Merck KGaA

Staff Software Engineer

Posted On

Jan. 22, 2025

Location

Bangalore, Karnataka

Experience Level

E - Professional (10+ years)

Job Type

Full-time

Apply By

May 27, 2025

Job Description

Role Description Our Digital and eCommerce division is looking to transform the Digital and eCommerce technology engine for the organization. As a Staff Software Engineer, you will play a leadership role on a product team to design and build new features and components in our evolving platform, helping to embrace modern principles like microservices and event-driven architectures. ABOUT OUR TECHNOLOGYThe Digital and eCommerce team currently operates several B2B websites and direct digital sales channels via a globally deployed cloud-based platform that are a growth engine for the organization’s life science business. We provide a comprehensive catalog of all products, enabling our customers to find products, purchase products, and get detailed scientific information on those products. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONSWork as part of an Agile development team, taking ownership for one or more services.Provide leadership to the Agile Development team, driving technical designs to support business goals.Ensure the entire team exemplifies excellence in design, code, test, and operation.Exhibit a willingness to lead by example – embracing change and fostering a Growth and Learning culture on the team.Mentor team members through code reviews and design reviews.Take a lead role, working with product owners to help refine the backlog, breaking down features and epics into executable stories.Maintain a high-quality software mindset – ensuring that the code you write works. QUALIFICATIONSEducation:Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in computer science or equivalent. Mandatory Skills:8-10+ years of hands-on software engineering experience.Recent experience in Java, Kotlin, ElasticSearch, Spring, Spring Boot.Experience in developing REST services.Experience in unit test frameworks.Ability to provide solutions based on business requirements.Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.Ability to work with global teams and a flexible work schedule.Must have excellent problem-solving skills and be customer-centric.Excellent communication skills. Preferred Skills: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.).Experience leading product-oriented engineering development teams is a plus.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, Google Analytics, BigQuery, Cassandra, Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka, and in-memory caching is a plus.Experience developing eCommerce systems – especially B2B eCommerce – is a plus.

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