The Senior Software Engineer may be an experienced individual contributor but will also play a leadership role on smaller
initiatives and projects overseeing other Software Engineers and may be a local Team Leader. The Senior Software Engineer
will pair with other Software Engineers, Leads, and Architects to design, build, test and deploy software solutions. The role
will be involved in analysing requirements, implementing software solutions, testing components, release and
maintenance. The Software Engineer must strive to gain as much understanding and exposure to the development stack as
well as the domains they are working in as well as contribute to the development stack. This role will also be involved in
providing recommendations on enhancements, monitoring the performance, and support maintenance of deployed
**Typical Accountabilities**
- Spending a majority of time designing, building efficient, reusable, and reliable independently and as a team.
- Playing a leadership role on projects and small initiatives.
- Oversee the work of assigned project Software Engineers and be responsible for the quality and velocity of their work.
- Own the delivery of assigned tasks while operating independently but escalating issues and questions in a timely
manner.
- Ensures unit testing, release and implementation activities performed are aligned and in adherence with related AZ IT
standards and practices.
- Adhere to the established AstraZeneca lifecycle methodology.
- Develops technical expertise and shares knowledge as required with project and IT change implementation teams
- Responsible for design, development, configuration, and documentation of software components.
- Create and execute unit test cases and contribute to test automation.
changes.
- Provide overall high-level estimates for projects and small initiatives.
- Identifies new hardware/software technologies to fit specialised business needs and configurations
**Education, Qualifications, Skills and Experience***
**Essential**
- Work experience in modern software development
languages and patterns
- Higher education qualification in Computer Science,
Computer Engineering, comparable program, or relevant
work experience
- Experience in Web or Mobile Application Development
- Prior software development experience including
personal projects
**Desirable**
**Skills and Capabilities**
**Essential**
- Strong ability and willingness to learn new technical
skills and platforms
- Demonstrate good communication skills and facilitation
skills with the ability to work with others across remote
geographies to achieve objectives
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Agile Engineering Practices
- Prior software development experience using modern
languages such as Java, Python and JavaScript
- Experience setting up and deploying to platforms such as
Docker, Kubernetes, and Heroku
- Experience with both SQL and NoSQL databases
- Understanding of fundamental design principles behind
- Ability to implement automated testing platforms and
unit tests
**Desirable**
- Good commercial awareness and understanding of the external market - Demonstrate initiative, strong customer orientation, and cross-cultural working
- **Expectation of working in the office 3 days a week statement**
**When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we ignite ambitious thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working give us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That's why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we're not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our outstanding and bold world.