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Manager, Full Stack Developer

The Opportunity

Based in Hyderabad, join a global healthcare biopharma company and be part of a 130- year legacy of success backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare.Be part of an organization driven by digital technology and data-backed approaches that support a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines, and animal health products.Drive innovation and execution excellence. Be a part of a team with passion for using data, analytics, and insights to drive decision-making, and which creates custom software, allowing us to tackle some of the world's greatest health threats.

Our Technology Centers focus on creating a space where teams can come together to deliver business solutions that save and improve lives. An integral part of our company’s IT operating model, Tech Centers are globally distributed locations where each IT division has employees to enable our digital transformation journey and drive business outcomes. These locations, in addition to the other sites, are essential to supporting our business and strategy.

A focused group of leaders in each Tech Center helps to ensure we can manage and improve each location, from investing in growth, success, and well-being of our people, to making sure colleagues from each IT division feel a sense of belonging to managing critical emergencies. And together, we must leverage the strength of our team to collaborate globally to optimize connections and share best practices across the Tech Centers.

Role Overview

Our digital platforms are the face of our enterprise applications. A modern, intuitive, and responsive user interface directly impacts adoption, customer experience, and business outcomes.

This Junior Full Stack Developer will play a pivotal role in delivering engaging UI experiences backed by scalable APIs and services, working closely with backend and integration teams to build our strategic product in Merck landscape.

This position is ideal for someone eager to grow in both frontend and backend skills.

Key Responsibilities 

Frontend Development (Primary Focus) 

Develop responsive and interactive web applications using React.js, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript/TypeScript. 

Collaborate with UX/UI designers to translate wireframes and prototypes into functional features. 

Implement state management (Redux or Context API) and handle API data rendering. 

Ensure cross-browser compatibility, accessibility (WCAG standards), and performance optimization. 

Design and implement high-quality, maintainable, and scalable frontend solutions using JavaScript, TypeScript, React, and NodeJS.  

Utilize strong knowledge of software architecture and design patterns to develop efficient, high-performance applications.  

Contribute in architectural discussions and provide solutions for complex technical challenges.  

Participate in the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), ensuring timelines and quality standards are met.  

Integrate testing processes into the development workflow, optimizing for automated testing and quality assurance.  

Familiarity with software architecture and solution design, especially in cloud environments and microservices and integration methods. 

 

Backend & API Integration (Secondary Focus) 

Build and maintain basic Java/Spring Boot microservices under senior developer guidance. 

Integrate UI with RESTful APIs (MuleSoft or backend services) securely and efficiently. 

Assist in writing unit tests for backend services and API endpoints. 

 

Collaboration & Agile Delivery 

Work closely with backend, integration, and DevOps teams to deliver full-stack features. 

Participate in sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives. 

Follow code quality standards and participate in code reviews. 

Collaborate with product managers, UX/UI designers, backend developers, and other stakeholders to gather and analyze requirements for new features and enhancements.  

 

Quality & Continuous Improvement 

Write unit and integration tests for UI components (Jest, React Testing Library). 

Optimize front-end performance (lazy loading, bundling, caching). 

Document UI components, APIs, and development workflows. 

 

Qualifications: 

3-7 years experience in frontend or full-stack development. 

Strong skills in React.js, JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML, CSS. 

Basic exposure to Java/Spring Boot and REST API development. 

Familiarity with Git/GitHub and CI/CD workflows (GitHub Actions preferred). 

Understanding of responsive design, accessibility, and cross-browser compatibility. 

Eagerness to learn backend technologies and cloud platforms. 

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent practical experience 

3-7 years of experience in frontend development, with a strong focus on JavaScript, TypeScript, React, and NodeJS.  

Proven experience in software architecture and solution design.  

Familiarity with Agile methodologies and tools such as Jira for project management and issue tracking.  

Understanding of testing processes and best practices in software development.  

Experience with CI/CD practices and tools for deployment and versioning management.  

Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.  

Excellent communication skills, capable of presenting ideas and solutions effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.  

Familiarity with modern product development (test driven development , agile, UX, design thinking, product management)  

Familiarity with AWS or similar cloud solutions (Containerization, Microservices)  

Nice to Have: 

Experience with state management libraries (e.g., Redux).  

Understanding of responsive design and web performance optimization techniques.  

Familiarity with backend technologies and integration methods (e.g., RESTful APIs).  

Our technology teams operate as business partners, proposing ideas and innovative solutions that enable new organizational capabilities. We collaborate internationally to deliver services and solutions that help everyone be more productive and enable innovation. 

Who we are: 

We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world. 

What we look for: 

Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us—and start making your impact today. 

  

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

VISA Sponsorship:

Travel Requirements:

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Hybrid

Shift:

Valid Driving License:

Hazardous Material(s):

Required Skills:

Data Engineering, Data Visualization, Design Applications, Software Configurations, Software Development, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Solution Architecture, System Designs, Systems Integration, Testing

Preferred Skills:

Job Posting End Date:

08/19/2025

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Requisition ID:R356993