Software Engineer

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Responsibilities

• ▹Develop, test, document and maintain software components, internal tools and automation for the engineering platform
• ▹Contribute to self-service capabilities that help product and data teams work more efficiently and consistently
• ▹Turn well-defined manual or repetitive tasks into reliable automated workflows
• ▹Write clean, readable, maintainable code and participate actively in code reviews
• ▹Investigate and resolve straightforward defects, operational issues and support requests, with guidance when needed
• ▹Contribute to unit, integration and automated quality checks for the services and tools you build
• ▹Work closely with platform engineers, software engineers, data engineers and internal users to understand requirements and validate solutions
• ▹Contribute technical input, examples and implementation detail to team documentation and design discussions
• ▹Learn and apply the team's practices for security, reliability, observability, version control and continuous delivery

Requirements

• ▹Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering or a related engineering discipline
• ▹1-2 years of relevant professional experience in software engineering, including internships or equivalent hands-on experience
• ▹Solid programming fundamentals and practical experience in at least one general-purpose programming language; Python is particularly relevant
• ▹Understanding of core software engineering concepts such as version control, testing, APIs, debugging and maintainable code
• ▹Familiarity with Git-based collaboration and code-review practices
• ▹A structured, curious approach to problem-solving and a willingness to ask questions, seek feedback and learn quickly
• ▹Clear written and spoken English

Nice to have

• ▹Exposure to data-engineering practices such as Python, SQL or data pipelines
• ▹Cloud services (preferably AWS) and infrastructure-as-code concepts
• ▹CI/CD and modern DevOps practices
• ▹Curiosity about current AI/ML developments, including LLM-enabled developer tools or agentic engineering approaches

Soft skills

What we offer

• ▹Diverse, inclusive culture where you can grow at your own pace
• ▹Professional growth alongside experienced colleagues

About the company

Merck is a science and technology company working in Healthcare, Life Science and Electronics. Its Platform Engineering team creates shared tools, self-service capabilities and automations that help engineering teams build, deploy and operate reliable software.