Working with Us
Challenging. Meaningful. Life-changing. Those aren’t words that are usually associated with a job. But working at Bristol Myers Squibb is anything but usual. Here, uniquely interesting work happens every day, in every department. From optimizing a production line to the latest breakthroughs in cell therapy, this is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it. You’ll get the chance to grow and thrive through opportunities uncommon in scale and scope, alongside high-achieving teams rich in diversity. Take your career farther than you thought possible.

Bristol Myers Squibb recognizes the importance of balance and flexibility in our work environment. We offer a wide variety of competitive benefits, services and programs that provide our employees with the resources to pursue their goals, both at work and in their personal lives. Read more: careers.bms.com/working-with-us.

Position Summary: Join the Bristol Myers Squibb Principal Architect , Cloud and AI Technical Lead team to design and deliver cloud native solutions in AWS, Azure, and GCP. Partner with functional colleagues to understand challenges and build solutions that solve them. Work alongside cloud, data, and AI technical colleagues to research and apply cutting-edge technologies. Act as technical/team lead of a team of developers and data scientists. We are seeking an experienced Full Stack Architect with deep expertise in Python and modern front-end technologies. The ideal candidate will lead the architectural design, development, and implementation of scalable web applications, ensuring robust back-end architecture and seamless front-end integration. The Full Stack Architect will work closely with product teams and developers to deliver innovative solutions, driving the technical strategy across the entire application stack.

Responsibilities:  

• Partner with other cloud developers, data engineers, AI/ML specialists, and data scientists to design, develop, and implement cloud native solutions
• Lead the architectural design and technical strategy for full stack applications, ensuring scalability, performance, and maintainability.
• Design and implement highly modular, reusable, and scalable architectures using Python on the back-end and modern JavaScript frameworks on the front-end.
• Develop comprehensive technical roadmaps and high-level designs, balancing immediate project needs with long-term platform vision.
• Collaborate with data engineers and data scientists to build and optimize data pipelines, ETL processes, and machine learning models in the cloud
• Develop and maintain microservices, APIs, and serverless applications
• Ensure the security, reliability, and performance of cloud infrastructure and applications by implementing best practices, monitoring tools, and automated testing
• Participate in code reviews, architecture discussions, and agile development processes to ensure high-quality, maintainable, and scalable code
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to cloud infrastructure, applications, and data pipelines
• Continuously research and stay up-to-date with the latest cloud technologies, trends, and best practices to drive innovation and improve existing solutions
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior developers and team members
• Document and communicate technical designs, processes, and solutions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Qualifications & Experience:  

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• Minimum of 8 years in full stack development experience, with a focus on cloud computing solutions.
• Strong knowledge of cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and services, including compute, storage, networking, and securityArchitect and implement front-end solutions using modern JavaScript frameworks such as React, Angular, or Vue.js.
• Ensure seamless integration between front-end components and back-end services.
• Optimize front-end performance, ensuring a smooth user experience through responsive design, dynamic content loading, and effective state management

• Design and build scalable and efficient back-end architectures using Python frameworks like Django, Flask, or FastAPI.
• Develop and maintain APIs (RESTful and GraphQL) to support front-end applications and mobile integrations.
• Optimize server-side logic, data storage solutions, and computational performance to handle large-scale applications.
• Proficiency in front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and frameworks like React, Angular, or Vue.js) and and UI/UX design.
• Experience with containerization technologies, such as Docker, AWS Fargate and Kubernetes.
• Experience with testing and debugging problems.
• Experience with SQL (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB, DynamoDB) databases.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, etc.) and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Experience with AWS services, including EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, DynamoDB, API Gateway, and CloudFormation
• Knowledge of cloud architecture patterns, best practices, and security principles
• Familiarity with data pipeline and ETL tools, such as Apache NiFi, AWS Glue, or Apache Airflow is a plus
• Experience leading initiatives related to continuous improvement or implementation of new technologies. Works independently on most deliverables
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to develop creative solutions to complex problems
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced, dynamic environment

If you come across a role that intrigues you but doesn’t perfectly line up with your resume, we encourage you to apply anyway. You could be one step away from work that will transform your life and career.

Uniquely Interesting Work, Life-changing Careers
With a single vision as inspiring as “Transforming patients’ lives through science™ ”, every BMS employee plays an integral role in work that goes far beyond ordinary. Each of us is empowered to apply our individual talents and unique perspectives in an inclusive culture, promoting diversity in clinical trials, while our shared values of passion, innovation, urgency, accountability, inclusion and integrity bring out the highest potential of each of our colleagues.

On-site Protocol

BMS has a diverse occupancy structure that determines where an employee is required to conduct their work. This structure includes site-essential, site-by-design, field-based and remote-by-design jobs. The occupancy type that you are assigned is determined by the nature and responsibilities of your role:

Site-essential roles require 100% of shifts onsite at your assigned facility. Site-by-design roles may be eligible for a hybrid work model with at least 50% onsite at your assigned facility. For these roles, onsite presence is considered an essential job function and is critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, and a positive Company culture. For field-based and remote-by-design roles the ability to physically travel to visit customers, patients or business partners and to attend meetings on behalf of BMS as directed is an essential job function.

BMS is dedicated to ensuring that people with disabilities can excel through a transparent recruitment process, reasonable workplace accommodations/adjustments and ongoing support in their roles. Applicants can request a reasonable workplace accommodation/adjustment prior to accepting a job offer. If you require reasonable accommodations/adjustments in completing this application, or in any part of the recruitment process, direct your inquiries to [email protected]. Visit careers.bms.com/eeo-accessibility to access our complete Equal Employment Opportunity statement.

BMS cares about your well-being and the well-being of our staff, customers, patients, and communities. As a result, the Company strongly recommends that all employees be fully vaccinated for Covid-19 and keep up to date with Covid-19 boosters.

BMS will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, pursuant to applicable laws in your area.

If you live in or expect to work from Los Angeles County if hired for this position, please visit this page for important additional information: https://careers.bms.com/california-residents/

Any data processed in connection with role applications will be treated in accordance with applicable data privacy policies and regulations.