The Senior Software Engineer will lead the technical design and development of Veeva OpenData platform, implementing scalable applications and mentoring team members in an Agile environment.
Veeva Systems is a mission-driven organization and pioneer in industry cloud, helping life sciences companies bring therapies to patients faster. As one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies in history, we surpassed $2B in revenue in our last fiscal year with extensive growth potential ahead.
At the heart of Veeva are our values: Do the Right Thing, Customer Success, Employee Success, and Speed. We're not just any public company – we made history in 2021 by becoming a public benefit corporation (PBC), legally bound to balancing the interests of customers, employees, society, and investors.
As a Work Anywhere company, we support your flexibility to work from home or in the office, so you can thrive in your ideal environment.
Join us in transforming the life sciences industry, committed to making a positive impact on its customers, employees, and communities.
The Role
Veeva OpenData supports the industry by providing real-time reference data across the complete healthcare ecosystem, to support commercial sales execution, compliance, and business analytics. We drive value to our customers through constant innovation, using cloud-based solutions and state-of-the-art technologies to deliver product excellence and customer success.
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will own the end-to-end development lifecycle, collaborating with a high-performing engineering team to design, build, and deploy high-impact features. Operating within a fast-paced Agile environment, your contributions will directly shape the user experience for Veeva’s life sciences customers.
What You'll Do
- Drive and own the technical design and end-to-end architecture for the OpenData platform, ensuring scalability, performance, and reliability
- Architect and implement highly scalable software applications using cutting-edge open-source tools and technologies
- Lead the development and execution of solutions for complex technical challenges involving the processing and management of large, critical datasets
- Own the complete feature lifecycle—from initial technical design and development through to successful deployment in production, ongoing support, and maintenance
- Collaborate closely with Product Management and cross-functional Development teams to translate business needs into robust, innovative technical solutions
- Mentor and coach team members on best practices, code quality, and advanced technical concepts to foster team growth and elevate engineering standards
Requirements
- 8+ years of professional experience in the design, development, and deployment of enterprise-level cloud applications
- Expertise in Python, including hands-on experience with a major Python framework (e.g., FastAPI, Flask)
- Solid experience with modern front-end development, specifically JavaScript/TypeScript and the React framework
- Deep understanding and practical application of data architecture principles, software design patterns, and data modeling (SQL/NoSQL)
- Proven track record of delivering high-quality solutions within an Agile/Scrum environment
- Mentorship: Demonstrated ability to mentor team members and contribute to a positive and high-performing team environment
- Excellent verbal and written English communication skills: Engineering is not all about the code, it’s also about communication
- Must be located in EST, AST, or CST
Nice to Have
- Familiarity working with AWS
- Experience with other programming languages like Java/Go
- Other technologies including Iceberg, Kafka, Spark, EMR/EKS, Airflow etc.
- Previous experience in the Life Sciences sector
Learn More
- Engineer Perspective: 3 Reasons to Consider Veeva
- Engineering at Veeva
Perks & Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance
- PTO and company-paid holidays
- Retirement programs
- 1% charitable giving program
Compensation
- Base pay: $110,000 - $270,000
- The salary range listed here has been provided to comply with local regulations and represents a potential base salary range for this role. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range above or below, depending on experience and location. We look at compensation for each individual and base our offer on your unique qualifications, experience, and expected contributions. This position may also be eligible for other types of compensation in addition to base salary, such as variable bonus and/or stock bonus.
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Veeva’s headquarters is located in the San Francisco Bay Area with offices in more than 15 countries around the world.
Veeva is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin or ancestry, age, disability, marital status, pregnancy, protected veteran status, protected genetic information, political affiliation, or any other characteristics protected by local laws, regulations, or ordinances. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need when applying for a role or in our recruitment process, please contact us at [email protected].
Top Skills
Airflow
AWS
Eks
Emr
Fastapi
Flask
Iceberg
JavaScript
Kafka
Python
React
Spark
Typescript
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