Software Engineer, AI Engineering and Enablement

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.

About the role

Bristol Myers Squibb is seeking a Software Engineer to join the AI Engineering and Enablement team. This role will focus on developing, testing, maintaining, and enhancing software applications and components that support business and technology needs. The ideal candidate will have strong software engineering fundamentals, hands-on programming experience, and familiarity with modern development practices. The candidate should also be comfortable using AI-assisted development tools or AI agents to help write, test, debug, and improve code as part of day-to-day software development.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, maintain, and enhance software applications and components using modern programming languages such as Python, JavaScript, Java, Go, or similar languages.
• Write clean, secure, maintainable, and efficient code following established software development standards and best practices.
• Collaborate with engineers, product owners, and business users to understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve application issues, escalating risks or complex problems when needed.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to improvements in code quality, testing, and development practices.
• Support integration of applications with APIs, databases, cloud services, and software tools.
• Use AI-assisted development tools or AI agents to support coding, testing, debugging, and documentation.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of development processes, agile engineering practices, and secure application development.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Minimum of 2 years of professional software development experience.
• Minimum of 1 year of exposure to AI development, AI-enabled applications, automation, or AI-assisted software engineering.
• Experience with at least one modern programming language, preferably Python.
• Understanding of software development fundamentals, including application design, APIs, testing, debugging, and version control.
• Familiarity with Git or similar version control systems.
• Basic understanding of cloud-based application development, preferably AWS.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and teamwork skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with AWS services such as S3, Lambda, Fargate, API Gateway, or CloudWatch.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and deployment practices.
• Exposure to REST APIs, microservices, serverless applications, or application integrations.
• Familiarity with SQL or NoSQL databases.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools or AI agents in day-to-day software development.
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum development methodologies.

Pay

Princeton - NJ - US: $96,560 - $117,008
Seattle - WA: $106,220 - $128,709

The starting compensation range(s) for this role are listed above for a full-time employee (FTE) basis. Additional incentive cash and stock opportunities (based on eligibility) may be available. The starting pay rate takes into account characteristics of the job, such as required skills, where the job is performed, the employee’s work schedule, job-related knowledge, and experience. Final, individual compensation will be decided based on demonstrated experience.

Benefits

• Health Coverage: Medical, pharmacy, dental, and vision care.
• Wellbeing Support: Programs such as BMS Well-Being Account, BMS Living Life Better, and Employee Assistance Programs (EAP).
• Financial Well-being and Protection: 401(k) plan, short- and long-term disability, life insurance, accident insurance, supplemental health insurance, business travel protection, personal liability protection, identity theft benefit, legal support, and survivor support.
• Work-life Benefits:
  • Paid Time Off:
    • US Exempt Employees: flexible time off (unlimited, with manager approval), 11 paid national holidays (not applicable to employees in Phoenix, AZ, Puerto Rico or Rayzebio employees).
    • Phoenix, AZ, Puerto Rico and Rayzebio Exempt, Non-Exempt, Hourly Employees: 160 hours annual paid vacation for new hires with manager approval, 11 national holidays, and 3 optional holidays.
  • Based on eligibility, additional time off for employees may include unlimited paid sick time, up to 2 paid volunteer days per year, summer hours flexibility, leaves of absence for medical, personal, parental, caregiver, bereavement, and military needs, and an annual Global Shutdown between Christmas and New Year's Day.

All global employees full and part-time who are actively employed at and paid directly by BMS at the end of the calendar year are eligible to take advantage of the Global Shutdown.

Schedule

On-site Protocol: BMS has an 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.