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
Developing software is great, but developing software with a purpose is even better! As a Backend Software Engineer, you’ll work on a product that helps people with the most precious thing they have — their health. In collaborative teams of engineers, designers, product owners, and QA experts, you’ll experience best-in-class software development practices daily and contribute to software that meets the highest expectations — we do not put our users' lives at risk!
Here’s what we’re looking for:
- We are looking for an experienced, motivated Backend Software Engineer who will work closely with their backend colleagues, and who ideally has built digital products and platforms.
- You will primarily be working in a global set-up with teams in India, Austria, and Spain. You will contribute with your knowledge of Java, Spring Boot, relational databases & REST within our agile and cross-functional teams.
Essentials skills for your mission:
- You have at least 5 years of experience working as a software engineer, with 2 years as a backend engineer
- You are familiar with the following backend technologies: Java 21+ and frameworks like Spring Boot 3+
- SQL and relational databases (e.g.PostgreSQL) are second nature to you
- You have experience with OpenID Connect standard and Keycloak or other open source software product that allows single sign-on with identity and access management
- You enjoy developing clean, stable, testable, and performant backend code, serving our beautiful applications
- You are passionate about solid technical design, clean code, and future-proof architectures
- You have experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) or other cloud providers
- You enjoy guiding and sharing your knowledge with other engineers
- Great written and verbal communication in English
Bonus skills:
- Experienced in automated testing with Selenium or Selenide
- Knowledge of Infra as Code, Terraform and Github Actions
- Understanding of medical, security, and privacy regulations
- Knowledge of the diabetes industry or other comparable health industries
Here's what you can expect from us:
- Ambitious and passionate people building meaningful products for a global audience
- An innovative agile working environment allowing for collaboration with really smart people and knowledge sharing in cross-functional teams
- A growing organization with room for development
- Loads of benefits (brand new Apple hardware, public transport, lunch benefit, language classes, professional training budget,...)
- Flexible home office policy
- A kick-ass office in Pune… oh, and did we mention the best team in the world!
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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 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).
