Specialist Software Engineering, Full-Stack

Location: Hyderabad, India

Job Description The Opportunity Based in Hyderabad, join a global healthcare biopharma company and be part of a 130- year legacy of success backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare. Be part of an organisation driven by digital technology and data-backed approaches that support a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines, and animal health products. Drive innovation and execution excellence. Be a part of a team with passion for using data, analytics, and insights to drive decision-making, and which creates custom software, allowing us to tackle some of the world's greatest health threats. Our Technology Centers focus on creating a space where teams can come together to deliver business solutions that save and improve lives. An integral part of our company’s IT operating model, Tech Centers are globally distributed locations where each IT division has employees to enable our digital transformation journey and drive business outcomes. These locations, in addition to the other sites, are essential to supporting our business and strategy. A focused group of leaders in each Tech Center helps to ensure we can manage and improve each location, from investing in growth, success, and well-being of our people, to making sure colleagues from each IT division feel a sense of belonging to managing critical emergencies. And together, we must leverage the strength of our team to collaborate globally to optimize connections and share best practices across the Tech Centers . Role Overview As a Full-Stack Software Engineer, you will design, develop, and maintain secure, scalable, software solutions across the UI, API, data, and cloud layers that meet business and user needs. You will collaborate closely with other engineers, product managers and delivery leads, to translate functional and non-functional needs into high-quality solutions, working both independently as well as a part of a global team. What will you do in this role : Develop and maintain complex full-stack applications and software configurations in collaboration with global cross-functional teams Develop responsive, accessible user interfaces using modern web technologies (e.g., React/Angular, HTML, CSS, JavaScript/TypeScript). Design and implement RESTful APIs and microservices, using technologies such as Node.js/Express, Java/Spring Boot, or equivalent). Design test cases and test scripts independently, mapping back to pre ‑ determined criteria, recording and reporting test outcomes. Ensure quality through automated and manual testing, code reviews, and participation in design and requirements discussions. Build, deploy, and operate applications on cloud platforms (AWS and/or Azure), following cloud-native best practices. Use DevOps tools and practices (e.g., Git, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, monitoring/observability) for versioning, deployment, and release automation. Apply secure development practices, including API security, authentication/authorization, and data protection. Gather requirements and design lifecycle practices and automation for secure, well-engineered systems and micro-services. Contribute to Product planning, execution, and delivery within a matrix organization. What should you have : Bachelors’ degree in Information Technology , Computer Science or related field 3-7 years of hands-on experience working in full-stack development Primary skills (must-have) : Python Web fundamentals: HTML, CSS, HTTP, REST APIs Databases: SQL and relational database design (plus practical query optimisation) Programming: proficiency in at least one major stack (TypeScript/Node/React, Java, Python or .NET) Familiarity with cloud platforms (preferably AWS and/or Azure) and cloud-native concepts (e.g., microservices, containerization, managed services) Experience with DevOps practices (Git, infrastructure as code, observability, CI/CD) and modern product development practices (Agile, Scrum, test driven development, UX, design thinking) Strong problem-solving skills with a product and customer-centric mindset Front end technologies like Angular, React Secondary skills (nice to have) Experience with advanced frontend concepts (state management, performance optimization, accessibility) Exposure to data processing, analytics, or search technologies (e.g., Power BI, Elasticsearch, data pipelines) Experience with DevOps and observability tools (e.g., Docker, infrastructure as code, logging/monitoring solutions) Cloud-native, ideally AWS certified Who we are: We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world. What we look for: Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us—and start making your impact today. Additional location(s) Compensation Information:
Required Skills: Animal Vaccination, Code Reviews, Computer Science, Data Engineering, Data Pipelines, Data Visualization, Design Applications, DevOps, Digital Transformation, Infrastructure As Code (IaC), Java (Programming Language), Product Planning, Python (Programming Language), Python Frameworks, Software Configurations, Software Development, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Solution Architecture, Spring Boot, Spring Framework, System Designs, System Integration, Testing Preferred
Skills: DevOps Tools, ElasticSearch, Microsoft Power Business Intelligence (PBI) Current Employees apply HERE Current Contingent Workers apply HERE Secondary Language(s)
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Requirements: No Travel Required Flexible Work Arrangements: Hybrid
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