Job Description

To our tech center in Prague we are looking for a Senior Application Integration Software Engineer. Would you like to work on important and meaningful IT solutions that directly impact our business? Would you like to work in a dynamic, cross-functional, self-organized, agile team using modern tools and methods? Read further!

Our Systems Integration Platform is a critical enabler for our digital transformation journey. It enables fast, efficient, and secure data and information exchange across essential systems and applications. As a member of our team, you will work in a modern cloud environment and use modern tools and innovative technologies to design, build, operate, and continuously improve important system integrations using various integration patterns, such as - APIs, microservices, orchestration, messaging, etc.

Terms like agile, automation, continuous integration, and deployment are not just "buzzwords" in our team. As the team is self-organized, self-driven, and has full ownership of the Platform, you will participate in shaping the Platform's future - its mission, goals, roadmap, and ways of working.

We highly value our team spirit based on mutual respect, good relationships, and a "no blame" culture. We have adopted a flexible hybrid working model. In a great collaborative office environment, you will enjoy coming to the office to have productive team meetings - brainstorming, planning, designing, etc. When you need to be productive and focus on individual work, you will work from home with the company's full support.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and deploy application integrations using various integration patterns - APIs, microservices, messaging, streaming, event processing, orchestration, etc.

Leverage standardized platform tools and patterns - Mulesoft Anypoint, Kong API Gateway, etc.

Work in an agile, cross-functional, self-organized delivery squad and have a proactive approach to team activities - standup, planning, backlog refinement, retrospective, etc.

Collaborate with delivery leads, solution architects, and product managers to ensure we provide the right solution to our stakeholders at the right time

"Own" the entire lifecycle of integrations - from requirements through design and implementation towards production deployment and support

Expected skills

Strong software engineering skills - at least 5 years experience in software development

At least 3 years experience in building integration solutions - APIs, backends, orchestration, microservices, etc.

Good experience in at least one programming language, preferably - Javascript/Node.js, Python, or Java

Good understanding of various integration patterns - APIs, microservices, orchestration, messaging, etc.

Good experience with modern software development based on heavy usage of Git, automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, etc.

Nice to have skills

Experience with leading integration tools - Mulesoft, Boomi, Tibco BW, SAP BTP, etc.

Experience with API-related standards, tools, and technologies - HTTP, REST, OpenAPI Specification, OAuth 2.0, GraphQL, RPC, etc.

Experience with cloud technologies (AWS, Azure) and command line interfaces (UNIX, Linux)

General understanding of the pharma industry

Experience with IT delivery in larger teams

What we offer 

Exciting work in a great team, global projects, international environment 

Opportunity to learn and grow professionally within the company globally 

Hybrid working model, flexible role pattern 

Pension and health insurance contributions 

Internal reward system plus referral programme 

5 weeks annual leave, 5 sick days, 15 days of certified sick leave paid above statutory requirements annually, 40 paid hours annually for volunteering activities, 12 weeks of parental contribution 

Cafeteria for tax free benefits according to your choice (meal vouchers, Lítačka, sport, culture, health, travel, etc.), Multisport Card 

Vodafone, Raiffeisen Bank, Foodora, and Mall.cz discount programmes 

Up-to-date laptop and iPhone 

Parking in the garage, showers, refreshments, library, music corner 

Competitive salary, incentive pay, and many more 

 

Ready to take up the challenge? Apply now! 
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Employee Status:

Regular

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Flexible Work Arrangements:

Hybrid

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Required Skills:

Data Engineering, Data Visualization, Design Applications, Software Configurations, Software Development, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Solution Architecture, System Designs, Systems Integration, Testing

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Job Posting End Date:

02/12/2025

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Requisition ID:R334303