Fullstack Software Engineer

Location: Thousand Oaks, California, United States

Company

Amgen is a biotechnology company developing, manufacturing, and delivering medicines across oncology, inflammation, general medicine, and rare disease.

What you will do

• Develop and maintain frontend applications using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and preferably React.
• Develop and manage backend services using Python or Node and AWS cloud infrastructure.
• Build or integrate applications using generative AI, LLMs, agentic workflows, RAG patterns, or AI orchestration frameworks.
• Collaborate with design and product teams to translate user needs into technical requirements.
• Write clean, efficient, well-tested code; participate in code reviews.
• Maintain system uptime and performance while adapting to new technologies.

Requirements

• Master’s degree, or a bachelor’s degree with 2 years of software development experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Hands-on web development experience with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Backend development experience with Python, SQL, and SQL/NoSQL databases.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, communication, troubleshooting, and teamwork skills.
• Ability to work effectively with global virtual teams and manage multiple priorities.

Nice to have

• API integration, serverless computing, microservices, vector databases, or large language model experience.
• Experience with LangChain, LlamaIndex, prompt engineering, or model fine-tuning.
• DevOps CI/CD pipelines, design patterns, data structures, or test-driven development experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or engineering and a cloud computing certificate.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, innovative, and science-based work environment.
• Health, dental, vision, life, disability, and flexible spending benefits for eligible employees and dependents.
• Retirement and savings plan with company contributions.
• Annual bonus program and stock-based long-term incentives.
• Paid time-off plans and career development opportunities.
• Flexible work models may be available where applicable; sponsorship is not guaranteed.