Lead Software Engineer (Java, Javascript, Oracle Database)

Bring more to life.

Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?

At IDBS, of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.

You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.

IDBS helps BioPharma organizations unlock the potential of AI/ML to improve the lives of patients. As a trusted long-term partner to 80% of the top 20 global BioPharma companies1, IDBS delivers powerful cloud software and services specifically designed to meet the evolving needs of the BioPharma sector.

IDBS, a Danaher company, leverages 35 years of scientific informatics expertise to help organizations design, execute and orchestrate processes, manage, contextualize and structure data and gain valuable insights throughout the product lifecycle, from R&D through manufacturing. Known for its signature IDBS E-WorkBook software, IDBS has extended its flexible, scalable solutions to the IDBS Polar and PIMS cloud platforms to help scientists make smarter decisions with assured confidence in both GxP and non-GxP environments.

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The Lead Software Engineer is a key technical expert who solves challenging problems and influences strategic direction. They provide hands-on technical leadership in troubleshooting, diagnosing, and resolving customer issues, building and delivering solutions, and promoting good engineering practices across the team.

This position reports to the Engineering Manager and is part of the Customer Sustaining Team of Engineering Department located in Bangalore and will be an on-site role.

• In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Develop high-quality software solutions to address customer escalations and support incidents. Collaborate with team members and cross-functional teams to investigate and resolve defects, delivering enhancements that improve user experiences.
• Troubleshoot and diagnose complex technical issues using tools like Nslookup, Ping, Traceroute, Wireshark, Netstat, Telnet/SSH, GDB, VisualVM, JStack, and JProfiler, ensuring timely resolution and sharing learnings to prevent future issues.
• Work closely with Engineering and Customer Support teams to understand customer problems, provide updates, and enhance satisfaction. Perform root cause analysis, create, validate, and deliver patches or solutions to customers.
• Support recruitment activities and technical of new team members.
• Continuously develop skills, learn new technologies, and contribute to team improvement. Establish and promote TDD/BDD strategies, Continuous Integration (CI), and Continuous Delivery (CD) processes within the team.

• The essential requirements of the job include:

• Educational Background & Experience: Bachelor's degree in software engineering, computer science, or related field with 8+ years of software development experience.
• Technical Troubleshooting & Optimization: Proven skills in diagnosing and resolving complex technical issues, with a focus on security, performance, scalability, reliability, and memory management.
• Programming & Frontend Expertise: Extensive expertise in Java (OOP, multithreading, memory management) and knowledge of JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, and frontend frameworks like React or Angular

• Testing Proficiency: Proficient in writing unit and integration tests using tools like JUnit, Jest, Mocha, Cypress, Playwright, and Jasmine.

• CI/CD & Database Skills: Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines and tools (AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, Jenkins, Gradle, Maven, Grunt, SonarQube) and experience with databases (Oracle, PostgreSQL, MongoDB) including optimization and troubleshooting.
• Leadership experience in guiding, mentoring junior developers, fostering a collaborative environment, conducting code reviews, and proficiency in Agile methodologies and practices.

• It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• Experience in the Life Sciences industry and regulated environments, participating in audits and ensuring compliance with QMS procedures.
• Ability to design scalable, maintainable, and efficient software architectures, including microservices and cloud-native solutions using AWS, Kubernetes, and Terraform. Familiarity with containerization tools like Docker and Kubernetes, and knowledge of DevOps practices including automation, infrastructure as code, and continuous monitoring.
• Championing and promoting software engineering best practices, secure design, development, testing, and architectural practices, quality standards, with a good understanding of the OWASP top-10 for web- based applications, and monitoring metrics for system performance and customer issues. Proactively reviewing and improving procedures and processes. Utilizing the Danaher DBS toolkit to foster a culture of continuous improvement.

IDBS, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.

Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

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