Software Developer Regulatory Affairs and China Clinical Development - Pharma R&D

F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Roche in Hyderabad seeks a Software Developer who owns tasks, drives quality, and mentors peers. You will design complex software using Python, R, FastAPI, and modern cloud architectures, while addressing technical debt and platform-wide challenges.

You will implement REST APIs, CI/CD pipelines, and scalable AWS-based solutions, aligning with global strategies and championing secure, high-quality software delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, with strong software fundamentals.
• 5–8 years of experience in end-to-end software development with Python and modern runtimes.
• Experience with REST APIs, CI/CD, and cloud-native architectures is expected.

Responsibilities

• Own tasks and drive quality across full-stack development.
• Mentor teammates, collaborate across groups, and address architectural challenges.

Skills

Python

R

FastAPI

Cloud Architecture

Event-Driven

Serverless

Prompt Engineering

LLM Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Software Eng

Tools

AWS

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

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 Job description

As a Software Developer, 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 area

Job Responsibilities Scope / (Content Leadership): Takes ownership of tasks and topics that are in the "grey zone" (no defined owner), successfully driving small to medium (S/M) initiatives. Accountability/Problem Solving: Challenges the status quo and is highly skillful in navigating group dynamics and diversified settings. Fosters good collaboration, knowledge sharing, coaching, and mentoring. Stakeholder Management: Prioritizes and communicates with stakeholders effectively. Maintains a bigger picture view and understands how various technical components fit into the overall strategy and goals. Impact/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.g., DevOps Days, Tech Talk), and engages in the organization of knowledge-sharing events. Complexity/ (Product Size): Operates at the "Product/Site" level. Business/Technical ability: Possesses a deep understanding of the broader technical landscape beyond the specific component being worked on. 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 quality.

Qualifications Education / Experience

Qualifications Education / Experience Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related technical field. Having professional certifications is an advantage. 5 to 8 Years of experience in independently managing end-to-end software development tasks across various capabilities and defining solutions for moderately complex problems. Build robust systems using Python, R, FastAPI, and modern cloud architectures. You'll implement REST APIs and event-driven patterns, establish testing discipline across unit, integration, and regression suites, and maintain high code quality through Git workflows, peer review, and automated CI/CD pipelines. Design and deploy intelligent agent systems using frameworks like Strands Agents, LangChain, or AWS Bedrock. You'll master prompt engineering while understanding its limitations, implement deterministic post-processing for rule enforcement, and build RAG systems with sophisticated chunking, embedding, and re-ranking strategies. You'll evaluate models across providers (Claude, GPT), balancing cost and latency, establish comprehensive evaluation frameworks using golden datasets and LLM-as-judge approaches, and implement production-grade safety measures including guardrails, PII/PHI handling, and injection defense. Architect scalable AWS solutions leveraging Lambda, ECS Fargate, Bedrock, DynamoDB, S3, and EventBridge. You'll define infrastructure as code using Terraform, containerize applications with Docker, and build comprehensive observability through structured logging, distributed tracing, metrics, and proactive alerting.

Technical Skills

Strong backend and full-stack skills in Python, R, FastAPI, and modern cloud architectures. Event-Driven & Serverless Patterns. Agentic AI and LLM skills, including Agent Frameworks (Example: Strands Agents, LangChain, LangGraph, Bedrock Agents), Prompt Engineering, RAG, Vector Stores, etc. Cloud platforms & infrastructures, including AWS, Terraform, Multi-Architecture Builds, Structured Logging, Distributed Tracing, Metrics / Monitoring, etc. Proven ability to design, craft, deploy, and sustain software solutions tailored to business requirements and objectives from coding to deployments. Good understanding of cybersecurity and the implementation of secure software development practices. Ability to identify and proactively address complex technical debt, performance bottlenecks, and architectural challenges. Solid understanding of software quality management and metrics.

Additional Qualifications

Strong ability to plan and estimate work needed to accomplish S-M tasks. Soft skills including problem-solving, analytical thinking, communication, collaboration, and ability to work in agile environments. Extensive experience in computer system validation (CSV) that strictly complies with GxP frameworks (GCP/GMP/GVP).

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Who we are

A healthier future drives us to innovate. Together, more than 100’000 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. Let’s build a healthier future, together. Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe it’s urgent to deliver medical solutions right now – even as we develop innovations for the future. We are passionate about transforming patients’ lives. We are courageous in both decision and action. And we believe that good business means a better world. That is why we come to work each day. We commit ourselves to scientific rigor, unassailable ethics, and access to medical innovations for all. We do this today to build a better tomorrow. We are proud of who we are, what we do, and how we do it. We are many, working as one across functions, across companies, and across the world. We are Roche.