Fullstack Software Engineer

Who are Sanofi?

We are Sanofi, we are at the very beginning of our digital transformation. We will be assembling a brand new digital focused cross-functional agile team in the heart of Paris. This will be a brand new amazing office separate from HQ as a digital lab or accelerator, think startup within an enterprise.

This is an excellent opportunity to help a global enterprise with an epic digital transformation programme.

Who We Are In a Nutshell

We are a global biopharmaceutical company focused on human health. Our purpose is to find treatment to fight pain and ease suffering. We combine breakthrough science and advanced technology to develop life-changing medicines and vaccines.

Digital & Data is at the heart of Sanofi: our ambition is to be the leading digital healthcare platform to develop & deliver medicine faster, enable healthcare professionals to improve treatments and help patients improve their health. Our scale, strong connections within health ecosystems across the world, and ability to leverage Sanofi’s capabilities make us the best place to push the boundaries of medicine through technology.

Day 1, what can you expect from us?

We provide a highly collaborative environment, with an opportunity to work with a world class team. Your peers will be smart. Learn what it takes to make a service with a truly global reach. We have a nice office environment situated in central Paris, near Porte Maillot. Come help us shape the future of digital health.

What we are looking for

Excellent software engineers that want to collaborate with teammates to implement a new feature and help improve our products. Add to our existing services or roll out a new service to support this feature. Identify and help troubleshoot an issue affecting users in one of our many regions in the world. Participate in defining new product requirements and design together with the product team.

Skills

• Experience developing high performance, highly available & scalable applications with a micro-service architecture and a in-depth understanding of observability
• Knowledge if and experience with high performance data stores
• Deep Technical understanding of modern web architectures and frameworks
• In depth exposure to cloud platforms, preferably AWS
• Ability to drive continuous improvements through multiple cross-platform teams
• Ability to learn fast, and a passion for learning are absolutely essential
• Diverse programming language experience preferred
• Proven experience of agile practices
• Systematic problem-solving approach, coupled with strong communication skills and a sense of ownership and drive
• The need to automate repetitive tasks

Tech Stack

We have a diverse stack and as long as you are willing to work with a microservices approach, we are open-minded about your technology preferences. You’ll have the ability to explore new technologies and strategies. Our current stack looks like this:

Some of the key tech we currently use or plan to use:

• Backend: GraphQL, Node.js, many of the AWS stack
• Frontend: React, JavaScript, Typescript
• Clouds: Mostly Amazon Web Services but also Microsoft Azure, GCP
• Infrastructure as Code: Serverless, AWS Cloudformation & CDK
• Containers: Kubernetes, Docker

Desired Experience

• Experience in operating in an Continuous Delivery environment
• Experience in operating in an Agile development environment
• Experience in operating with automated quality test approaches eg TDD

Desired personal attributes

• Ability to work independently and as part of multiple teams inside a global engineering team.
• Excellent problem solving skills
• High energy, confident, and ambitious individual
• Must be a passionate communicator, willing to challenge and enhance ideas while preserving relationships
• Interested in lots of aspects of technology, not just one tech!
• Must be as passionate as we are about chasing the miracle of science to improve people’s lives