Application Engineering & Quality Lead

Application Engineering & Quality Lead

Location: Budapest
Hybrid working

About Sanofi:
We are an innovative global healthcare company, driven by one purpose: we chase the miracles of science to improve people's lives. Our team, across some 100 countries, is dedicated to transforming the practice of medicine by working to turn the impossible into the possible. We provide potentially life-changing treatment options and life-saving vaccine protection to millions of people globally, while putting sustainability and social responsibility at the center of our ambitions.

Sanofi has recently embarked into a vast and ambitious digital transformation program. A cornerstone of this roadmap is the acceleration of its data transformation and of the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) solutions, to accelerate R&D, manufacturing and commercial performance and bring better drugs and vaccines to patients faster, to improve health and save lives.

Join our Application Center of Excellence (COE) team as the Engineering Lead and take a pivotal role in centralizing and advancing engineering capabilities across Digital R&D. In this role, you will lead, manage, and mentor a high-performing Agile engineering team, driving innovation and operational excellence in software development.

Key Responsibilities:
Provide Technical Leadership: Guide software engineering teams with technical and leadership expertise, fostering effective collaboration and high productivity.
Leverage Modern Advancements: Implement cutting-edge technologies, including GenAI, to enhance software development efficiency and innovation.
Architect Scalable Solutions: Design and develop high-performance, scalable applications using microservices architecture, with a focus on observability and reliability.
Demonstrate Deep Expertise: Showcase technical mastery in modern internet architectures, frameworks, and best practices to drive engineering excellence.
Drive Continuous Improvement: Lead initiatives to enhance processes and outcomes across cross-platform teams, creating an Agile, adaptive environment.
Promote Learning Culture: Embrace and encourage a fast-learning mindset, advocating for continuous professional growth within the team.
Champion Agile Principles: Advocate for Agile practices, ensuring their effective adoption and maturity across teams.

Your role is critical in building innovative solutions that impact lives globally, whether by enhancing existing services or launching new ones. You'll also collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to troubleshoot issues, define product requirements, and design solutions that align with Sanofi's mission. Join us as we harness technology to redefine healthcare innovation and make a meaningful impact worldwide.

About You
Experience:
You bring a minimum of 10 years of experience managing software engineering teams, with a proven track record of leading groups of 15+ engineers.
Demonstrated success in delivering complex projects, mentoring team members effectively, and fostering a culture of collaboration and innovation.
Extensive experience driving integration initiatives across diverse systems and ensuring seamless interoperability at scale.
Skills:
Technical Skills:
Expertise in software architecture, microservices development, and scalable application design.

Proficiency in designing and implementing system integrations using APIs, middleware, and messaging systems, with strong knowledge of integration tools and patterns such as RESTful APIs, GraphQL, and event-driven architectures.

Strong coding skills in languages such as Python, Java, or Scala, as well as SQL.

Deep understanding of cloud databases (e.g., Snowflake) and data management solutions, including AWS RDS, DynamoDB, and S3, focusing on scalability, reliability, and performance optimization.

Proven ability to design, deploy, and manage secure, reliable integrations with cloud-based platforms and services, ensuring seamless data flow and system scalability.

Nice to have experience with advanced GenAI technologies, such as AWS Q and ChatGPT, alongside key AWS components like Lambda, SNS, and more, to deliver robust, cloud-native solutions.

Soft Skills:
Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work across multidisciplinary teams to deliver end-to-end solutions.

A passion for continuous learning, staying ahead of technology trends, and promoting adaptability within the team.

Education:
A degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field is required. Advanced degrees or certifications are a plus but not mandatory if your experience and skills align with the role

Languages: Proficiency in English is essential (other languages a plus)

Why choose us? An international work environment, in which you can develop your talent and realize ideas and innovations within a competent team
Opportunity to work on exciting projects, with managing an international team
Opportunity to design an organization and bring your innovative ideas
Pursue Progress . Discover Extraordinary .

Progress doesn't happen without people - people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. You can be one of those people. Chasing change, embracing new ideas and exploring all the opportunities we have to offer. Let's pursue progress. And let's discover extraordinary together.
At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or gender identity.
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