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