Principal Software Engineer - AI Application at Veeva Systems (Beijing, China)
Veeva Systems· Beijing, China·
Role details
Job description
Veeva Systems is a mission-driven organization and pioneer in industry cloud, helping life sciences companies bring therapies to patients faster. As one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies in history, we surpassed $3B in revenue in our last fiscal year with extensive growth potential ahead.
At the heart of Veeva are our values: Do the Right Thing, Customer Success, Employee Success, and Speed. We're not just any public company – we made history in 2021 by becoming a public benefit corporation (PBC), legally bound to balancing the interests of customers, employees, society, and investors.
Join us in transforming the life sciences industry, committed to making a positive impact on its customers, employees, and communities.
The Role
Veeva is seeking a Principal Backend Engineer to join our dynamic team in Beijing.
In this role, you will lead the development of China CRM applications on our industry SaaS cloud platform, shaping the future of enterprise solutions for the Life Sciences industry. You’ll work alongside top engineers, solving complex challenges, optimizing performance, and ensuring reliability at scale.
What You'll Do
- Architect & Design enterprise-grade SaaS solutions for China CRM applications
- Lead & Mentor a talented team of engineers, fostering best practices in backend development
- Design and implement AI application features based on LLM
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver seamless, high-quality solutions
- Resolve the technical challenges and power the business by technical innovations
- Drive Innovation by leveraging modern cloud technologies to enhance system performance and scalability
- Develop the codes with Python skillsets
Requirements
- Bachelor degree or above in computer related field
- 7+ years of development experience
- Familiar with ToB SaaS application software design and development, with practical experience
- Expert in common data structures and algorithms, mainstream relational database and NoSQL database
- In-depth understanding of object-oriented design, clean coding style
- Familiar with at least one major programming language, such as Python, Java, C++, etc
- Familiar with web development technology and framework, such as Django/Flask/Spring, etc
- Familiar with cloud native technologies, AWS Cloud, Docker, K8S, CI/CD, etc
- Continuous enthusiasm for technology, optimistic personality, logical, good at working with people of all backgrounds
Nice to Have
- Knowledgeable in CRM or life science domain
- Experience with the AI technology development, such as LLM, RAG, LangChain etc
- Big data processing experience , such as Spark, Hive, Clickhouse, etc.
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Veeva’s headquarters is located in the San Francisco Bay Area with offices in more than 15 countries around the world.
Veeva is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin or ancestry, age, disability, marital status, pregnancy, protected veteran status, protected genetic information, political affiliation, or any other characteristics protected by local laws, regulations, or ordinances.
Why work at Veeva Systems
- Work Anywhere policy: Employees can work from home or the office on any given day; product teams are organized in regional hubs (Pleasanton, Columbus, Boston, Kansas City, New York City, Raleigh, Toronto) with regular in-person collaboration.
- Culture and values: Collaborative environment where employees are "treated with respect" and supported to "captain their own ship" toward growth; values are explicitly prioritized: Do the Right Thing, Customer Success, Employee Success, Speed.
- Giving back: 1% Veeva Giving program — each employee receives an amount equal to 1% of their base salary annually to donate to non-profits of their choice; giving is entirely employee-driven.
- Equity for employees: Equity program designed so the vast majority of employees participate and benefit financially in the company's growth.
- No non-compete clauses: Employees are free to work where they choose, and the company actively fights unfair non-compete practices in the industry.
- Stability with growth: "Measured and thoughtful" hiring that has historically avoided significant layoffs, with net headcount growth of 637 in fiscal 2026.
- Meaningful work: Directly supports life sciences companies in their mission to improve and extend life.