Senior Android Design System Architect (Kotlin/Jetpack)

F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG; Wien; On-site; EUR 39,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Roche Diagnostics in Vienna, Austria, is seeking an Android Expert with 5+ years of experience to lead development of mobile components within Roche’s One Design System. This role involves translating UX and client requirements into technical solutions, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and guiding architecture for mobile applications.

You may be located in Vienna or Sant Cugat. You will architect, develop, and maintain design system components, write high-quality code, and ensure

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Android development experience.
• Expertise in Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, and Git.
• Experience with Material Design 3 for Jetpack Compose and Design Systems.
• Ability to build reusable, testable, composable UI components.
• Experience writing unit tests, screenshot tests, and UI tests in Compose.
• Strong knowledge of accessibility best practices (A11y) in Jetpack Compose.
• RTL knowledge is required.

Responsibilities

• Architect, develop, maintain mobile design system components and interaction patterns for Android.
• Write, review, and ensure clean, scalable code following best practices and patterns.
• Maintain code quality via automated tests, code reviews, and CI pipelines.
• Provide technical assessments for mobile design components emphasizing quality and usability.
• Contribute to mobile app architecture aligned with platform strategies and standards.
• Collaborate with design and development teams to align goals and outcomes.
• Document mobile components and support adoption by the mobile dev community.
• Engage with Roche clients to understand needs and facilitate collaboration.

Skills

Kotlin

Jetpack Compose

Git

Android

UI components

Unit tests

Accessibility (A11y)

RTL

Tools

Material Design 3

Job description

Let’s build a healthier future, together! By combining our unique strengths, we are redefining healthcare through sustainable action and innovation. For a behind-the-scenes look, check out this video to see how we at Roche are making personalized health care a reality.

The mySugr GmbH was acquired by Roche in 2017 and our Vienna office is one of Roche's global sites. You will be located here, in the heart of Vienna, no matter if you work on a mySugr®, Accu-Chek®, navify® or any other Roche product or solution. You can read more about the history of mySugr & Roche here.

Here's what we're looking for:

Roche utilizes a unified Design System to streamline the user interfaces of its digital products and deliver a consistent, harmonized user experience for our customers. The One Design System encompasses all web and mobile applications developed at Roche Diagnostics.

Our Engineering Team is looking for an AndroidExpert able to lead the development of Android Mobile components ensuring the correct design and implementation of cutting-edge user interfaces for Android mobile applications. You are able to translate UX and clients requirements into technical solutions and vice versa, and you will lead the development of such components.

You will be located either in of Vienna, or in Sant Cugat (nearBarcelona).

Your upcoming mission:

Hands-On Engineering & Tech Execution:

• Architect, develop, maintain the Design System components & interaction patterns for mobile, consistent with platform strategies, governance policy, and standards.

• Write and review clean, testable, scalable code aligned with best practices and design patterns.

• Maintain code quality through automated testing, code review, and continuous integration pipelines.

• Provide Technical assessment of development of the design components in mobile, ensuring the approach is of quality, it is customer centric, future thinking and easy to use.

• Participate actively in the creation of the architecture for Mobile Applications, consistent with platform strategies, governance policy, and standards.

Stakeholder & Cross-Functional Collaboration:

• Collaborate with Design & Development teams to align on goals, scope and business outcomes.

• Ensure Documentation on Mobile Components and support the mobile development community in adoption, implementation, testing and maintenance.

• Work with Roche clients (project leaders, architects, designers, front-end developers) to establish collaboration, understanding their needs and solve their doubts.

• Champion the adoption of the Design System together with the client and the Usability Engineers across Roche.

Creative / Strategic activities:

• Brainstorm improvements and propose innovative solutions to improve community engagement.

• Evaluate new technologies, patterns, and frameworks for potential adoption.

• Contribute to design review, prototypes, and mobile user experience standards.

AI powered design system:

• Create documentation for AI agents to ensure the users of the design system can vibe code with the library

• Create test applications using vibe coding to ensure the compatibility of the library with AI

• Document all the components in Fiigma code connect

Essential skills for your mission:

• Android Developer for at least 5 years

• Expert in Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, and Git

• Experience with Material Design 3 for Jetpack Compose and Design Systems in general

• Strong experience to build reusable, testable, composable UI components

• Proficiency to write unit tests, screenshot tests, Compose UI tests

• Deep knowledge of implementing accessibility best practices (A11y) in Jetpack Compose

• RTL Knowledge

Bonus skills:

• Vivid interest in modern technology trends and best practices

• Curiosity in domains outside of Android: iOS development, Cross-platform solutions knowledge.

• Innersourced products experience

• Engagement in dev communities, community management, active contribution to open source solutions.

• Experience creating 3rd party libraries

• Familiar with Dokka and documentation deployment

• Familiar with Github Actions

• Knowledge about Design/Figma Tokens and how they are used in a custom Design System

• Experience working in a regulated environment

• Javascript / Typescript knowledge

In Austria, we have a legal obligation to disclose the minimum salary according to our collective agreement, which is gross EUR 3.843 - per month for this position. But! Rest assured, we offer amazing competitive compensation packages which take into consideration current market trends, therefore you can expect a higher offer that reflects your experience level.

Who we are and what we care about?

We are committed to providing a healthy, equal and inclusive working environment for our employees to bring true relief to the patient! We care about family friendly career paths, sustainability, a healthy lifestyle and the flexibility of a modern workplace. We maintain a culture of learning and sharing, as well as open and candid feedback. At every level, there are many opportunities to develop and grow - both professionally and personally.

As a healthcare pioneer committed to transforming the lives of billions of people around the globe, we push boundaries to redefine what is possible. We know that early, accurate diagnosis is essential to maintain health, prevent disease and help advance new, targeted treatments and potential cures for the world’s most serious health problems. We have a passion for innovation and a profound commitment to make a lasting impact on society by continuing to improve the standard of care for humankind. Our culture inspires us to create healthcare that is sustainable, efficient and financially viable. Healthcare that is built on people’s needs, strong data and clinical insights. Healthcare that saves lives.

Interested? Great. We’d like to hear from you! Just click that “Apply Now” button and send us your CV in English …. and anything else that you think might impress us.

Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.