At Roche you can show up as yourself, embraced for the unique qualities you bring. Our culture encourages personal expression, open dialogue, and genuine connections, where you are valued, accepted and respected for who you are, allowing you to thrive both personally and professionally. This is how we aim to prevent, stop and cure diseases and ensure everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Join Roche, where every voice matters.
The PositionAs a Custom Software Developer within Roche’s RDT Engineering Excellence & Experience organization, you will play a core role in engineering, scaling, and maintaining robust digital solutions that empower global healthcare innovation.
Operating at the Project level within cross-functional agile squads, you will combine hands-on full-stack development with strong engineering discipline. You will contribute across the entire software delivery lifecycle—from initial technical analysis and feature conception to automated deployment and operational excellence.
Key Responsibilities
- Full-Stack Application Development: Design, build, and maintain resilient microservices and responsive web applications using Java and modern web frameworks (Angular, TypeScript, JavaScript, CSS).
- Software Quality & Testing: Apply Test-Driven Development (TDD) principles alongside manual and automated testing practices to ensure code reliability, security, and enterprise standards.
- Database & Integration Engineering: Design and optimize database schemas and queries across relational systems (PostgreSQL) and manage data handling via template frameworks.
- CI/CD & Operational Excellence: Execute end-to-end delivery using continuous integration and deployment pipelines (GitHub), Linux shell scripting, and modern DevOps tooling.
- Domain & Business Analysis: Support technical feasibility studies, refine requirements, and assist with procedures aligned with Computerized System Validation (CSV) guidelines.
- Collaboration & AI Integration: Leverage AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude) to accelerate delivery, engage in peer code reviews, and drive continuous improvement within internal Communities of Practice (CoPs).
Candidate Qualifications & Technical Profile
Primary / Essential Requirements (Must-Have)
- Backend Mastery: Proven hands-on development experience in Java and python.
- Frontend Core: solid experience with Angular, TypeScript, JavaScript (JS), HTML5, and CSS.
- Database & APIs: Strong SQL scripting skills and relational database experience (PostgreSQL); proven experience with RESTful microservices architecture.
- Quality & Testing: Practical experience with Test-Driven Development (TDD), automated unit/integration testing, and clean code principles.
- Version Control & Automation: Proficiency with Git workflows and Linux/Bash command-line automation.
Desirable / Preferred Qualifications (Nice-to-Have)
- Complementary Languages & Frameworks: Exposure to Kotlin, Groovy, or Python for specialized development, utility scripting, or automation.
- Servers & Templating: Familiarity with Apache Tomcat application server configuration and Apache Velocity template rendering.
- CI/CD & DevOps Automation: Direct experience setting up and managing CI/CD deployments using GitHub Actions or GitLab CI/CD.
- AI-Assisted Development: Proficiency in utilizing modern AI Developer Tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude, or equivalent AI coding assistants) to increase quality and productivity.
- Enterprise Tooling: Hands-on experience with Codebeamer Configuration (customizing fields, workflows, and state transitions).
- Domain & Compliance Knowledge: Basic business analysis exposure, specifically around Computerized System Validation (CSV) procedures and regulatory compliance in healthcare/pharma.
- Testing Versatility: Experience combining automated test suites with structured Manual Testing methodologies for edge-case validation.
Key Competencies
- Problem-Solving & Adaptability: Ability to analyze complex business logic, evaluate technical feasibility, and propose well-structured solutions independently.
- Agile Collaboration: Comfortable working in cross-functional squad settings, giving and receiving constructive code feedback, and maintaining clear technical documentation.
Who we are
A healthier future drives us to innovate. Together, more than 100’000 employees across the globe are dedicated to advance science, ensuring everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Our efforts result in more than 26 million people treated with our medicines and over 30 billion tests conducted using our Diagnostics products. We empower each other to explore new possibilities, foster creativity, and keep our ambitions high, so we can deliver life-changing healthcare solutions that make a global impact.
Let’s build a healthier future, together.
Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Skills Required
- Hands-on development experience with Java
- Hands-on development experience with Python
- Experience with Angular, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS
- Strong SQL scripting and relational database experience, particularly PostgreSQL
- Experience with RESTful microservices architecture
- Experience with Test-Driven Development and automated unit/integration testing
- Experience with clean code principles
- Proficiency with Git workflows
- Proficiency with Linux and Bash command-line automation
- Exposure to Kotlin, Groovy, or Python for specialized development, scripting, or automation
- Familiarity with Apache Tomcat and Apache Velocity
- Experience with GitHub Actions or GitLab CI/CD
- Experience using AI developer tools such as GitHub Copilot or Claude
- Experience with Codebeamer configuration
- Business analysis exposure involving Computerized System Validation procedures and healthcare or pharmaceutical regulatory compliance
- Experience combining automated test suites with structured manual testing
Roche Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Roche and has not been reviewed or approved by Roche.
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Retirement Support — U.S. materials describe a 401(k) with both matching and an additional company contribution, supported by formal plan documents and true‑up features. This structure is positioned as a standout element of the total package, particularly at Genentech.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time‑off provisions include substantial vacation, a year‑end shutdown, and a paid six‑week sabbatical after six years. These elements indicate a recharge‑oriented approach within the U.S. offering.
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Healthcare Strength — Company materials emphasize comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and mental‑health resources alongside well‑being programs. Benefits pages consistently highlight breadth across core health coverage elements.
Roche Insights
What We Do
Roche is a global pioneer in pharmaceuticals and diagnostics focused on advancing science to improve people’s lives. The combined strengths of pharmaceuticals and diagnostics under one roof have made Roche the leader in personalised healthcare – a strategy that aims to fit the right treatment to each patient in the best way possible. Roche is the world’s largest biotech company, with truly differentiated medicines in oncology, immunology, infectious diseases, ophthalmology and diseases of the central nervous system. Roche is also the world leader in in vitro diagnostics and tissue-based cancer diagnostics, and a frontrunner in diabetes management. Founded in 1896, Roche continues to search for better ways to prevent, diagnose and treat diseases and make a sustainable contribution to society. The company also aims to improve patient access to medical innovations by working with all relevant stakeholders. Thirty medicines developed by Roche are included in the World Health Organization Model Lists of Essential Medicines, among them life-saving antibiotics, antimalarials and cancer medicines. Roche has been recognised as the Group Leader in sustainability within the Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences Industry ten years in a row by the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI).
