OverviewAs Principal Data Engineer at Roche, you will steer GenAI and advanced analytics strategy, shaping data architectures and scalable pipelines for diagnostic products.

You lead technically while aligning with product and system architects to deliver high-impact, cost-efficient data initiatives.

You will mentor teams, improve data governance and ensure compliant, secure data practices in a healthcare context.

This role combines hands-on engineering with strategic leadership to advance Roche's data-driven mission.

ResponsabilidadesDefine and drive the future strategy for GenAI and emerging technologies in diagnostic data analytics

Design, implement, and optimize data architectures using AWS services for performance and integration

Build and optimize data processing workflows with PySpark, SparkSQL, SQL, Iceberg, Parquet

Improve data infrastructure performance, scalability, and cost efficiency on AWS

Provide technical direction and mentorship, enforcing code quality and CI/CD





Collaborate with engineering and business stakeholders to translate requirements into data-driven solutions

Advocate for data security, governance, and regulatory compliance (HIPAA, GDPR)

Requisitos principales5+ years of hands-on data engineering with leadership in technical projects

Expert-level AWS (S3, Redshift, Glue, Athena, EMR, Step Functions, MWAA)

Mastery of Python, SQL, and Spark

Experience with Dimensional Modeling, Data Partitioning, Terraform (IaC)

Ability to provide technical direction, architecture guidance, and cross-functional mentoring

Strong communication skills in English; Spanish is a plus

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering bridging business and technical needs cross-functional collaboration mentoring and leadership

Python

SQL

Apache Spark (PySpark, SparkSQL)

📌 Principal Data Engineer - Roche (Barcelona)
🏢 Roche
📍 Barcelona