Principal Software Engineer

Amgen•Tampa, FL

1d•$157,021 - $212,440

About The Position

Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients. At Amgen, 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. Amgen is advancing a broad and deep pipeline of medicines to treat cancer, heart disease, inflammatory conditions, rare diseases, and obesity and obesity-related conditions. 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. In this vital role, the Principal Software Engineer will play a pivotal role in shaping Amgen's technology strategy and mentoring a team of talented engineers. The role involves taking ownership of complex software projects from conception to deployment and contributing to both front-end and back-end development using cloud technology, with a focus on innovative solutions using generative AI technologies.

Requirements

Doctorate degree and 2 years of experience OR Master’s degree and 4 years of experience OR Bachelor’s degree and 6 years of experience OR Associate’s degree and 10 years of experience OR High school diploma / GED and 12 years of experience
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, SQL/NoSQL.
Proven ability to lead and mentor software development teams
Strong problem solving, analytical skills; Ability to learn quickly; Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Strong presentation and public speaking skills.

Nice To Haves

Experienced with API integration, serverless, microservices architecture.
Experience in SQL/NOSQL database, vector database for large language models
Experience with popular large language models
Experience with Langchain or llamaIndex framework for language models
Experience with prompt engineering, model fine tuning
Experience with Web site development, understand of web site localization processes, which involve adapting content to fit cultural and linguistic contexts.
Experience with DevOps/MLOps CICD build and deployment pipeline
Experience with design patterns, data structures, test-driven development.
Knowledge of NLP techniques for text analysis and sentiment analysis
Bachelor’s degree in computer science and engineering preferred, other Engineering field is considered; Master’s degree and 6+ years of software development experience Or Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of software development experience
Cloud Computing certificate preferred

Responsibilities

Possesses strong rapid prototyping skills and can quickly translate concepts into working code
Provide technical guidance and mentorship to the development team.
Take ownership of complex software projects from conception to deployment.
Manage software delivery scope, risk, and timeline
Contribute to both front-end and back-end development using cloud technology.
Develop innovative solution using generative AI technologies
Define and implement robust software architectures on the cloud, AWS preferred
Lead and motivate a team of engineers to deliver high-quality results.
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.

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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