What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Software Engineer position at MilliporeSigma?
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Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you’ve got big plans – so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us.
This role does not offer sponsorship for work authorization. External applicants must be eligible to work in the US.
Your Role
Our Digital and eCommerce division is focused on transforming the technology engine driving Merck’s Digital and eCommerce initiatives. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in designing and building new features and components for our evolving platform, leveraging modern principles such as microservices and event-driven architectures. The Digital and eCommerce team manages several B2B websites and direct digital sales channels through a globally deployed, cloud-based platform, serving as a key growth engine for Merck’s life sciences business. Our platform offers a comprehensive product catalog, empowering customers to search for and purchase products while accessing detailed scientific information. Specific responsibilities include:
Who You Are
Minimum Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications
The Company is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. No employee or applicant for employment will be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, gender identity, transgender status, marital status, or any other classification protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. This policy of Equal Employment Opportunity applies to all policies and programs relating to recruitment and hiring, promotion, compensation, benefits, discipline, termination, and all other terms and conditions of employment. Any applicant or employee who believes they have been discriminated against by the Company or anyone acting on behalf of the Company must report any concerns to their Human Resources Business Partner, Legal, or Compliance immediately. The Company will not retaliate against any individual because they made a good faith report of discrimination.
Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you’ve got big plans – so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us.
This role does not offer sponsorship for work authorization. External applicants must be eligible to work in the US.
Your Role
Our Digital and eCommerce division is focused on transforming the technology engine driving Merck’s Digital and eCommerce initiatives. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in designing and building new features and components for our evolving platform, leveraging modern principles such as microservices and event-driven architectures. The Digital and eCommerce team manages several B2B websites and direct digital sales channels through a globally deployed, cloud-based platform, serving as a key growth engine for Merck’s life sciences business. Our platform offers a comprehensive product catalog, empowering customers to search for and purchase products while accessing detailed scientific information. Specific responsibilities include:
- Work as part of an Agile development team, taking ownership for one or more services
- Take ownership of features and epics, collaborating with the team to ensure excellence in design, coding, testing, and operations
- Provided a growth and learning culture on the team and collaborated with cross-functional teams
- Mentoring team members through code review, design reviews
- Collaborate with product owners to refine the backlog, breaking down features and epics into executable stories
- Ensure a high-quality mindset in all aspects of coding
- Provide solutions base on the business requirements
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams
- Work with global teams and a flexible work schedule
- Exhibit proficient verbal and written communication
Who You Are
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelors Degree in Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or other computer science discipline
- 5 years of hands-on software engineering experience
- 1 years hands-on experience in Java, developing REST services, and unit testing frameworks
Preferred Qualifications
- Masters Degree in Computer Sciences
- Experience with Microservices, CI/CD, Event Oriented Architectures and Distributed Systems
- Experience with cloud environments (e.g., Google Cloud Platform, Azure, Amazon Web Services, etc.)
- Familiarity with web technologies (e,g,, JavaScript, HTML, CSS), data manipulation (e.g., SQL), and version control systems (e.g., GitHub)
- Familiarity with DevOps practices/principles, Agile/Scrum methodologies, CI/CD pipelines and the product development lifecycle
- Familiarity with modern web APIs and full stack frameworks
- Experience with Java, ElasticSearch, Kubernetes, Spring, Spring Boot
- Experience developing B2B eCommerce systems
The Company is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. No employee or applicant for employment will be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, gender identity, transgender status, marital status, or any other classification protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. This policy of Equal Employment Opportunity applies to all policies and programs relating to recruitment and hiring, promotion, compensation, benefits, discipline, termination, and all other terms and conditions of employment. Any applicant or employee who believes they have been discriminated against by the Company or anyone acting on behalf of the Company must report any concerns to their Human Resources Business Partner, Legal, or Compliance immediately. The Company will not retaliate against any individual because they made a good faith report of discrimination.
