Software Engineer

ICON plc is a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organization. We’re proud to foster an inclusive environment driving innovation and excellence, and we welcome you to join us on our mission to shape the future of clinical development.

We are currently seeking a Software Engineer to join our diverse and dynamic Language Services Team. As a Software Engineer at ICON, you will play a crucial role in developing and implementing software solutions that enhance our clinical operations and research processes. You will contribute to the success of innovative technologies by writing clean, maintainable code and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software products.

What You’ll Do

  • Design and develop software solutions that optimize translation and localization project workflows
  • Maintain and develop our existing in-house BMS system to deliver further innovation and efficiency for both our operational and support teams
  • Collaborate with product owners, developers, team leads and other key stakeholders to deliver high-quality solutions that satisfy requirements from across the organization
  • Identify opportunities to improve systems and implement best practices
  • Propose forward-thinking ideas and challenge the status quo
  • Review code with a keen eye for design and quality
  • Create delightful UI experiences for our users
  • Integrate with 3rd-party localization solutions
  • Continuously grow your technical skills and contribute to a culture of innovation amongst the development team

ICON can offer you:

Our success depends on the quality of our people. That’s why we’ve made it a priority to build a diverse culture that rewards high performance and nurtures talent.

In addition to your competitive salary, ICON offers a range of additional benefits. Our benefits are designed to be competitive within each country and are focused on well-being and work life balance opportunities for you and your family.

Our benefits examples include:

  • Various annual leave entitlements
  • A range of health insurance offerings to suit you and your family’s needs.
  • Competitive retirement planning offerings to maximize savings and plan with confidence for the years ahead.
  • Global Employee Assistance Programme, TELUS Health, offering 24-hour access to a global network of over 80,000 independent specialised professionals who are there to support you and your family’s well-being.
  • Life assurance
  • Flexible country-specific optional benefits, including childcare vouchers, bike purchase schemes, discounted gym memberships, subsidised travel passes, health assessments, among others.

Visit our careers site to read more about the benefits ICON offers.

What We’re Looking For

  • Experience: 5+ years in software development within collaborative environments. Experience working in a localization environment is a plus.
  • Technical Skills:
    • Strong PHP expertise and clean coding practices
    • Proficiency in TypeScript and/or JavaScript
    • Experience with modern UI frameworks (VueJS, React, or similar)
    • Solid understanding of Object-Oriented design principles
    • Passionate about type safety
    • Familiarity with automated testing for quality assurance
    • Comfortable with TDD, or excited to learn
    • SQL knowledge and database design fundamentals