[Skip to main content](#main-content) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) [Hiring report](/reports/hiring/) · [All Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany and its affiliates jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/merck-kgaa-germany/) · [Search jobs](/search/) Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany and its affiliates · Shanghai, China # Senior Platform Engineer/资深平台工程师 Shanghai, China Full-time Senior individual contributor Operations Listed on Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany and its affiliates’s official careers site. Posted September 7, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there. [Apply on Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany and its affiliates’s careers site →](https://careers.merckgroup.com/global/en/job/MQAMKDGLOBAL302594EXTERNALENGLOBAL/Senior-Platform-Engineer) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) / [Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany and its affiliates](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/merck-kgaa-germany/) / Senior Platform Engineer/资深平台工程师 ## Job description Work Your Magic with us! Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you’ve got big plans – so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us. ### About the role You will turn architecture into working production paths: implement integrations, automate quality and operations, harden day-2 operability, and help grow internal engineering capacity. You will be a key technical counterpart to architects, security, and external partners throughout design, delivery, and run. ### Your role - Design, implement, and maintain platform foundations (integration layers, identity hooks, environments, automation) - Improve reliability through CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, monitoring, alerting, and operational runbooks - Build reusable engineering assets (templates, test harnesses, smoke/E2E checks, quality gates) that reduce manual effort and create repeatable evidence of readiness - Partner with architects and vendors to harden production paths, clarify acceptance standards, and improve day-2 operability - Troubleshoot complex cross-component issues spanning applications, APIs, data services, and cloud infrastructure - Contribute to secure-by-default engineering practices (secrets management, access control, auditability). - Support environment readiness and production handover for platforms delivered with external partners. - Coach junior engineers/interns and help grow internal engineering capacity. ### Who you are - Solid experience (typically 6+ years) in platform, backend, and cloud engineering - Hands-on experience with China cloud providers is required - Practical skills with cloud services, APIs, automation, and observability tooling - Experience with identity/access integration and secure service-to-service communication ### A production mindset - quality gates, incident readiness, maintainability, and clear run documentation - Strong debugging and collaboration skills with architects, security, and external partners - Comfortable working in a global–local matrix; English and Mandarin required. ### What we offer We are curious minds that come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe that this variety drives excellence and innovation, strengthening our ability to lead in science and technology. We are committed to creating access and opportunities for all to develop and grow at your own pace. Join us in building a culture of inclusion and belonging that impacts millions and empowers everyone to work their magic and champion human progress! Apply now and become a part of a team that is dedicated to Sparking Discovery and Elevating Humanity! ## At a glance - Posted by the employer: Sep 7, 2026 - First seen by OpenNash: Oct 19, 2026 - Last checked: Oct 19, 2026 - Listed for: 42 days - Location: Shanghai, China - Employment type: Full-time[Apply on Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany and its affiliates’s careers site →](https://careers.merckgroup.com/global/en/job/MQAMKDGLOBAL302594EXTERNALENGLOBAL/Senior-Platform-Engineer) ## More jobs at Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany and its affiliates ### [Product Engineer](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/merck-kgaa-germany/jobs/d2a907e4cb2ac71b0f91/) Shanghai, China ### [现场服务工程师](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/merck-kgaa-germany/jobs/96396e0dadba8c16e5fe/) Shanghai, China ### [资深生物工艺工程师](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/merck-kgaa-germany/jobs/4658cbf1d8fcdfca9755/) Shanghai, China ### [(高级)产品经理](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/merck-kgaa-germany/jobs/2267c5584aebc1432472/) Shanghai, China ### [Enablement Lead - Data & AI Solution Enablement](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/merck-kgaa-germany/jobs/85e4e47631d9f14159b6/) Shanghai, China ## Similar jobs at other companies ### [Platform Engineer](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/cargill/jobs/04ead23daaf3f1b0e145/) Cargill · Bengaluru, India ### [Telematics Platform Engineer](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/qualcomm/jobs/5be9c98736e2265dfe75/) Qualcomm · Bangalore, India ### [Platform Solutions Engineer](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/vodafone/jobs/ca7bbc9eb9e3d3b6fc69/) Vodafone · AMADORA, Portugal ### [Junior Platform Engineer](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/sandvik/jobs/8f6fde6d3ad0e2606c1d/) Sandvik · Sweden, Stockholm ### [Lead Software Engineer - Cloud Platform Engineer](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/jpmorganchase/jobs/cf2219ded003a3301026/) JPMorganChase · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India OpenNash lists jobs from employers’ own careers sites and does not handle applications. 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