Senior Software Engineer

at  Roche

SKILLS AND REQUIREMENTS

• Fluent in both written and oral English.
• Bachelor’s degree B. Sc and/or M. Sc. in Computer Science, Software Engineering,
  Electrical Engineering with 5+ years experience or equivalent technical discipline with a
  minimum of 8 years of direct experience in Software Engineering; or equivalent

combination of education and experience to perform at this level; PhD is a plus.

• Backend development expert using Java 8+.
• Experience with UI development using Angular 9.
• Proficient at designing and implementing REST interfaces, as well as working with

third-party REST APIs..

• Working experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL, Oracle, etc.) and 2+ years

with non-relational databases (Cassandra, Mongo, etc).

• Verifiable working experience using Spring Components such as Spring Boot, Spring JPA,

etc.

• Verifiable experience in cloud environments AWS (preferred, and services such as EC2,

Batch, SQS), Azure, or GCP.

• Good understanding of microservices architecture and containers (Docker).
• Extensive working experience using Linux distributions (Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS) , as

well as bash scripting.

• Ability to work effectively in a dynamic environment with changing needs and

requirements.

• Ability to work independently and in a team, take initiative, and communicate effectively

and timely.

• Comfortable being part of a multidisciplinary team, and capable of working with fellow

team members.

EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH:

• Globally distributed teams.
• Teams using CI/CD, and automated testing.
• Product-oriented with a pragmatic approach.
• Commitment to Agile practice, and scalable architecture.
  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.

• Hands-on, writing high-quality code that will perform at scale, be maintainable, and be

extensible.

• Develop and help develop code for distributed systems, both backend (Java 8+) and UI

(Angular 9).

• Ensure the software stack integrates with our existing CI pipelines and contribute to

continuous improvements; independently design, plan and deliver high-quality, robust

and fault-tolerant software.

• Participate in requirements, architecture, and design specification reviews as well as

estimations and Product Increment plannings under a SAFe-based methodology.

• Conduct code reviews, not limited to products’ code but also for automation tasks (tests,

infrastructure, etc.).

• Work with other developers and QA engineers to investigate issues and verify fixes.
• Use project management tools such as JIRA.
• Use Source Code Management (SCM) and CI/CD tools.
• Help mentor junior- and middle-level SW engineers on engineering best practices.
• Ensure we amplify our culture. Embody our value for technical excellence, integrity and

support and compassion for individuals.