Job Description

The Opportunity

• Based in Hyderabad, join a global healthcare biopharma company and be part of a 130- year legacy of success backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare.
• Be part of an organisation driven by digital technology and data-backed approaches that support a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines, and animal health products.
• Drive innovation and execution excellence. Be a part of a team with passion for using data, analytics, and insights to drive decision-making, and which creates custom software, allowing us to tackle some of the world's greatest health threats.

Our Technology Centers focus on creating a space where teams can come together to deliver business solutions that save and improve lives. An integral part of our companys’ IT operating model, Tech Centers are globally distributed locations where each IT division has employees to enable our digital transformation journey and drive business outcomes. These locations, in addition to the other sites, are essential to supporting our business and strategy.

A focused group of leaders in each Tech Center helps to ensure we can manage and improve each location, from investing in growth, success, and well-being of our people, to making sure colleagues from each IT division feel a sense of belonging to managing critical emergencies. And together, we must leverage the strength of our team to collaborate globally to optimize connections and share best practices across the Tech Centers.

Role Overview

Software Engineer (AI & GenAI) responsible for developing scalable applications and integrating AI-powered capabilities, including chatbots, copilots, and automation solutions. Collaborates with cross-functional teams to build backend services, APIs, and cloud-based applications while leveraging LLMs and enterprise data sources. Contributes to the full software development lifecycle, including design, development, testing, deployment, and continuous improvement.

What you would do :

 Key Responsibilities 

1. AI Agent Development (Entry-Level) 

• Assist in building and integrating AI agents and AI-powered features into applications 

• Support implementation of LLM-based use cases (e.g., chatbots, copilots, automation flows) 

• Apply basic prompt engineering techniques under guidance 

2. Software Engineering 

• Develop and maintain backend services, APIs, and application components 

• Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code following engineering best practices 

• Participate in unit testing, debugging, and code reviews 

3. AI & Data Integration 

• Support integration of AI models with enterprise applications and data sources 

• Work with structured and unstructured data (APIs, documents, datasets) 

• Assist in implementing simple retrieval/search workflows 

4. Cloud & DevOps Support 

• Contribute to deployment of applications on cloud platforms (AWS/Azure) 

• Support CI/CD pipeline execution and automation tasks 

• Assist in containerization and environment setup 

5. Collaboration 

• Work closely with senior engineers, architects, and product teams 

• Participate in Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, stand-ups, retrospectives) 

• Communicate progress, issues, and ideas clearly 

What you should have :

🔧 Core Engineering 

• 4–8 years of software development experience (or strong academic/project background) 

• Programming knowledge in React, Python, Java, or similar languages 

• Strong understanding of Architecture, APIs and backend development 

🤖 AI / GenAI (Foundational) 

• Exposure to: 

• Large Language Models (LLMs) 

• Prompt engineering basics 

• AI tools/libraries (OpenAI APIs, LangChain, etc.) (academic or project experience acceptable) 

☁️ Cloud & Tools 

• Basic understanding of cloud platforms (AWS/Azure) 

• Familiarity with: 

• Git and version control 

• CI/CD concepts 

• Containerization basics (Docker – optional) 

📊 Data & Integration 

• Basic understanding of: 

• SQL or data querying 

• Data processing concepts 

• API integrations 

Our technology teams operate as business partners, proposing ideas and innovative solutions that enable new organizational capabilities. We collaborate internationally to deliver services and solutions that help everyone be more productive and enable innovation.

Who we are

We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been inventing , bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.

What we look for

Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us—and start making your impact today.

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Required Skills:

Agentic AI, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Cloud Deployment, Cloud Infrastructure, Containerization, Data Engineering, Data Integration, Datasets, Data Visualization, Design Applications, Docker (Software), Generative AI, Git Version Control System, Microsoft Azure, OpenAI, Software Configurations, Software Development, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Solution Architecture, System Designs, System Integration, Testing, Unit Testing, Unstructured Data

Preferred Skills:

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Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company.  No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails. 

Employee Status:

Regular

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Flexible Work Arrangements:

Hybrid

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Job Posting End Date:

07/21/2026

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