Merck Software Engineer 2026 | Data Platform, 0-2 Yrs | Bangalore

Merck Software Engineer 2026 — a platform role, not a ticket queue

The Merck Software Engineer 2026 listing puts you on the Data Platform Engineering team, building and maintaining the infrastructure that lets the whole organisation discover, publish and govern data products at scale. Merck describes it as a hands-on role on a platform that sits at the heart of how the company manages and trusts its data.

• Job 302856, Data Analytics & Digital Business function.
• Bangalore, Karnataka. Full time.
• You work alongside experienced engineers in a cloud-native environment.
• You support the reliability and developer experience of a platform used across the organisation.
• You take part in code reviews and architecture discussions with data product teams.

What you will do in the Merck Software Engineer 2026 role

• Contribute to development of Python-based data integration workflows.
• Help maintain and improve continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines.
• Write infrastructure-as-code to provision and manage cloud resources on Amazon Web Services.
• Participate in code reviews and architecture discussions.
• Collaborate with data product teams and platform stakeholders.

Who Merck wants for the Merck Software Engineer 2026

• 0 to 2 years of experience with a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or a related field – or equivalent practical experience.
• Comfortable writing clean, maintainable Python modules and working with REST APIs. Java fundamentals and the ability to navigate Java or Spring codebases is a plus.
• Working knowledge of core AWS services: EKS, RDS, S3, Glue, IAM, VPC and CloudFront.
• Exposure to infrastructure-as-code tooling such as Terraform or CloudFormation, including plan and apply workflows.
• Familiar with Git branching strategies, pull requests, code reviews and CI/CD concepts.
• Comfortable on the command line, writing basic shell scripts and troubleshooting on Linux.

The AI expectation in the Merck Software Engineer 2026 is unusual

Most job posts mention AI as a buzzword. This one makes it a stated requirement: Merck wants you to demonstrate an understanding of AI concepts and tools, including how large language models work, their practical applications in a development context, and the ethical considerations around their use. It adds that from day one you will work in an environment where AI tools are part of the everyday workflow – code generation, debugging, documentation and exploratory analysis – and that you are encouraged to use them actively and share what you learn. If you already code with AI assistance deliberately, say so plainly in your application. Here it counts in your favour.

Nice to have for the Merck Software Engineer 2026

• Experience with Kubernetes and containerised deployments.
• Exposure to data governance platforms.
• Experience working in Agile engineering teams.

Selection process for the Merck Software Engineer 2026

• Online application on the Merck careers portal.
• Screening against the 0–2 years and degree-or-equivalent criteria.
• Technical round on Python fundamentals, REST APIs and data structures.
• A cloud round on AWS core services and how you would provision them with Terraform.
• A practical or scenario round – expect a debugging or pipeline-design question.
• Behavioural round; Merck lists five recruiting steps ending in onboarding.

Preparation tips for the Merck Software Engineer 2026

• Write a small Python script that calls a REST API and loads the result somewhere – that is the job in miniature.
• Set up a free-tier AWS account and launch an EC2 or S3 bucket via Terraform. Even once is enough to speak about it.
• Know what terraform plan versus terraform apply does and why the distinction matters.
• Be able to explain a Git branching strategy and what happens in a pull request review.
• Practise basic Linux troubleshooting: logs, permissions, processes, disk space.
• Warm up with the free aptitude practice tests and rehearse using this self-introduction guide.

Documents required for the Merck Software Engineer 2026

• Resume naming Python, AWS services and any IaC work explicitly – the free Resume Builder formats it cleanly.
• Degree or provisional certificate plus semester marksheets, if you are applying on the degree route.
• Class X and XII marksheets.
• Government photo ID and a passport-size photograph.
• GitHub links – especially important if you are applying on the equivalent-experience route.

How to apply for the Merck Software Engineer 2026

• Open the official Merck Software Engineer job 302856.
• Apply through the Merck global careers site.
• One thing to know: Merck KGaA operates as EMD Group in the US and Canada. If a link redirects you to careers.emdgroup.com and shows the role as closed, use the global careers.merckgroup.com URL instead – the listings are mirrored separately.
• Merck warns about fraudulent job offers from third parties; apply only through the official careers domain.
• Browse more openings on the companies hiring freshers page.

About Merck and the Merck Software Engineer 2026

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany is a science and technology company working across healthcare, life science and electronics. Its Data Analytics & Digital Business function builds the internal data platform this role supports.