Senior Software Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 16, 2026. First seen by Alion on Aug 25, 2026. Amgen scores B on the Alion truth index.
Career Category
Information SystemsJob Description
ABOUT AMGEN
Amgen harnesses the best of biology and technology to fight the world’s toughest diseases, and make people’s lives easier, fuller and longer. We discover, develop, manufacture and deliver innovative medicines to help millions of patients. Amgen helped establish the biotechnology industry more than 40 years ago and remains on the cutting-edge of innovation, using technology and human genetic data to push beyond what’s known today.
ABOUT THE ROLE
Role Description:
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Software Engineer to join our team. As a Senior Software Engineer, 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
Roles & Responsibilities:
Contribute to both front-end and back-end development using cloud technology.
Possesses strong rapid prototyping skills and can quickly translate concepts into working code
Develop innovative solution using generative AI technologies
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
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 the product team, business team, and other stakeholders.
Functional Skills:
Must-Have Skills:
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.
Experience building or integrating applications with generative AI, LLMs, agentic workflows, RAG patterns, or AI orchestration frameworks.
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 popular large language models
Experience with LangChain, LangGraph, LlamaIndex, Semantic Kernel, AutoGen, CrewAI, or similar agent frameworks.
Experience with vector databases, embeddings, semantic search, reranking, prompt engineering, fine-tuning, or LLM evaluation. 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
Education and Professional Certifications
Bachelor’s OR Master's degree in computer science and engineering preferred, other Engineering field is considered; 8 to 12 years of software development experience
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 of initiative and self-motivation.
Ability to manage multiple priorities successfully.
Team-oriented, with a focus on achieving team goals
Strong presentation and public speaking skills.