Principal Software Engineer - Developer Experience

pfizer.co.ke

Not specified (assumed flexible based on job description).
Design, build, and maintain software systems
Focus on code quality and architecture
Leverage ai tools for productivity
Pfizer is seeking a Principal Software Engineer focused on Developer Experience to design, build, and maintain software systems that enhance productivity while ensuring code quality and reliability. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in technical leadership and a strong ability to bridge the gap between engineering and other business units

Job Summary

  • In this Developer Experience role, you will treat internal platforms as products and developers as customers.
  • You will shape developer experience strategy across the business unit, creating innovative approaches to internal platforms and influencing industry practices.
  • You develop technical leaders, shape engineering talent strategy across the business unit, and build high-performing engineering teams.

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Pfizer is seeking a Principal Software Engineer focused on Developer Experience to design, build, and maintain software systems that enhance productivity while ensuring code quality and reliability. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in technical leadership and a strong ability to bridge the gap between engineering and other business units.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • design, build, and maintain software systems
  • focus on code quality and architecture
  • leverage AI tools for productivity
  • verify and review AI-generated code
  • treat internal platforms as products
  • measure developer productivity
  • document golden paths
  • advocate for friction reduction
  • ensure high adoption of platform capabilities
  • bridge Platform Engineering with consuming teams
  • translate developer feedback into platform improvements
  • define business unit technical strategy
  • shape practices across the business unit
  • maintain external visibility
  • create clarity from ambiguity

Nice-to-have

  • Communicate with Precision
  • Don't Lose Your Curiosity
  • Think in Systems
  • Own the Outcome
  • Be Polymath Oriented
  • Shape knowledge strategy
  • Drive learning organization culture
  • Shape discovery-to-scale pipeline
  • Innovate on documentation approaches
  • Define data engineering standards
  • Solve complex analytical challenges
  • Innovate on statistical approaches
  • Shape synthetic data strategy
  • Develop technical leaders
  • Create collaborative culture

Key Requirements

  • 12+ years of relevant experience
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
  • Deep technical expertise
  • Proven track record of organization-wide technical leadership

Work Rights

Not specified

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