Lead Engineer

Description

Position at Apexon

About Apexon:

Apexon is a digital-first technology services firm specializing in accelerating business transformation and delivering human-centric digital experiences. We have been meeting customers wherever they are in the digital lifecycle and helping them outperform their competition through speed and innovation.

Apexon brings together distinct core competencies - in AI, analytics, app development, cloud, commerce, CX, data, DevOps, IoT, mobile, quality engineering and UX, and our deep expertise in BFSI, healthcare, and life sciences - to help businesses capitalize on the unlimited opportunities digital offers. Our reputation is built on a comprehensive suite of engineering services, a dedication to solving clients' toughest technology problems, and a commitment to continuous improvement.

Backed by Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Everstone Capital, Apexon now has a global presence of 15 offices (and 10 delivery centers) across four continents.

We enable #HumanFirstDIGITAL

Role Description:

As a Lead Software Engineer, you are joining a passionate software engineering team to build sequencing products to change patients' lives. You will design, implement, and lead the development of software features and product infrastructure, primarily from a backend perspective while working with cloud technology - AWS, Java, distributed platform, Spring, and more. Ultimately, the software you produce will impact patient care globally.

Key responsibilities:

• Software Development: propose and evaluate design options, review code, analyze requirements, implement high quality code and tests in areas of web APIs, database, and Cloud-components, as well as analysis pipeline execution.
• Leadership: be a hands-on technical leader on projects and work closely with architects, product managers, and other development leads and teams across sites to drive projects forward with high quality code, scalable and maintainable components, and delivering excellence on schedule. Provide technical leadership through coaching and mentoring other engineers.
• Process & Operations: ensure test automation and regulatory compliance are embedded into software development practices and apply Lean principles in activities you participate in for the continuous improvement of how our team's function and the quality of the products we build.

Who you are?

When you join us, you will have meaningful work developing an innovative technology that saves and improves lives around the world. As you collaborate with some of the best engineers in the industry, you will make a huge difference in cancer diagnostics! Our team is collaborative and fast-paced. And we offer a competitive salary with a rich benefits package.

Qualifications:

• • Bachelor's degree in computer science or related technical discipline
  • 7+ years of hands-on experience designing, developing and deploying scalable web applications and services
  • Possess strong problem solving skills
  • Be a team player while possessing strong technical leadership skills to work as a part of the team towards successful project execution
  • Experience in developing and implementing application having event-based architecture using technologies like Kafka
  • Expertise in building software products using Java, TypeScript, REST APIs, Microservices, and modern web application framework like Angular/React
  • Experience working on various Data structures like Stack, Queue, LinkedList etc. and algorithms
  • Experience developing and deploying production software utilizing public cloud infrastructure, preferably AWS
  • Ability to participate in architectural discussions and take ownership of projects to deliver high quality software
  • Experience collaborating with software architect on application deployment architecture and sizing for best product stability, performance, security, reliability, and supportability on cloud
  • Experience with relational and NoSQL databases
  • Ability to develop reusable, inner- or open-sourced components for multiple project
  • Ability to understand sophisticated workflows and graph structures
  • Experience with test driven development is a plus
  • Experience partnering with security and compliance teams to ensure the software meets the relevant requirements
  • Experience maintaining high standards of software quality by establishing and following best practices within the team
  • Ability to work with globally distributed and multi-cultural teams

  Nice to Have:

  • Experience developing regulated products under design control
  • Experience working on FrontEnd development using technologies like HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Angular/React etc.
  • Experience with virtualization, containers, and orchestration platforms (Dockers, Kubernetes)
  • Familiarity with tools like Datadog, Helm, GitHub Actions etc.
  • Passion for continuous improvement in software development processes & frameworks

Don't worry if you don't check all the boxes; we'd still love to hear from you.

Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

Did you know that Apexon has been Certified™ by Great Place To Work®, the global authority on workplace culture, in each of the three regions in which it operates: USA (for the fourth time in 2023), India (seven consecutive certifications as of 2023), and the UK.

Apexon is committed to being an equal opportunity employer and promoting diversity in the workplace. We take affirmative action to ensure equal employment opportunity for all qualified individuals. Apexon strictly prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind and provides equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to gender, race, color, ethnicity or national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law.

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Our Perks and Benefits:

Our benefits and rewards program has been thoughtfully designed to recognize your skills and contributions, elevate your learning/upskilling experience and provide care and support for you and your loved ones.

As an Apexer, you get continuous skill-based development, opportunities for career advancement, and access to comprehensive health and well-being benefits and assistance.

We also offer:

1. Health Insurance with Dental & Vision
2. 401K Plan
3. Life Insurance, STD & LTD
4. Paid Vacations & Holidays
5. Paid Parental Leave
6. FSA Dependent & Limited Purpose care
7. Learning & Development