At Roche you can show up as yourself, embraced for the unique qualities you bring. The PositionAs a Custom Software Develope r, you act as a seasoned expert who takes ownership of tasks and drives quality. You will challenge the status quo, foster collaboration and mentorship, and design complex software solutions utilizing strong full-stack expertise. By possessing a deep understanding of the broader technical landscape, you will improve the entire software delivery process, proactively addressing technical debt and architectural challenges while aligning your efforts with global organizational strategies.
Description Of The AreaThe Engineering Excellence & Experience team, part of Roche's RDT organization, owns and evolves the engineering tooling landscape that supports software development across Roche. We are responsible for the platforms that thousands of colleagues rely on every day to plan, build, test and release software — including the Atlassian suite (Jira, Confluence), codebeamer, OpenPDM and AllureTestOps — in a global and highly regulated (GxP) environment. Our mission is to make it easy for engineering teams to do their best work: we run these platforms reliably at enterprise scale, we simplify and standardize how they are used, and we continuously improve the developer experience through automation and AI-enabled solutions. The team also drives strategic initiatives such as the migration of Jira from Data Center to Cloud and the rationalization of the wider engineering tooling portfolio. on platform engineering with close partnership with business stakeholders, Product Owners and software compliance colleagues.
Job ResponsibilitiesScope / (Content Leadership):
Maintains a bigger picture view and understands how various technical components fit into the overall strategy and goalsImpact/Strategy: Acts as a technical mentor and aligns development plans with the global strategy. Gets involved in initiatives and tasks reaching outside of regular project scope, gives speeches, shares knowledge in organizational events (e.
DevOps Days, Tech Talk), and engages in the organization of knowledge?Formulates and implements technical strategies aligned with organizational objectives, investing time and energy into initiatives that boost creativity and innovation while keeping the highest engineering qualityQualificationsEducation / ExperienceMinimum 5 years of professional experience in software engineering or IT platforms, including at least 3 years of hands?on Atlassian administration (ideally Atlassian Cloud)Current or past hands?on experience as a software developerProven experience successfully driving small to medium (S/M) initiatives (Project/Squad/Product), and contributing to different initiatives as priorities changeDemonstrated experience acting as a technical mentor and sharing knowledge through speeches and organized eventsTechnical SkillsDeep knowledge of Jira and Confluence. Jira Product Discovery, Marketplace apps),
the betterHands?on experience managing and administering Atlassian Cloud at enterprise scale. Data Center experience and Data Center to Cloud migration are a plusUnderstanding of GxP and computer system validation (CSV), ideally on validated Jira templates (requirements, test and defect management) — will be an advantageSolid experience automating work (scripts, APIs, Jira automation...) VS Code with GitHub Copilot, Codex, Claude Code)Proven, hands?on programming expertise with some of these languages Python, Java, or JavaScript and willingness to learn what is missingProven capability to design, craft, deploy, and sustain software solutions that are tailored to business requirements and objectivesAbility to design and improve the entire software delivery process, from code to productionGood understanding of cybersecurity and the implementation of secure software development practicesAbility to identify and proactively address complex technical debt, performance bottlenecks, and architectural challengesSolid understanding of software quality management and metricsAdditional QualificationsStrong willingness to collaborate, learn, improve and help others, valued above technical knowledgeAccountable, proactive and autonomous. Needs little supervision and focuses on delivering value continuouslyStrong ability to plan and estimate work needed to accomplish S-M tasksWho we areA healthier future drives us to innovate. Our efforts result in more than 26 million people treated with our medicines and over 30 billion tests conducted using our Diagnostics products. changing healthcare solutions that make a integral impact.
📌 ICT Software Developer (España)
🏢 Roche
📍 España