Software Engineer, Backend Developer, AI Engineer

Position Summary

The ADMET Intelligence group is seeking an experienced full stack developer to support scientific workflow management applications.

• Work with laboratory scientists to develop new features and enhance existing functionality for workflow management, including assay request handling, plate definitions, and sample tracking and results analysis
• Maintain and extend integrations with internal / external APIs
• Design, implement and test database schema changes, write efficient queries for PostgreSQL
• Write unit tests, integration tests, and ensure code coverage
• Demonstrate best practice on code quality, documentation, CI/CD rigor, and architectural best practices, ensuring our research code is robust enough for enterprise production
• Serve as a bridge between discovery teams, and IT/Cloud organizations, converting scientific intent into rigorous engineering specifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related discipline with 1+ years of relevant experience
• Demonstrated experience building full stack Django applications in Life Sciences, Biotech, or a similar R&D environment
• Active Git Hub profile with public contributions demonstrating experience in Python
• Experience with relational databases (Postgre
  
  SQL)
• Experience with Django ORM, migrations, and model design
• Experience with Django REST Framework for API development
• Experience implementing robust CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure-as-Code
• Qualified applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full‑time basis. Lilly will not provide support for or sponsor work authorization or visas for this role, including but not limited to F‑1 CPT, F‑1 OPT, F‑1 STEM OPT, J‑1, H‑1B, TN, O‑1, E‑3, H‑1B1, or L‑1.

• Familiarity with ADME assays or compound management systems
• Knowledge of cheminformatics or pharmaceutical research workflows
• Strong ability to optimize SQL queries and design efficient schemas for high‑throughput data
• Knowledge of AWS ecosystems (Lambda, S3, Step Functions, Dynamo
  
  DB) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) in production environments

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Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location. The anticipated wage for this position is $72,000 - $213,400.

Full‑time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance). In addition, Lilly offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees, including eligibility to participate in a company‑sponsored 401(k); pension; vacation benefits; eligibility for medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts);

life insurance and death benefits; certain time off and leave of absence benefits; and well‑being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities). Lilly reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion and Lilly’s compensation practices and guidelines will apply regarding the details of any promotion or transfer of Lilly employees.