Specialist , FullStack Engineering

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The Opportunity

• Based in Hyderabad, join a global healthcare biopharma company and be part of a 130- year legacy of success backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare.
• Be part of an organisation driven by digital technology and data-backed approaches that support a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines, and animal health products.
• Drive innovation and execution excellence. Be a part of a team with passion for using data, analytics, and insights to drive decision-making, and which creates custom software, allowing us to tackle some of the world's greatest health threats.

Our Technology Centers focus on creating a space where teams can come together to deliver business solutions that save and improve lives. An integral part of our company’s IT operating model, Tech Centers are globally distributed locations where each IT division has employees to enable our digital transformation journey and drive business outcomes. These locations, in addition to the other sites, are essential to supporting our business and strategy.

A focused group of leaders in each Tech Center helps to ensure we can manage and improve each location, from investing in growth, success, and well-being of our people, to making sure colleagues from each IT division feel a sense of belonging to managing critical emergencies. And together, we must leverage the strength of our team to collaborate globally to optimize connections and share best practices across the Tech Centers.

Role Overview

As a Full-Stack Software Engineer, you will design, develop, and maintain secure, scalable software solutions across the user experience, application, data, and cloud layers. You will leverage modern engineering practices, including cloud-native development, DevOps automation, and AI-assisted software engineering, to deliver high-quality business solutions.

What should you have:

• Develop and maintain complex full-stack applications and software configurations in collaboration with global cross-functional teams
• Develop responsive, accessible user interfaces using modern web technologies, including HTML, CSS, JavaScript/TypeScript, and at least one contemporary frontend framework or library (e.g., React, Angular, Vue, or equivalent).
• Design and implement RESTful APIs and micro-services using technologies such as Node.js/Express or equivalent
• Design test cases and test scripts independently, mapping back to pre-determined criteria, recording and reporting test outcomes
• Ensure quality through automated and manual testing, code reviews, and participation in design and requirements discussions
• Build, deploy, and operate applications on cloud platforms (AWS and/or Azure and/or GCP), following cloud-native best practices
• Use DevOps tools and practices (e.g., Git, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, monitoring/observability) for versioning, deployment, and release automation
• Leverage modern developer productivity tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot or similar AI-assisted development tools) to improve coding efficiency and quality
• Apply secure development practices, including API security, authentication/authorization, and data protection
• Gather requirements and design lifecycle practices and automation for secure, well-engineered systems and microservices
• Follow Digital SDLC practices, ensuring appropriate documentation, compliance, and governance across all development phases (design, build, test, deploy)
• Participate in Agile delivery processes using tools such as Jira for backlog management, sprint planning, status tracking, and cross-team collaboration
• Use AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot) to accelerate coding, testing, and documentation, while applying sound judgment to review and validate AI-generated output.
• Apply AI capabilities responsibly in software engineering, including evaluating, integrating, or developing AI-enabled features, leveraging LLM-based services and AI-assisted development tools while following security, privacy, and Responsible AI guidelines.
• Collaborate in the design and implementation of intelligent applications, APIs, or workflows that incorporate AI/GenAI capabilities where appropriate to deliver business value.
• Contribute to product planning, execution, and delivery within a matrix organization
• Support performance optimization and scalability improvements across applications

What will you do:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field
• 3-7 years of hands-on experience working in full-stack development
• Proficiency in at least one major software development stack (TypeScript/Node.js, Java, Python, or .NET) and experience with at least one modern frontend framework/library such as React, Angular, Vue, or equivalent.
• Knowledge of web fundamentals: HTML, CSS, HTTP, REST APIs
• Familiarity with SQL and relational database design (plus practical query optimization)
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (preferably AWS and/or Azure and/or GCP) and cloud-native concepts (e.g., microservices, containerization, managed services)
• Experience with DevOps practices (Git, infrastructure as code, observability, CI/CD)
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments with tools such as Jira or equivalent
• Experience working in LangChain or LangGraph or Semantic Kernel.
• Experience designing, developing, or integrating AI-enabled solutions, including GenAI applications, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), AI agents, vector databases, AI observability, or responsible AI practices.
• Experience in advanced prompt engineering.
• Strong problem-solving skills with a product and customer-centric mindset

Preferred Qualifications:

• Cloud-native, AWS/GCP certified
• Familiarity with secure coding and compliance practices
• Basic understanding of Digital SDLC or regulated development lifecycle practices (e.g., documentation, testing, compliance requirements)
• Foundational awareness of AI/GenAI concepts, including prompt engineering basics, RAG patterns, or usage of AI-assisted tools within the software development lifecycle.
• Familiarity with Responsible AI Practices.

Who we are

We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.

What we look for

Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us-and start making your impact today.

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