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
A healthier future. It’s what drives us to innovate. To continuously advance science and ensure everyone has access to the healthcare they need today and for generations to come.
Creating a world where we all have more time with the people we love.
That’s what makes us Roche.
As the Principal Software Engineer you will join a team of talented engineers in crafting solutions to some of the most complex data plumbing problems in the world in diagnostics today. There are Billions of data points generated in systems that are not only inaccessible but were never designed to talk to each other. You will help create enterprise-scale software systems to tackle the fragmentation of this data. In this role, you will be up close and personal with all the usual things, like design conception, design reviews for components or features, development and testing of the core software stack.
The Opportunity:
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You will write high-quality, scalable, supportable, and extensible code for software applications.
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Ensure seamless integration of the software stack with our existing CI pipeline, contributing to continuous improvements.
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Design, plan, and deliver high-quality software independently, maintaining excellence in execution.
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Amplify our culture by embodying our values of technical excellence, integrity, support, and compassion for individuals.
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Actively contribute to the ongoing improvement of processes and operations, ensuring the highest standards in software development.
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You bring Component/System design experience
Who you are
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Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline and strong computer science fundamentals.
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You have over 5 years of hands-on experience in designing, developing, and deploying scalable web applications and services, with proficiency in Java, Spring Boot, and JPA.
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Ability to lead and guide the team towards successful project execution and collaboration with software architects on deployment architecture for optimal stability, performance, and security.
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Expertise in crafting relational data models, REST APIs, and implementing message broker-based distributed architectures (e.g., RabbitMQ and Spring AMQP), along with experience in both relational (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL databases.
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Ability to understand sophisticated workflows and effectively work with globally distributed teams.
Preferred
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Master’s degree
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Experience developing regulated products under design control
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Experience with virtualization, containers, and orchestration platforms (Dockers, Kubernetes)
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Curiosity in bioinformatics analysis and computational pipelines
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Experience with GitHub actions
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Familiarity with DevOps automation tools like Jenkins, Terraform, Ansible etc.
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Experience developing and deploying production software using public cloud infrastructure, preferably AWS
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Passionate for continuous improvement in software development processes & framework
Relocation benefits are not available for this job posting.
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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 Pharma Canada has its office in Mississauga, Ontario and employs over 850 employees. The Mississauga facility is bright, vibrant, fosters collaboration and teamwork, and is reflective of Roche's truly innovative culture.
Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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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).
