Senior Software Engineer

Job Description

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 Position

Roche Diagnostics International Ltd in Rotkreuz is one of the worlds leading providers of diagnostic system solutions for clinics, laboratories and doctors offices. The company employs over 2200 people in Rotkreuz and is one of Roche Diagnostics main sites. Roche is an equal opportunity employer and strictly prohibits unlawful discrimination based upon an individuals race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin/ancestry, mental/physical disability, medical condition, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The Opportunity

We are looking for a full stack software engineer to strengthen our software team within. In this challenging position, you will be a key member of our PCR HW Chapter, drive innovation and create added value for our customers in the area of healthcare Mol lab, Core lab and Point of care customer areas.. This is a hands-on software development position where you define, build, test and release high-quality software for IVD and non-IVD products. As a domain expert, you will have a large influence on projects to enhance our future product portfolio.

Tasks & Responsibilities:

• You develop concepts and participate in feasibility studies to meet technical requirements.
• You perform and take ownership of specific software development tasks, ensuring reviews using checklists and templates.
• You lead work package definition, estimation, and planning, and enhance or document SW unit specifications and designs
• You review designs and contribute to the SW architecture, defining quality attributes and staying updated with technology trends
• You conduct root-cause analysis of complex issues and provide bug fixes for post-market software releases
• You ensure compliance with processes, propose improvements, and stay informed about regulatory and market standards
  
  

Who you are

Youre a self motivated team player, who wants to influence your own development. It is natural for you to be proactive in working with your teammates and in working with other parts of the organization. You like sharing your Know-how to help the whole team advance. Bringing in new ideas to improve existing products with new functions and cost optimization is important to you. Youre looking for a company where you have the opportunity to pursue your interests across functions and geographies. Where a job title is not considered the final definition of who you are, but the starting point.

University education in a software related field such as software or electrical engineering

• Proven experience as a Software Engineer with a strong focus on Rust development
• Solid understanding of Rust's core concepts, including ownership, borrowing, and lifetimes
• Experience with asynchronous programming in Rust (e.g., using async/await)
• Experience with Linux Dockers, basic scripting knowledge would be an advantage, experience with C++ and Linux, familiarity with common Rust libraries and frameworks (e.g., tokio, actix-web, rocket, serde, sqlx). Also, RabbitMQ knowledge would be an advantage. Experience with CAN bus
• Event-Driven Architecture knowledge would be an advantage
• First experience working in regulated environments such as the medical device industry
• Fluent in English and German is advantageous
• Developers with an interest in interdisciplinary and hardware focused applications as well as electronic engineer with a strong backgrounds and interest in software development are encouraged to apply
  
  

Who we are

A healthier future drives us to innovate. Together, more than 100000 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.