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Sanofi

API Developer

Hyderabad Full time

Our Team 

We are an innovative global healthcare company, driven by one purpose: we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. Our team, across some 100 countries, is dedicated to transforming the practice of medicine by working to turn the impossible into the possible. We provide potentially life-changing treatment options and life-saving vaccine protection to millions of people globally, while putting sustainability and social responsibility at the center of our ambitions. Sanofi has recently embarked into a vast and ambitious digital transformation program to bring better drugs and vaccines to patients faster, to improve health and save lives. 

About the job 

  • Joining the API Platform team, you will have two main tasks: 

  • Responsible for designing, developing, implementing, managing and securing APIs and support business project in their API journey, assessing the opportunities and simplifying the current architectures.  

  • Manage the API Platform  end to end: support architecture CoE, design, setup, and management of the platform on-premises and cloud providers such as Azure, AWS and Tencent  

  • To successfully accomplish these tasks, you work in close collaboration with program and project leaders, engineers, external, solution architects, partners, and relevant business stakeholders leveraging our API products. 

 

Responsibilities 

  • An API Platform developer has the primary responsibility of managing an API lifecycle and contribute to the set of services and associated technologies across the Digital Tower’s organization, as well as following the related application portfolio roadmap 

  • API platform maintenance: troubleshooting, engaging with technology provider, customization of the platform to suit Sanofi’s strategic goals 

  • Support the customers’ success with the onboarding, maintenance and decommission of new and existing API's  

  • End to end delivery of API services (design, engineering, deployment, and operations including KPIs) 

  • Support and troubleshoot technical issues under stress context to fix unexpected downtimes and maximize uptime KPI 

  • Maintain the customers’ relationship and be the focal point for product service, technical and architectural guidance 

  • Ensure that the technology strategy of the Digital Tech organization has been aligned with the short-term and long-term business strategies. 

  • Provide the technical supervision and guidance for API Security, Capacity and Lifecycle management of the API management product 

  • Facilitate the transfer of knowhow, experiences, and good practices within the operational team and also cross team 

  • Ensures quality and timely delivery of service to consumers 

  • Accountable for the performance, quality, security, efficiency, compliance aligned with legal and regulatory constraints, and consistent delivery of the API team services 

  • Provide input into annual and long-range or strategic planning exercise  

  • Experience 

  • 5+ years professional experience in API development and management in hybrid platforms and multi cloud 

  • Deep knowledge of networking concepts and implementation 

  • Deep understanding of microservices architectures with demonstrable experience in the design, build, and operations of microservices in a production environment using container technology (Docker) 

  • Demonstrated understanding of modern User & Access Management 

  • Demonstrated understanding in formulating strategies, implement end to end service with the lifecycle of the products,  

  • Ability to evaluate risk and communicate it in a fact-based manner 

  • Proficient in-service management and AGILE framework/tools 

  • Preferable experience in Pharmaceutical  

  • Strong communication and problem-solving skills 

  • Experience with ServiceNow or any other incident management tool is highly desirable. 

  • Soft skills:  

  • Proven ability to lead and work independently in multi-cultural and cross-functional environment 

  • Strong communication skills with a proven ability to understand key concepts and communicate effectively with technical staff, business stakeholders and senior management 

  • Proven ability to communicate technical concepts to nontechnical people to enhance understanding and drive decisions that lead to positive outcomes. 

  • Proven ability to collaborate, build relationships and influence individuals at all levels (as well as external vendors and service providers) to ensure that segregation and overlapping roles are identified and coordinated 

  • Strong organizational skills, the ability to perform under pressure and management of multiple priorities with competing demands for resources 

  • Technical skills:  

  • Knowledge in some of the leading API management solutions: 

  • Knowledge of API Management tools such as Kong, MuleSoft, Apigee, IBM etc preferable with certification 

  • Knowledge in Cloud API gateways such as Azure API Gateway and AWS API Gateways 

  • Knowledge of Infrastructure and Application Architecture 

  • knowledge in Cloud and Application Hosting Architecture 

  • Good knowledge and experience around Infrastructure technologies (Solid knowledge in Cloud Azure, hosting platforms, API, …) 

  • Public and private clouds infrastructure and services i.e Azure and AWS. Azure and/or AWS Cloud Architect certification 

  • Legacy hosting platforms. LAN/WAN networking and security 

  • Operating systems (Linux and Windows) 

  • Excellent knowledge in Containers management (Openshift, AKS, EKS) 

  • Public and private clouds infrastructure and services i.e Azure, AWS 

  • Good knowledge of database management, admin and troubleshooting 

  • Compliance mindset: 

  • Sox, GxP, FDA 

  • Security management 

  •            Education   

  • Computer science degree or similar and preferable master’s degree 

  • Fluent English skills (verbal and written) 

Why choose us?

  • Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team.

  • Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally.

  • Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact.

  • Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs and at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave.

  • Opportunity to work in an international environment, collaborating with diverse business teams and vendors, working in a dynamic team, and fully empowered to propose and implement innovative ideas. 

Pursue Progress. Discover Extraordinary.

Progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. You can be one of those people. Chasing change, embracing new ideas and exploring all the opportunities we have to offer. Let’s pursue progress. And let’s discover extraordinary together.

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or gender identity.
 

Watch our ALL IN video and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at sanofi.com!

Pursue progress, discover extraordinary

Better is out there. Better medications, better outcomes, better science. But progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. So, let’s be those people.

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, ability or gender identity.

Watch our ALL IN video and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at sanofi.com!