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Pfizer · 2 hours ago

Principal Software Engineer – Forward Deployed

New York, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff

$163K/yr - $261K/yr

8+ years exp

Pfizer is seeking a skilled Software Engineer who will design, build, and maintain software systems that deliver business value. The role focuses on code quality, architecture decisions, and reliable delivery while leveraging AI tools to enhance productivity, and involves defining strategic direction and being accountable for outcomes across the organization.

BiotechnologyHealth CareMedicalPharmaceuticalPrecision Medicine

No H1B

Responsibilities

Drive delivery of the most critical technical initiatives, establish engineering delivery practices across the business unit, and be the technical authority on high-stakes projects

Develop technical leaders, shape engineering talent strategy across the business unit, and build high-performing engineering teams

Shape technology-driven business strategy, represent technical perspective at executive level, and be recognized as a bridge between engineering and business

Design AI-augmented engineering workflows for your area, evaluate new AI tools, train engineers on effective AI usage, and balance speed with verification

Establish SLOs/SLIs across teams, build resilient systems, lead reliability initiatives for your area, mentor engineers on reliability practices, and drive reliability culture

Establish documentation standards across teams in your area, build knowledge management systems, and mentor engineers on effective technical writing

Drive process efficiency within your team, coordinate cross-functional technical work, and lead retrospectives

Qualification

AI Evaluation & VerificationData IntegrationFull-Stack DevelopmentArchitecture & DesignSite Reliability EngineeringCloud PlatformsDevOps & CI/CDTechnical WritingMulti-Audience CommunicationKnowledge ManagementTeam CollaborationProblem Discovery