Pfizer

Engineering Lead

Pfizer

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Shanghai • China

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

AWSCloudDistributed SystemsElasticSearchJavaKafkaMicroservicesRedisSpringSpring BootSpringBoot

About the role

  • Own the architecture design, technical decisions, and evolution of core business systems
  • Ensure system stability, performance, scalability, and maintainability in complex business scenarios
  • Lead the design and review of key technical solutions, especially for high-traffic and high-complexity services
  • Remain hands-on with Java backend development and take responsibility for critical modules and code quality
  • Guide engineering teams on best practices, including code standards, architecture governance, and technical debt management
  • Design, build, and maintain distributed systems based on Spring Cloud / microservices architecture
  • Drive production use and optimization of Redis, Elasticsearch, and Kafka within business systems
  • Support cloud-based deployment and operations, including monitoring, troubleshooting, and incident response on AWS or other cloud platforms
  • Collaborate with product, data, and AI teams to integrate LLM or AI Agent capabilities into business systems (e.g., intelligent workflows, automation, decision support)

Requirements

  • 10+ years of Java development experience, with long-term involvement in complex business systems
  • Proven experience as a Technical Lead / Team Lead / Engineering Lead, owning system-level responsibilities
  • Strong Java fundamentals, with solid understanding of JVM internals, concurrency, performance tuning, and distributed systems
  • Extensive hands-on experience with Spring, Spring Boot, and Spring Cloud
  • Practical production experience with the following middleware: Redis (caching strategies, consistency, hot-key and failure handling)
  • Elasticsearch (index design, query optimization, system stability)
  • Kafka (message-driven architecture, ordering, reliability)
  • Working knowledge of cloud platforms such as AWS, Alibaba Cloud, or Tencent Cloud, including basic operations and monitoring
  • Hands-on experience with LLM or AI Agent development, and a clear understanding of their role and limitations in business systems
  • Bachelor’s degree or above in Computer Science or a related field
  • Strong communication skills, ownership mindset, and the ability to drive execution in complex environments.
Benefits
  • Pfizer is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction in which it operates.

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Hard skills
JavaSpringSpring BootSpring CloudRedisElasticsearchKafkadistributed systemsperformance tuningconcurrency
Soft skills
communication skillsownership mindsetexecution in complex environmentsleadershiptechnical debt managementbest practices guidancecollaboration
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science