Role : Fullstack Software Engineer (Node JS)
Location : India, Remote (Work from Anywhere in India)
Minimum Qualification : B. Tech. (or equivalent) from an accredited institution
Indicative Experience 3-7 Years
Salary : Best in the Market
Domain : Development of cutting-edge data pipelines, data engineering and data analytics in Life-sciences (Pharmacology).
Other benefits : Health Insurance, Provident Fund, Life Insurance, Reimbursement of Certification Expenses, Gratuity, 24x7 Health Desk
About Norstella
At Norstella, our mission is simple: to help our clients bring life-saving therapies to market quicker—and help patients in need.
Founded in 2022, but with history going back to 1939, Norstella unites best-in-class brands to help clients navigate the complexities at each step of the drug development life cycle —and get the right treatments to the right patients at the right time.
Each organization (Citeline, Evaluate, MMIT, Panalgo, The Dedham Group) delivers must-have answers for critical strategic and commercial decision-making. Together, via our market-leading brands, we help our clients:
· Citeline – accelerate the drug development cycle
· Evaluate – bring the right drugs to market
· MMIT – identify barrier to patient access
· Panalgo – turn data into insight faster
· The Dedham Group – think strategically for specialty therapeutics
By combining the efforts of each organization under Norstella, we can offer an even wider breadth of expertise, cutting-edge data solutions and expert advisory services alongside advanced technologies such as real-world data, machine learning and predictive analytics.
As one of the largest global pharma intelligence solution providers, Norstella has a footprint across the globe with teams of experts delivering world class solutions in the USA, UK, The Netherlands, Japan, China and India.
Job Profile :
Reporting into Technology Manager, Senior Software Engineer will work with internal and external developers responsible for the development and subsequent support of the various platform services components underpinning all the customer facing applications across Company. As part of a large technology group, the Senior Software Engineer will work with product management, architecture and other software engineering teams in support of the product development roadmap.
We are looking for an experienced senior software engineer with great communication skills, deep experience in software engineering, and most importantly, the ability and willingness to keep learning in this ever-changing technology landscape.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Work on projects with significant complexity
- Be an excellent teammate, focusing on results, collaboration and winning as a team
- Have a strong sense of ownership of the solutions that your team works on
- Be willing to work with and invest yourself in learning new technologies, programming languages, databases etc.
- Be proactive, and a self-learner.
- Communicate effectively
- Be an "agile" person. You desire a fast-paced dynamic work environment
- Review existing technologies for suitability and make recommendations for change
Key Requirements:
- Excellent understanding of the front-end languages and libraries: HTML/CSS, Javascript, XML, jQuery, AJAX
- Proficiency in modern programming languages like Node.js, C#, .NET and JavaScript frameworks (e.g.React, Node.js)
- Working experience with MVC/Core, IIS, EF
- Experience with relational databases like SQL Server, MySQL
- 5+ years in Software Engineering Experience with service-oriented and/or microservices architecture
- 3+ years hands-on experience working with cloud technology (preferably AWS), and various AWS services like Lambda functions, S3, API Gateway, docker etc.
- Experience working with Git and Azure DevOps, TeamCity, Jenkins
- Experience working with unit testing frameworks Nuit, Junit, Mocha
- Proficiency with RESTful API and API security frameworks, service-oriented and/or microservices architecture
- Advanced knowledge of maintaining and debugging live software systems
- Strong investigation, code analysis and code review skills
- Experience with Data Structures, Algorithms, and general Computer Science concepts
- Good understanding of code design principles
- Experience with Agile development and delivery – Scrum, Lean, XP, Kanban methodologies
- Experience within pharma/healthcare sector is a plus
- Experience with “Test First” (TDD) software development process
- Added advantage – Terraform, Serverless, AWS Cloud Formation, CI/CD in AWS etc, Git/GitHub, Monitoring, Log Analytics
Our guiding principles for success at Norstella
01: Bold, Passionate, Mission-First
We have a lofty mission to Smooth Access to Life Saving Therapies and we will get there by being bold and passionate about the mission and our clients. Our clients and the mission in what we are trying to accomplish must be in the forefront of our minds in everything we do.
02: Integrity, Truth, Reality
We make promises that we can keep, and goals that push us to new heights. Our integrity offers us the opportunity to learn and improve by being honest about what works and what doesn’t. By being true to the data and producing realistic metrics, we are able to create plans and resources to achieve our goals.
03: Kindness, Empathy, Grace
We will empathize with everyone's situation, provide positive and constructive feedback with kindness, and accept opportunities for improvement with grace and gratitude. We use this principle across the organization to collaborate and build lines of open communication.
04: Resilience, Mettle, Perseverance
We will persevere – even in difficult and challenging situations. Our ability to recover from missteps and failures in a positive way will help us to be successful in our mission.
05: Humility, Gratitude, Learning
We will be true learners by showing humility and gratitude in our work. We recognize that the smartest person in the room is the one who is always listening, learning, and willing to shift their thinking.
