Director - Software Development Engineer

Amgen•Tampa, FL

About The Position

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 lay within them, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career. Director Software Development Engineering What you will do Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will play a pivotal role in internal software development at Amgen India. This role is critical in driving the strategy, development, and implementation of software solutions on the global commercial side. You will be responsible for setting strategic direction, clearly defining operations, delivering reusable software solutions for business and engineering teams, and ensuring the successful adoption of internal platforms across Amgen. The successful candidate will lead a team of engineers, product managers, and architects to deliver software applications that enhance our products and services.

Requirements

Doctorate degree and 4 years of full stack software engineering, cloud computing or Software Development experience Or Master’s degree and 7 years of full stack software engineering, cloud computing or Software Development experience Or Bachelor’s degree and 9 years of full stack software engineering, cloud computing or Software Development experience
8-10 years of experience in full stack software engineering, cloud computing with a robust blend of technical expertise, strategic thinking and leadership abilities focusing on software development.
Demonstrated experience in managing large-scale technology projects and teams with a track record of delivering innovative and impactful solutions.
Hands on experience with latest framework and libraries, such as LangChain, llamaindex, Agentic framework, vectorDB, LLM, Experienced with CICD DevOps/MLOps.
Hands on experience with cloud computing services, such as AWS Lambda, container technology, SQL, NoSQL databases, API Gateway, SageMaker, Bedrock, etc.
Exceptional communication and people skills to effectively manage stakeholder relationships and build new partnerships.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills/writing skills; active listening skills; attention to detail.
Strong process/business writing skills.
Experience in people management and passion for mentorship, culture and fostering the development of talent.
Ability to translate business and stakeholder feedback into accurate and efficient processes using clear language and format.
Strong analytic/critical-thinking and decision-making abilities.
Must be flexible and able to manage multiple activities and priorities with minimal direction in a rapidly changing and demanding environment.

Nice To Haves

Proficient in Python, JavaScript, SQL; Hands on experience with full stack software development, NoSQL database, docker container, container orchestration system, automated testing, and CICD DevOps
Cloud Platform certification (AWS, Azure, GCP), specialized in solution architect, DevOps
Platform certification (AWS, Azure, GCP, Databricks)

Responsibilities

Develop strategic vision for software platform services in alignment with the company’s overall strategy.
Provide support to the Amgen Technology Executive Leadership and oversee the development of a Community of Practice for software Platforms.
Foster a culture of innovation, identify and implement software solutions that drive value to our stakeholders
Ensure the adoption of best practices and latest advancements in technologies across functions and business.
Drive the design, development and deployment of scalable software platforms and reusable accelerators that enable and increase the value of application and product teams across the enterprise.
Ensure the security, reliability of software platforms and seamless integration with existing systems.
Drive the software platform capabilities implementation, ensuring timely delivery within scope and budget.
Collaborate with cross functional teams to understand demand and develop solutions to meet business needs.
Develop and enforce governance frameworks to manage the usage and adoption of software platforms.
Lead and mentor a team of Engineers and Architects and foster a culture of continuous development and learning.
Monitor team performance and present updates to executive leadership and key stakeholders.
Build a high performing team of software development experts, foster a culture of innovation, and ensure employee growth and satisfaction to drive long-term organizational success
Identify opportunities for process improvements and drive initiatives to enhance the efficiency of the development lifecycle.
Stay updated with the latest industry trends and advancements in software technology, provide strategic leadership, and explore new opportunities for innovation.
Be an interdisciplinary team leader who is innovative, accountable, reliable, and able to thrive in a constantly evolving environment.
Facilitate technical discussions and decision-making processes within the team.

Benefits

A comprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions, group medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts
A discretionary annual bonus program, or for field sales representatives, a sales-based incentive plan
Stock-based long-term incentives
Award-winning time-off plans
Flexible work models where possible.

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