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Job Summary:

In this role, as a senior software engineer with a focus on the backend development, you will design, develop, document, test, and enhance highly available, distributed, scalable and secure compute systems and platforms with an emphasis on Internet of Things Applications in the Health/Medical Industry, Factory Automation, Digital Manufacturing Orchestration, and other team initiatives.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Work with internal/external stakeholders to understand business needs and translate to technical designs
  • Execute full lifecycle software development
  • Write well-designed, self-documented, testable, performant, secure, and efficient code
  • Design and implement new software features with frequent reviews from stakeholders
  • Research emerging technologies to create and maintain competitive advantage
  • Contribute to the continued improvement of standards, tooling, and processes
  • Create prototype solutions that explore innovative ideas
  • Participate in cross-team technical discussions
  • Participate in daily standup meetings
  • Participate in code reviews
  • Other duties as assigned

Requirements

Basic Qualifications:

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent preferred

Experience: Minimum 5 years related work experience

Programming: Fluency in Node.js and other modern languages

Infrastructure: Knowledge and experience in modern computer system architecture, cloud technology, and databases

Language: Fluent in Mandarin and English in reading, writing, and speaking

Possess a strong level of curiosity, interest, and eagerness to learn modern technologies quickly

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

  • In-depth experience with agile development practices
  • Solid experience with TypeScript, NodeJS, and PostgreSQL for backend development
  • Experience with NestJS is a big plus
  • Experience with RxJS is a plus
  • Experience with IoT (Internet of Things) device connectivity is a good asset
  • Experience with Kafka is a big plus
  • Experience with GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) validation, Medical Regulatory Approval processes are a big plus
  • Expertise in development concepts such as multi-threading and concurrency
  • Ability to work in a global and virtual environment
  • Ability to lead a team of software engineers through the entire software lifecycle
  • Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment

Travel Requirements:

  • 10% travel, including global
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About us

West Taiwan is a Digital Technology Center of West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc., dedicated to exploring and utilizing leading-edge software development technologies to build high-quality software. Current and future development projects involve industrial production and automation, medical monitoring and analysis, smart medical devices, healthcare data exchange system and IoT for hospitals. With an international team of more than 40 software engineers in Taiwan and Taichung, we have developed a broad scope of technological expertise including machine-learning, mapping systems, cloud infrastructure, highly scalable clusters, infrastructure-as-a-code and testing automation.

Our parent company, West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of packaging components and delivery systems for injectable drugs and healthcare products. Working by the side of its customers from concept to patient, West creates products that promote the efficiency, reliability and safety of the world's pharmaceutical drug supply.

West is a listed company in NYSE and named to the S&P 500 Index in 2020. Headquartered in Exton, Pennsylvania, it supports its customers from locations in North and South America, Europe, Asia and Australia. West's 2019 net sales of $1.84 billion reflect the daily use of approximately 100 million of its components and devices, which are designed to improve the delivery of healthcare to patients around the world.

In 1983, West established operations in Singapore in the Asia Pacific region. In 2009, an injection molding facility opened in Shanghai Qingpu Industrial Zone in China. At present, West has two digital technology centers in Bengaluru India and Taiwan China, three main production bases located in Singapore, Shanghai China and Chennai India, and seven offices and distributor centers in Australia, China, India, Korea, and Singapore. Globally, West has about 50 locations with 25 manufacturing facilities

Join us and be part of the journey of the digital revolution!