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At Lilly, the work is demanding because patients are waiting. We unite caring with discovery to help make life better for people around the world, knowing that every decision, every detail, and every day matters. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, our over 50,000 employees around the globe take on complex challenges to discover and deliver life-changing medicines, strengthen how health is understood and managed, and support the communities we serve. This is hard, urgent, selfless workbut its work worth doing. If youre driven by purpose and ready to bring your best to work that truly matters for patients, we invite you to join us. About the Technology Organization Technology at Lilly builds and maintains capabilities using pioneering technologies like most prominent tech companies. What differentiates Technology at Lilly is that we create new possibilities through tech to advance our purpose creating medicines that make life better for people around the world, like data driven drug discovery and connected clinical trials. We hire the best technology professionals from a variety of backgrounds, so they can bring an assortment of knowledge, skills, and diverse thinking to deliver solutions in every area of our business. About the Business Function The Software Product Engineering (SPE) team is a specialised engineering group that delivers strategic solutions and differentiated capabilities. We take a forward-thinking approach, focusing on an enterprise platform and product mindset, ensuring that the solutions we build can be leveraged across Technology teams for broader impact and efficiency. Job Title: Senior Software Engineer Operations Role Summary As a Software Engineer Operations, you will provide advanced technical support for a suite of products, acting as the escalation point for L2 support and customer queries. You will troubleshoot, diagnose, and resolve incidents related to application functionality, integrations, performance, and security, collaborating closely with development and cross-functional teams to deliver timely fixes and ensure product quality. What Youll Be Doing - Provide advanced technical support for suite of products, acting as the escalation point for L2 support and customer queries. - Troubleshoot, diagnose, and resolve incidents related to application functionality, integrations, performance, and security. - Collaborate with development teams (frontend, backend, full stack) to analyse root causes, reproduce issues, and deliver timely fixes or workarounds. - Monitor application health, logs, and alerts using tools such as AWS CloudWatch, Winston, or similar. - Maintain and update knowledge base articles, FAQs, and runbooks for recurring issues and resolutions. - Support deployment activities, including post-release validation and rollback procedures. - Participate in incident management, including RCA (Root Cause Analysis), documentation, and communication with stakeholders. - Ensure compliance with internal standards and external regulations (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA, as relevant). - Contribute to continuous improvement of support processes. - Collaborate cross-functionally with product, QA, and engineering teams to drive product quality and customer satisfaction. - Take responsibility for authoring technical documents, including design documents, runbooks, troubleshooting guides, and other relevant documentation to support operations and knowledge sharing. How You Will Succeed - Demonstrate strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with hands-on experience in debugging web applications (frontend and backend). - Utilise monitoring, logging, and alerting tools (e.g., AWS CloudWatch, Winston, Datadog, ELK). - Work effectively with ticketing systems (e.g., Jira, ServiceNow) and incident management workflows. - Apply good understanding of RESTful APIs, databases (PostgreSQL, Redis), and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP). - Support CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes. - Use basic scripting skills (e.g., Bash, Python, JavaScript) for automation and troubleshooting. - Communicate and collaborate effectively across teams. What You Should Bring - 46 years experience in application support, technical troubleshooting, or software engineering. - Experience supporting products in regulated industries (Life Sciences, Healthcare, etc.). - Familiarity with frontend frameworks (React, Material-UI) and backend technologies (Node.js, Express.js). - Knowledge of security best practices and compliance requirements. - Exposure to Agile methodologies and SDLC. - Experience with knowledge base management and documentation. - Interest in continuous learning and process improvement. - Bachelors degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent practical experience). Additional Information Availability to work flexible work hours is/may be . This team will support continuous operations across .
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That number is real. WorkMundi's database shows 144,883 open engineer roles across the world. India has the most with 31,687 jobs, followed by the United States with 30,084. If you just finished reading one job ad and felt paralyzed by choice, you're not alone—but this scale is actually an advantage. It means you can afford to be selective.
Start by geography and language. The majority of engineer ads—117,837 of them—have the job posting text written in English. Use that as one filter, but remember: the ad text language tells you nothing about whether the role actually requires you to speak English day-to-day. Read the job description carefully. Then check which countries have the volume you're targeting. Singapore, Poland, and Australia round out the top five after India and the US.
Next, learn who's hiring. Accenture has posted 2,801 engineer roles. andurilindustries, speechify, and jobgether are also actively recruiting. If you're applying to one of these names, research their hiring patterns and interview style before you apply. That homework pays off.
When you interview, expect the question every engineer hears: 'Tell me about a time you had to debug a problem that wasn't in your job description.' Have a specific story ready—not a general one. Name the tools, the deadline pressure, and what you learned. Hiring managers listen for whether you see problem-solving as part of the role itself, not a favour.