Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

Digital Engineering is Thermo Fisher’s “Software Engineering” center of excellence. We build cloud computing services, products, and Platforms that the scientific community demands. Using emerging technologies with the potential to significantly change lab workflows and facilitate access to powerful data analysis techniques. Our division serves as an extension of Thermo Fisher’s Software R&D teams while enhancing our responsiveness and attention to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. Thermo Fisher was built to serve society and that sense of purpose will continue to enhance innovation and scientific advancement. We are committed to diversity in our workforce and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

We apply industry-standard methodologies to the design, development, and deployment of world-class software products built to demonstrate the power and scalability of the cloud.

Purpose:

The Software Staff Engineer provides software and systems architectural and design leadership to multiple Software Development Scrum Teams delivering Connect Platform & Ecosystem, Customer tenancy, Authorization, and Digital product subscriptions and entitlements. The role is of a Lead Developer motivated to actively play a part in the architecture, design, and development of new features. The person is also expected to support all facets of Software Development including programming, system design, code review, design review, unit testing, and integration testing. In addition to that, the role also demands to lead, empower, mentor, and provide ample guidance to the other team members during technical challenges.

Responsibilities:

Provide UI development and user experience leadership to a team of engineers. Design, implement, and integrate front end for new products, and extensions to existing products. Be the team’s “go-to” person for front-end, design, and implementation-related questions and provide guidance.Active contribution to solution analysis of requirementsAble to understand, articulate, and challenge the requirementsGuides design activity to other programmers on technical aspects relating to the project.Proactively looks for ways and patterns to continuously automate feature testing with measurable and tangible goalsCandidate is authentic, transparent, leads by example, holding self and others accountable. Inspires, motivates, and collaborates with othersAnticipates needs and problems while creating solutions. Is willing to ask difficult questions and take risks. Greet challenge and change as an opportunityA highly motivated fast learner who can self-start and “figure out what needs figuring out”Actively participates in the development community of practices in sharing and learning standard processes, leads initiatives within the community, and is involved in other organization initiatives

Required Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

10 Years of Proven Experience in Web Application Development using frameworks like Angular 7 and above, Angular JS, JQuery, JavaScript, Ajax, Bootstrap, HTML 5, LESS & CSS, and understanding of browser compatibility issues.Extensive knowledge in handling sophisticated UI widgets and proficient in developing adaptable web applications.Proficient in programming concepts including object-oriented principles, design patterns, data structures, and unit testing (TDD using Jasmine) with a solid understanding of software development.Minimum 2-3 years experience in Cloud computing using AWS such as S3, DynamoDB, SNS, SES, EC2Minimum 2 years experience with databases (Postgres/MySQL/Oracle/NoSQL DB), persistence frameworks, and SQL, GitHub, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD frameworks (Jenkins)Experience, instincts, and passion around testing, testability and automationExperience with defining and implementing Non-Functional Requirements (NFR – Security, Performance, Cost, etc.)Minimum 4 years experience using Scrum-based software development methodologiesExcellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to effectively document artifacts and processes and then explain them to othersExperience in conducting performance analysis and implementing system performance improvements.The candidate must possess strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, be comfortable working as part of a large multi-functional, geographically distributed team, and is prepared to work to ambitious timelines along iterative software development schedules.Experience in automating system deployments, and operationalizing production systems through robust monitoring capability.Inclination and ability to actively coach and mentor engineers.

Nice to Have Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

Experience with quality, code analysis, and Configuration tools like SonarQube, Semmle, Veracode, NetSparker, Ansible, etc.Certifications: AWS Certified Solution Architect Associate