Principal Software Development Engineer

Join Amgen's Mission of Serving Patients. At Amgen, if you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. Our shared mission to serve patients living with serious illnesses drives all that we do.

Since 1980, we’ve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world’s toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas—Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease—we reach millions of patients each year. As a member of the Amgen team, you’ll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller, happier lives.

Our award‑winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science‑based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lie within them, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.

What You Will Do

Lets do this. Lets change the world. In this vital role you will join our Global Commercial Product team. As a Principal Software Developer, you will be responsible for designing, developing, deploying complex software applications, and mentoring junior developers. You will work closely with cross‑functional teams to deliver high‑quality, scalable, and maintainable solutions.

• Possesses strong rapid prototyping skills and can quickly translate concepts into working code
• Contribute to both front‑end and back‑end development using cloud technology.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior developers.
• Take ownership of complex software projects from conception to deployment. Manage software delivery scope, risk, and timeline
• Develop innovative solutions leveraging advanced data‑driven algorithms and computational techniques.
• Define and implement robust software architectures on the cloud, AWS preferred
• Conduct code reviews to ensure code quality and adherence to best practices.
• Create and maintain documentation on software architecture, design, deployment, disaster recovery, and operations.
• Identify and resolve technical challenges effectively.
• Stay updated with the latest trends and advancements
• Work closely with product team, business team, and other stakeholders.

What We Expect Of You

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The professional we seek will have these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications

• Doctorate degree and 2 years of software development experience
• Masters degree and 4 years of software development experience
• Bachelors degree and 6 years of software development experience
• Associates degree and 10 years of software development experience
• High school diploma / GED and 12 years of software development experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands on experience with various cloud services, understand pros and cons of various cloud service in well architected cloud design principles
• Hands on experience with Full Stack software development. Proficient in programming language Python (preferred), JavaScript (including React
  
  JS), SQL/No
  
  SQL.
• Strong problem solving, analytical skills;
  Ability to learn quickly;
  Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Good-to-Have Skills

• Experienced with API integration, serverless, microservices architecture.
• Experience in SQL/NOSQL database, vector database for large language models
• Experience with Web site development, understand of web site localization processes, which involve adapting content to fit cultural and linguistic contexts.
• Experience with popular large language models
• Experience with Langchain or llama
  
  Index framework for language models;
  Experience with prompt engineering, model fine tuning
• Experience with Dev Ops CICD build and deployment pipeline
• Experience with design patterns, data structures, test-driven development
• Knowledge of latest techniques for text analysis and sentiment analysis

Professional Certifications
Cloud Computing certificate preferred

Soft Skills

• Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work effectively with global, virtual teams
• High degree…