Becton, Dickinson and Company

Senior Software Engineer

Becton, Dickinson and Company$105K — $168K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in a S.T.E.M related field
  • 5 years of increasing responsibility in R&D roles, focused on coding
  • Proficient in various programming languages (e.g., Python, Java, Go)
  • Experience with multiple database systems (MySQL, SQL Server)
  • Willingness to travel up to 10%

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement software according to coding guidelines
  • Evaluate and test software, including third-party solutions
  • Create technical documentation for software processes
  • Participate in design review meetings to ensure adherence to procedures
  • Document and fix software errors
  • Engage in continuous professional development activities
  • Collaborate with project teams on Product Engineering initiatives
  • Cultivate positive working relationships with peers and team members

Benefits

  • Participate in educational programs and workshops
  • Opportunities for professional growth and development
  • Engage in a collaborative and supportive team environment
Full Job Description
Job Description

Summary:

The Pyxis ES Development team is looking for Software Engineers to join a high-performing, collaborative development organization.

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience working in enterprise software environments and enjoys partnering with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, high-quality solutions. Candidates should have experience with Go or Java and/or modern web technologies such as React, Node.js, Spring, or Ruby. They should thrive in fast-paced Agile environments, contribute effectively within high-performing teams, and demonstrate a strong commitment to continuous learning, professional development, and team success.

Preferred experience includes containerization technologies, security and authentication frameworks such as TLS/PKI and OAuth 2.0, messaging platforms including Kafka and RabbitMQ, and relational databases such as SQL Server and MySQL. Experience implementing monitoring, observability, systems management, and centralized logging solutions is also highly desirable.

Successful candidates will have experience designing and supporting microservices-based architecture across both on-premises and cloud-native environments. They possess strong written and verbal communication skills, work effectively within diverse and collaborative teams, and maintain a customer-focused mindset. Strong analytical, critical-thinking, and problem-solving abilities are essential for success in this role.

Responsibilities:
  • Perform software design and implementation, following coding guidelines and considering system characteristics to produce optimal performance, reliability, and maintainability
  • Conduct software evaluation and testing of own software, software from other engineering staff, and third-party software
  • Provide technical documentation for the design, implementation and testing of the software
  • Attend design review meetings as needed to adhere to the software development procedures
  • Document and repair errors related to software
  • Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, current literature, in-service meetings and workshops
  • Work with cross-functional project teams to complete Product Engineering projects with minimal guidance
  • Develop cohesive interpersonal working relationships with all peers and team members
  • Work with source code management tools (e.g. Github) and work tracking tools (e.g. JIRA)


Minimum Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree in a S.T.E.M related field.
  • 5 years of growing responsibility in Research & Development roles, with emphasis in coding experience (Python, Java, Go, C, C++, C# etc.)
  • Experience with multiple database implementations (e.g. MySQL, SQL Server, non-relational databases)
  • Willingness to travel up to 10% or less (domestic and international).


Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
  • Experience operating in agile development environments
  • Experience with healthcare environments
  • Experience with cloud-based technologies from public cloud providers (e.g. AWS, GCF, Azure).
  • Experience with REST architecture
  • Experience with RPC protocols
  • Experience with Container orchestration frameworks (e.g. Kubernetes, Docker, OpenShift)
  • Experience with Infrastructure as code (e.g. Terraform, Pulumi)


Primary Work Location
USA CA - San Diego TC Bldg C&D

Additional Locations

Work Shift

Salary Range Information
$105,500.00 - $168,800.00 USD Annual

About Becton, Dickinson and Company

BD is a global technology company that provides diagnostics and technologies for frontliners. Through their solutions and services, they assist scientists in detecting diseases and advanced researchers' on developing diagnoses and therapeutics. BD was established in 1897 by Farleigh Dickinson and Maxwell Becton in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

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