IT Software Engineer (Java & Python - Tech Lead role)

Roche fosters diversity, equity and inclusion, representing the communities we serve. When dealing with healthcare on a global scale, diversity is an essential ingredient to success. We believe that inclusion is key to understanding people s varied healthcare needs. Together, we embrace individuality and share a passion for exceptional care. Join Roche, where every voice matters.

The Position

You are a proactive and versatile software development engineer, adept at not only coding, but also influencing architectural decisions, ensuring code quality, and collaborating effectively with a diverse team. You are a person familiar with custom software development and modern tools and techniques to continuously deliver and reliably maintain the software. You are passionate about technology and you play a pivotal role in driving technical excellence within the projects you are working on. You are looking for a company where you have the opportunity to pursue your interests across functions and geographies.

You will be :

You will join the Software Engineering chapter, working alongside other internal experts, specializing in various aspects of software engineering. Together, the team collaborates on multiple products that cater to Roches internal business requirements. You will play the role of technical lead/product owner and our key responsibilities will be:

• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather and define technical requirements for the product or feature being developed. Collaborate with architects and developers to establish technical specifications.

• Manage and prioritize the technical backlog, ensuring that the most critical technical tasks are addressed first. Foster a culture of collaboration and innovation within the cross-functional team.

• Communicate the technical vision and requirements to the development team, ensuring a clear understanding of what needs to be built.

• Act as a liaison between the development team and other stakeholders, ensuring clear communication and understanding of technical decisions and constraints

• Overseed Development of new features in primary languages used in the product technical landscape such as Java, Python, SQL, HTML and CSS. Continuously assess and improve the technical aspects of the product development process, including tools, technologies, and methodologies. Effectively communicate technical concepts through presentations to the team and stakeholders.

• Document code, technical designs, and system processes for reference. Keep abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in full-stack development.
  

Who you are:

• Bachelor s degree in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent work experience in software development

• You bring more than 5 years of relevant areas in one or more multinational work environments (e.g. healthcare industry experience is a plus).

• Good analytical thinking and problem-solving skills; Good communication and collaboration skills, Technical Leadership is a must.
  
  The following skills are a must for the job:

• Advanced proficiency in Java Python. Experience with CI/CD Pipelining (Gitlab/Bash), SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) environment. Essential effective oral and written communication skills in English. Moderate travel required and ability to work across multiple time zones. You are required to have experience in Technical Leadership.

• Additionally, as a nice to have: Experience in developing and using validated systems. Experience with codebeamer development or other ALM systems such as Jira, Azure DevOps, GitLab, etc. Understanding of Process Modelling. Proficiency in HTML and CSS. API Integration skill preferred

We do #Code4lLife, creating innovative software that helps doctors, patients, and scientists around the world.

Who we are

At Roche, more than 100,000 people across 100 countries are pushing back the frontiers of healthcare. Working together, we ve become one of the world s leading research-focused healthcare groups. Our success is built on innovation, curiosity and diversity.

Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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