Senior Software Engineer

Job Title - Senior Software Engineer Job Location - Bangalore Role Description - Our Digital and eCommerce division is looking to transform the Digital and eCommerce technology engine for Merck.
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will play a key role helping 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 TECHNOLOGY The 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 Merck s life science business.
We provide a comprehensive catalog of all products, enabling our customers to find products and purchase products as well as get detailed scientific information on those products.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS Work as part of an Agile development team, taking ownership for one or more services Take ownership of features and epics, working as part of a team ensuring excellence in design, code, test and operation A willingness to embrace change and foster a Growth and Learning culture on the team Mentoring team members through code review, design reviews Work with product owners to help refine the backlog, breaking down features and epics into executable stories Have a high quality software mindset making sure that the code you write works QUALIFICATIONS Education: Bachelor s/Master s degree in computer science or equivalent.
Mandatory Skills: 5+ years of hands-on software engineering experience Excellent hands on experience in Java Experience in developing REST services.
Experience in unit test frameworks.
Ability to provide solutions based on the 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.) 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, ElasticSearch, Kubernetes, Spring, Spring Boot, Experience developing eCommerce systems especially B2B eCommerce is a plus.