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At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.

Job title:

Principle Software Engineer

Location:

Wrexham, UK

Reports to:

Chief Operating Officer, Aparito

Hybrid/Remote:

Hybrid

About Lilly

Lilly is a global healthcare leader that unites caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We were founded more than a century ago by a man committed to creating high-quality medicines that meet real needs, and today we remain true to that mission in all our work. Across the globe, Lilly employees work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to communities through philanthropy and volunteerism .

Role Overview

As a Principal Software Engineer at Aparito, you will be a hands-on technologist working across all parts of the Atom5 platform. You will work in an agile manner, developing features as per sprint priority plans and helping to increase overall team velocity. You will be part of a collaborative team, sharing and reviewing ideas, mentoring and guiding team members through technology architecture and implementation details.

Key Responsibilities

Be responsible for all aspects of projects across the full lifecycle, including: Scoping, Technology selection, architecture design, Engineering processes, quality & testing
Ensure Security and Quality documentation is up to date with company and regulatory standards
Keep up to date with the evolving industry, embracing new languages and frameworks, containers and cloud, and not be afraid to dig deep and learn new things all the time
Have an inquisitive and curious mind, often exploring the inner workings of the tools and libraries you use to understand how they work

Essential Skills

Demonstrable understanding of best practices in software engineering
Ability to lead and mentor a development team focused on quality and speed
Good communication skills demonstrating the process and progress to stakeholders, as well as internal team communication
Proficiency in at least one general purpose programming language (Java or Javascript/Typescript) with willingness to learn new languages and technologies
Experience or familiarity with some of the core platform frameworks and libraries: Spring Boot, ReactJS, React Native, Docker
Familiarity with Linux environment
Enjoy participating in the full lifecycle of the software product: from idea and design, via implementation, to operational considerations
Be able to write clean code, take pride in your work and value simplicity, testing and productivity as part of your daily routine, always putting user experience and security first

Embracing Diversity

Embracing diversity is at the core of our long-held value of respect for people. It is the lens through which we understand and respond to the unique needs of the millions of individuals who depend on our medicines.

For us, embracing diversity means understanding, respecting, and valuing differences, including but not limited to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. The greatest measure of our diversity efforts is our ability to attract and retain exceptional employees who feel comfortable in a culture that supports them being themselves.

Lilly is dedicated to helping individuals with disabilities to actively engage in the workforce, ensuring equal opportunities when vying for positions. If you require accommodation to submit a resume for a position at Lilly, please complete the accommodation request form (https://careers.lilly.com/us/en/workplace-accommodation) for further assistance. Please note this is for individuals to request an accommodation as part of the application process and any other correspondence will not receive a response.

Lilly does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.

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Seniority level Mid-Senior level
Employment type

Employment type Full-time
Job function

Job function Engineering and Information Technology
Industries Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
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