Lead Software Engineer (Solution Design)

Bayer is a company focused on health and innovation. The role is part of Bayer's Customer Engagement Team working on improving System and Data Integration Capabilities within Pharma Commercial.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or related field.
• 7+ years of experience as a software engineer.
• Experience establishing and maintaining development standards across multiple teams.
• Experience presenting solution designs to architecture boards and incorporating feedback.
• Ownership of API or platform standards with cross-team adoption.
• Experience co-authoring or reviewing architecture decision records with enterprise architects.
• Experience navigating cross-team dependencies to deliver integrated solutions.
• Excellent experience with component design as part of Composable Architecture principles like MACH.
• Experience working in agile teams using Scrum or Kanban.
• Excellent programming skills in Python and TypeScript (Node.js) and at least one strongly typed compiled language (C#, Java, or Kotlin).
• Experience with Git and collaborative development via GitHub.
• Experience developing RESTful APIs, API specification, contract design, and documentation using OpenAPI and Swagger.
• Good knowledge of database and integration technologies including PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redshift, and noSQL.
• Knowledge of test-driven development and API test methodologies.
• Experience with streaming integration and messaging solutions like Kafka and Cloud Messaging Queues.
• Knowledge of monitoring and observability tools like OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, and Amazon CloudWatch.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and orchestration tools like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Knowledge of static analysis tools such as SonarQube and CodeQL.

• Own end-to-end solution design with a strong API focus, from concept through architecture decisions to implementation guidance.
• Collaborate closely with enterprise architects and present solution proposals to architecture boards.
• Drive stakeholder alignment across product, platform, security, and business functions.
• Champion creation and usage of API templates, SDKs, reusable services, and the Internal Developer Platform (Backstage).
• Lead adoption of Composable Architecture principles across Pharma Commercial.
• Define and enforce team-based standards for design patterns, programming tools, and techniques.
• Review system designs of product squads for technology selection and integration.
• Validate solution approaches through prototyping.
• Own delivery outcomes balancing quality and time-to-market.
• Leverage AI coding assistants and promote their adoption.
• Design and govern reusable components with clear contracts and documentation.
• Mentor and work closely with less experienced colleagues.