Title: Software Engineer, R&D, Front-end

Requisition ID: 68143

Date: Dec 6, 2024

Location:

Taipei, Taiwan, TW

Department: R&D

Description:

At West, we’re a dedicated team that is connected by a purpose to improve patient lives that has been at the center of our Company for more than a century. Our story began when Herman O. West solved the problem of supplying penicillin in mass quantities to the US Government during World War 2. Through our work to deliver thousands of life-saving and life-enhancing injectable medicines to millions of patients daily, West’s indelible mark on the healthcare industry has just begun. A name started our story. How will yours help write our future?

There’s no better place to join an inclusive community of professionals with opportunities for lifelong learning, growth and development. Supported by benefit programs, we empower the physical, mental, emotional and financial health of our team members and their families.

We believe in giving back to help those in need in the communities where we live and work. And are equally committed to creating a healthier environment and planet through our sustainability efforts.

Job Summary

The Senior Frontend Developer requires in-depth knowledge of frontend development technologies and experience to work autonomously and take part in the design, development, and enhancement of West IoT applications. He will work with an international team to bring power of IoT in the Pharmaceutical space to enable more efficient and effective production flow as well as instrumentally contribute to West Pharma IoT internal and customer facing capabilities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Engineer products user interfaces for both internal and external stakeholders
Build functional and intuitive visualization components with various technologies
Take ownership of user flow and deliverables
Communicate & work with local and overseas teams
Contribute to the team know-how and general industry good practices
Support senior roles to design project from prototypes to testing
Add new features by providing design solution & improvement
Contribute to UX effort with relevant roles to design user-flow and wireframe mockups and ensure the technical feasibility of UX and UI solutions.
Other Duties as assigned

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent. Master degree a plus.

Work Experience

5+ years of related work experience

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Proven development experience using standard web technologies including: HTML, CSS3, Javascript
Good experience with at least one development framework (React.js, Vue.js, Angular.js, ..)
Experience with using wireframe tools and knowledge of ergonomics guidelines a plus
Good knowledge of Web protocol & security mechanism (HTTP, Websocket, Rest APIs, CORS, Cookie, ..)
Experience integrating with various APIs
Backend Experience (Eg. Node.js) a plus
Experience in Cloud services CICD & hosting a plus
Experience with Docker & Git a plus
Ability to work autonomously in a fast-paced and complex environment with a self-motivated work ethic; use sound judgment with an ability to manage multiple priorities with a sense of urgency
Ability to work in a virtual environment in a global organization and to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment
Demonstrated ability to exercise independent judgment in making decisions and resolving complex problems related to general and technical aspects of the job.

Travel Requirements

10%: Up to 26 business days per year

West is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. If you have a special need that requires accommodation in order to apply to West, please send an email to Apply.Accommodation@westpharma.com. Where permitted by law, an offer of employment with West Pharmaceutical Services, or any of its subsidiary or affiliate companies, is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of background screening and/or a pre-employment drug screening.