Sr Associate Software Engineer

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role as Senior Associate Software Engineer at Amgen you will be responsible for designing, building, maintaining cloud applications and APIs and designing, maintaining, analyzing and interpreting data to provide actionable insights that drive business decisions. This role involves working with APIs, Cloud based apps, large datasets, developing reports, supporting and executing data initiatives and, visualizing data to ensure data is accessible, reliable, and efficiently managed. The ideal candidate has strong technical skills, experience with building APIs, cloud apps, big data technologies, and a deep understanding of data architecture and ETL processes.

• Build Rest APIs, Bulk APIs, SOAP APIs to integrate different systems

• Strong experience with designing schema and writing postgresSQL queries and SQL queries in general

• Solid understanding of AWS Lambda, S3 bucket upload, EMR and EC2

• Understanding of Object model in Salesforce applications

• Design, develop, and optimize data pipelines/workflows using Databricks (Spark, Delta Lake) for ingestion, transformation, and processing of large-scale data. A knowledge of Medallion Architecture will be an added advantage

• Build ETL pipeline with Informatica or other ETL tools

• Support data governance and metadata management

• Experience using static code scan tools

• Collaborate with Data Architects, Business SMEs, and Data Scientists to design and develop end-to-end data pipelines to meet fast paced business needs across geographic regions

• Identify and resolve complex challenges

• Adhere to best practices for coding, testing, and designing reusable code/component

• Analyze business and technical requirements and begin translating them into simple development tasks

• Execute unit and integration tests, and contribute to maintaining software quality

• Identify and fix bugs and defects during development or testing phases

• Contribute to the maintenance and support of applications by monitoring performance and reporting issues

• Use CI/CD pipelines as part of DevOps practices and assist in the release process

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• Master’s/Bachelor’s degree and 5 to 8 years of Computer Science, IT or related field experience

• Experience with Software engineering best-practices, including but not limited to version control, infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD, and automated testing

• Knowledge of Python/R, REST APIs, SQL, Databricks, cloud data platforms

• Strong understanding of data governance frameworks, tools, and best practices.

• Knowledge of data protection regulations and compliance requirements (e.g., GDPR, CCPA)

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Data Science, or a related field.

• Hands on experience with big data technologies and platforms, such as Databricks, REST APIs, Bulk APIs, Apache Spark (PySpark, SparkSQL), python for workflow orchestration, performance tuning on big data processing

• Proficiency in data analysis tools (eg. SQL)

• Proficient in SQL for extracting, transforming, and analyzing complex datasets from relational data stores

• Strong programming skills in Python, PySpark, and SQL.

• Familiarity with Informatica and/or other ETL tools.

• Experience working with cloud data services (Azure, AWS, or GCP).

• Strong understanding of data modeling, entity relationships 

• AWS Certified Data Engineer (preferred)

• Databricks Certificate (preferred)

• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills

• Strong communication and interpersonal abilities

• High attention to detail and commitment to quality

• Ability to prioritize tasks and work under pressure

• Team-oriented with a proactive and collaborative mindset

• Willingness to mentor junior developers and promote best practices

• Adaptable to changing project requirements and evolving technology

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