical designs to support business goals
Ensuring the entire team exemplifies excellence in design, code, test and operation
A willingness to lead by example – embracing change and foster a Growth and Learning culture on the team
Mentoring team members through code review, design reviews
Taking a lead role, working with product owners to help refine the backlog, breaking down features and epics into executable stories
Have a high quality software mindset – making sure that the code you write works

Who you are:

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in computer science or equivalent.
8-10+ years of hands-on software engineering experience with at least one full cycle implementation
Demonstrates broad and deep expertise in multiple computer languages and frameworks (e.g., open source). Designs, develops, and approves end-to-end functionality of a product line.
Must have excellent problem-solving skills and be customer-centric.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with Microservices, CI/CD, Event Oriented Architectures and Distributed Systems
Ability to provide solutions based on business requirements.
Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.
Ability to work with global teams and a flexible work schedule.
Experience with cloud environments (e.g., Google Cloud Platform, Azure, Amazon Web Services, etc.)
Experience leading product oriented engineering development teams is a plus
Familiarity with web technologies (e,g,, JavaScript, HTML, CSS), data manipulation (e.g., SQL), and version control systems (e.g., GitHub)

Familiarity with DevOps practices/principles, Agile/Scrum methodologies, CI/CD pipelines and the product development lifecycle
Familiarity with modern web APIs and full stack frameworks.
Experience with Java, ElasticSearch, Kubernetes, Spring, Spring Boot, AEM
Experience developing eCommerce systems – especially B2B eCommerce – is a plus.

Benefits:
Experience Level: Senior
Work From: Onsite