At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.
Software Engineer
About the Technology Organization
Technology at Lilly builds and maintains capabilities using pioneering technologies like most prominent tech companies. What differentiates Technology at Lilly is that we create new possibilities through tech to advance our purpose – creating medicines that make life better for people around the world, like data driven drug discovery and connected clinical trials. We hire the best technology professionals from a variety of backgrounds, so they can bring an assortment of knowledge, skills, and diverse thinking to deliver solutions in every area of our business.
About the Business Function
The Software Product Engineering (SPE) team is a specialised engineering group that delivers strategic solutions and differentiated capabilities. We take a forward-thinking approach, focusing on an enterprise platform and product mindset, ensuring that the solutions we build can be leveraged across Technology teams for broader impact and efficiency.
Job Title: Software Engineer
Role Summary
As a Software Engineer, you will develop and maintain user-friendly, responsive, and accessible web interfaces using React and related technologies. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality solutions that enhance user experience and support business objectives.
What You’ll Be Doing
Develop and maintain user-friendly frontend components using React and related libraries.
Build responsive and accessible user interfaces, ensuring a great experience for all users.
Collaborate with backend engineers to integrate APIs and deliver seamless features.
Participate in code reviews and contribute ideas to improve our engineering practices.
Analyse and debug software to enhance performance and maintainability.
Work closely with product, design, and engineering teams to deliver high-quality solutions.
Embrace opportunities to learn new technologies and tools as part of your growth.
How You Will Succeed
Apply modern frontend workflows and build tools (e.g., Webpack, Babel, ESLint).
Integrate with backend services via RESTful APIs.
Demonstrate strong communication and collaboration skills.
Participate in code reviews and continuous improvement.
What You Should Bring
2–4 years of hands-on experience building web applications with React (or similar frameworks).
Good understanding of JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, and CSS3.
Exposure to state management tools (e.g., Redux, Context API) is a plus.
Familiarity with accessibility and performance optimisation best practices.
Experience integrating with backend services via RESTful APIs.
Exposure to version control (Git) and basic CI/CD concepts.
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
Demonstrated curiosity, enthusiasm, and willingness to learn new technologies.
Basic Qualifications and Experience Requirement
2–4 years of hands-on experience building web applications.
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
Additional Skills/Preferences
Experience with TypeScript, Material-UI, or other component libraries.
Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) or containerisation (Docker) is a plus.
Experience with unit testing frameworks (e.g., Jest, React Testing Library).
Interest in contributing to open-source projects or tech communities.
Understanding of Agile methodologies and software development lifecycle (SDLC).
Experience in regulated industries (e.g., Life Sciences) is a bonus but not required.
Lilly is dedicated to helping individuals with disabilities to actively engage in the workforce, ensuring equal opportunities when vying for positions. If you require accommodation to submit a resume for a position at Lilly, please complete the accommodation request form (https://careers.lilly.com/us/en/workplace-accommodation) for further assistance. Please note this is for individuals to request an accommodation as part of the application process and any other correspondence will not receive a response.
Lilly does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.
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What We Do
Eli Lilly and Company engages in the discovery, development, manufacture, and sale of products in pharmaceutical products business segment.
For more than a century, we have stayed true to a core set of values – excellence, integrity, and respect for people – that guide us in all we do: discovering medicines that meet real needs, improving the understanding and management of disease, and giving back to communities through philanthropy and volunteerism.
