Software Engineer - Fixed Duration
Eli Lilly and Company
August 31, 2026
Remote friendly (Indianapolis, IN)
United States
IT
Position Summary:
- ADMET Intelligence group seeking an experienced full stack developer to support scientific workflow management applications.
What You Will Do:
- Build and enhance workflow management features with laboratory scientists (assay request handling, plate definitions, sample tracking, and results analysis).
- Maintain and extend integrations with internal/external APIs.
- Design, implement, and test PostgreSQL database schema changes; write efficient queries.
- Write unit and integration tests; ensure code coverage.
- Apply best practices in code quality, documentation, CI/CD, and architecture for enterprise production.
- Bridge discovery teams and IT/Cloud organizations; translate scientific intent into engineering specifications.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in CS/engineering or related field with 1+ years of relevant experience.
- Demonstrated experience building full stack Django applications in life sciences/biotech or similar R&D.
- Active GitHub profile with public contributions demonstrating Python experience.
- Relational database experience (PostgreSQL).
- Django ORM, migrations, and model design.
- Django REST Framework for API development.
- Experience implementing robust CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure-as-Code.
- Must be authorized to work in the United States full-time; Lilly does not sponsor visas.
Additional Skills/Preferences:
- Familiarity with ADME assays or compound management systems.
- Knowledge of cheminformatics or pharmaceutical research workflows.
- Strong SQL/schema optimization for high-throughput data.
- AWS (Lambda, S3, Step Functions, DynamoDB) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
Compensation & Benefits (as stated):
- Anticipated wage: $72,000 - $213,400.
- Potential company bonus for full-time employees.
- Eligibility for 401(k), pension, vacation; medical/dental/vision/prescription; flexible benefits; life insurance/death benefits; time off/leave; well-being benefits (e.g., EAP, fitness, clubs/activities).
- ADMET Intelligence group seeking an experienced full stack developer to support scientific workflow management applications.
What You Will Do:
- Build and enhance workflow management features with laboratory scientists (assay request handling, plate definitions, sample tracking, and results analysis).
- Maintain and extend integrations with internal/external APIs.
- Design, implement, and test PostgreSQL database schema changes; write efficient queries.
- Write unit and integration tests; ensure code coverage.
- Apply best practices in code quality, documentation, CI/CD, and architecture for enterprise production.
- Bridge discovery teams and IT/Cloud organizations; translate scientific intent into engineering specifications.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in CS/engineering or related field with 1+ years of relevant experience.
- Demonstrated experience building full stack Django applications in life sciences/biotech or similar R&D.
- Active GitHub profile with public contributions demonstrating Python experience.
- Relational database experience (PostgreSQL).
- Django ORM, migrations, and model design.
- Django REST Framework for API development.
- Experience implementing robust CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure-as-Code.
- Must be authorized to work in the United States full-time; Lilly does not sponsor visas.
Additional Skills/Preferences:
- Familiarity with ADME assays or compound management systems.
- Knowledge of cheminformatics or pharmaceutical research workflows.
- Strong SQL/schema optimization for high-throughput data.
- AWS (Lambda, S3, Step Functions, DynamoDB) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
Compensation & Benefits (as stated):
- Anticipated wage: $72,000 - $213,400.
- Potential company bonus for full-time employees.
- Eligibility for 401(k), pension, vacation; medical/dental/vision/prescription; flexible benefits; life insurance/death benefits; time off/leave; well-being benefits (e.g., EAP, fitness, clubs/activities).