Senior Consultant - Full Stack Engineer

Job Title: Senior Consultant - Full Stack Engineer

GCL: D2

Introduction to role

Are you ready to disrupt an industry and change lives? As a Senior Full Stack Engineer, you'll join a distributed team of software engineers, support engineers, and informaticians working on our Augmented DMTA platform. Your mission is to design and implement software solutions that simplify science, accelerate delivery, and enhance quality across all therapeutic modalities. You'll navigate the delicate balance between legacy systems and ground breaking technology, offering innovative ideas to bridge the gap. Your contributions will become invaluable tools in supporting scientific endeavors. You'll take charge of end-to-end implementation of new applications, using your expertise in cloud platforms, libraries, frameworks, and more. Join our expanding global development team as we transition towards a true DevOps model, and seize the opportunity to create seamless back-end systems and front-end user experiences in a dynamic environment.

Accountabilities

• Collaborate with distributed teams of engineers to deliver high-impact, high-quality solutions while maintaining operational excellence.
• Work across legacy systems and new technologies, covering data layers, middleware, applications, UI, and everything in between.
• Partner with solution and IT architects to devise optimal solutions for complex problems.
• Engage with BAs, Engineers, and Scientists to understand requirements and deliver tailored software solutions.
• Integrate new software with existing systems, influencing platform evolution.
• Contribute to the technical direction of the platform, ensuring efficient and accurate scientific work.
• Advocate for modern, agile software development practices and foster a vibrant engineering culture.
• Mentor junior engineers, providing guidance and career development support.
• Transform siloed systems into an ecosystem that delivers exceptional user experiences.

Essential Skills/Experience

• 8+ years of deep expertise in languages like Java, with the ability to quickly learn new ones.
• 3+ years experience in scripting languages like Python, Ruby, shell, etc.
• Experience in major web development or microservices frameworks like Spring or Quarkus.
• 3+ years with strong front-end skills using JavaScript and frameworks like Vue.js, React, or Angular.
• Additional front-end skills in CSS and frameworks like Bootstrap, MUI, or TailwindCSS.
• Several years’ experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases (bonus for Oracle, Postgres, MongoDB, Cassandra).
• Proficiency in *nix environments.
• High proficiency in data structures and design patterns.
• Solid exposure to cloud environments and tooling, mainly AWS.
• Excellent unit testing practices.
• CI/CD experience with automation tools like Jenkins, GithubActions, TravisCI.
• Experience in data analysis – profiling, investigating, interpreting data structures.
• Attention to detail and ability to follow and evolve standards.
• Excellent teamworking skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Critical thinking attitude with solution-oriented approach.
• Desire to engineer rather than just write code.
• Always learning attitude.
• Ability to choose the right tool for the job.

Desirable Skills/Experience

• Experience with Docker and other dev environment tools.
• Experience with CM tools like Ansible, Chef.
• Desire to learn modern software architectures like microservices.
• Strong willingness to share knowledge and learn from others.

When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That's why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we're not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.

At AstraZeneca, our work directly impacts patients by transforming our ability to develop life-changing medicines. We empower our business to perform at its peak by combining ground breaking science with leading digital technology platforms and data. Join us at a crucial stage of our journey as we become a digital and data-led enterprise. With investment backing us, there's no slowing us down. Here you'll find opportunities to innovate, take ownership, and make a meaningful impact every day.

Ready to take on this exciting challenge? Apply now and be part of our journey!

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorisation and employment eligibility verification requirements.