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Principal Software Engineer - Digital Experience

GSK
Philadelphia, PA Full Time
POSTED ON 3/3/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/2/2025

Are you interested in a technical leadership opportunity to drive the accelerated design and delivery of data-driven omnichannel experiences for a multi-national pharmaceutical company? If so, this role may be for you!

The Principal Software Engineer - Digital Experience will be responsible for developing and evolving our web experience platform that serves as the foundation for accelerating the design and delivery of 80 external facing websites supporting the US Commercial business unit.

This role will have a direct impact on driving our vision for enabling the best web experiences for our patients and healthcare professionals. We're looking to identify a highly skilled engineer who can work multi-functionally to translate business needs into workable technology solutions. The ideal candidate will be hands-on, producing both detailed technical work and high-level architectural design and vision.

For a complete understanding of this opportunity, and what will be required to be a successful applicant, read on.

This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career. These responsibilities include some of the following :

Lead the architecture design, development, and evolution of our web experience platform, including defining the technical architecture, selecting the right technologies, and ensuring the system is scalable, reliable, and secure.

Design, build and enhance existing components in our internal REACT component library.

Design, build and optimize data-driven personalize experiences.

Collaborate with product teams, designers, and engineers to understand their requirements, and provide guidance on how to best leverage the platform to deliver great user experiences.

Mentor and coach a team of engineers, providing technical guidance and leadership, and promoting a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.

Work with cross-functional teams to ensure that the platform integrates seamlessly with other systems, and that all dependencies are well-managed.

Lead code reviews, architecture discussions, and other technical forums, and provide valuable input that helps drive the evolution of our engineering practices.

Work with external vendors and partners to evaluate third-party solutions and ensure seamless integration into the existing technology stack.

Lead the implementation of DevOps practices, automation pipelines, and CI / CD processes using modern tools and frameworks to streamline development, testing, and deployment processes.

Develop communication material, value props and high-level strategic justification to help explain the why of technical platform recommendations / decisions to both internal and external stakeholders.

Stay up-to-date with the latest trends in web technology, AI and personalization, design systems, and user experience. Apply this knowledge to drive innovation and competitive differentiation.

Why You?

Basic Qualifications :

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals :

Bachelor's or Master's degree in : Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Information Systems.

7 years of experience in software engineering, with 3 years specialized in digital platform development.

2 years as a technical lead for a platform aligned with multiple application teams

2 years of experience working in a technical leadership role on one or more agile teams in a product model

Experience with front-end web technologies, including HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, and experience working with modern web frameworks such as React.

Experience building components / frameworks within content management systems such as Adobe Experience Manager.

Experience with server-side development in Node.js

Experience with coding best practices for responsive and adaptive design, cross-browser compatibility, WCAG 2.1 accessibility, and technical SEO.

Experience with agile methodologies and product management tools such as JIRA or Aha!

Experience with design systems and their relationship to coded experiences.

Preferred Qualifications :

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus :

AEM Architect certification

Experience with Adobe Target

Experience with Git

Strong technical leadership skills, with the ability to motivate and inspire a team of engineers.

Strong communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Experience with building pharma HCP and consumer website experiences.

Experience with modern design system platforms, such as Knapsack, Zero Height, or Supernova.

Experience with building digital products involving regulatory requirements

Experience working in a multi-vendor environment.

Excellent communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively across cross-functional teams.

Familiarity with web analytics tools such as Google Analytics or Adobe Analytics.

Experience creating digital platforms that enable data-driven experiences / personalization

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Please visit GSK US Benefits Summary to learn more about the comprehensive benefits program GSK offers US employees.

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose - to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together - so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns - as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory / immunology and oncology).

Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it's also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves - feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.

If you require an accommodation or other assistance to apply for a job at GSK, please contact the GSK Service Centre at 1-877-694-7547 (US Toll Free) or 1 801 567 5155 (outside US).

GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer and, in the US, we adhere to Affirmative Action principles. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, age, disability, genetic information, military service, covered / protected veteran status or any other federal, state or local protected class.

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