Custom Software Developer - Digital Technologies for Pharma Technical Development

F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG; Warszawa; Hybrid; PLN 112,000 - 201,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Training budget

Recharge Fridays

Take Time Program

Vacation subsidy

Flex Location

Take Time for Charity

Private healthcare

Group life insurance

Stock purchase plan

Laptop and car programs

Job summary

Roche is seeking a Custom Software Developer within Pharma Technical Development to contribute across the full software lifecycle. You will build and maintain digital solutions supporting our clinical pipeline and manufacturing processes, ensuring code quality and compliance in a regulated biotech environment.

Collaborating across R&D and PTD, you will develop robust manufacturing and quality systems, leveraging modern stacks and CI/CD pipelines while engaging with internal platforms and

Qualifications

• Active project contributor in software engineering with a focus on delivering software solutions.
• Experience delivering tasks reliably within a structured team environment and understanding of regulatory frameworks (e.g., GxP).
• Ability to execute development plans and participate in knowledge sharing initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Scope / content leadership: design, code, test, and deploy web apps and microservices for PTD.
• Problem solving: contribute features, fix issues, perform peer reviews, communicate risks.
• Stakeholder management: engage with owners, leads, and end users to clarify requirements.
• Impact/Strategy: develop technical skills, pursue trainings, participate in CoEs and CoPs.
• Product size: work on individual features and components within well-defined projects.
• Business/Technical: map components to larger systems and suggest improvements.

Skills

Python

Java

Node.js

TypeScript

React

Angular

Tools

RESTful APIs

SQL

CI/CD

Git

Containerization

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

As a Custom Software Developer within Pharma Technical Development (PTD), you will be an active project contributor building and maintaining digital solutions that support our clinical pipeline and manufacturing processes. Working within a well-defined scope, you will contribute across the full software lifecycle—developing full-stack features, integrating internal platforms, and ensuring code quality and compliance in a regulated biotech environment.

Pharma Technical Development (PTD) collaborates across Research & Development to efficiently transform scientific ideas into products by developing robust and efficient manufacturing processes and quality control systems. They reliably deliver the clinical pipeline, supplying quality products for patients enrolled in clinical studies worldwide, while developing new and convenient Drug Delivery Systems for patients.

Job Responsibilities

• Scope / (Content Leadership): Contributes to the design, coding, testing, and deployment of web applications and microservices tailored to PTD business requirements.
• Accountability/Problem Solving: Serves as an active project team member. Implements assigned features, troubleshoots issue reports, participates in peer code reviews, and proactively communicates technical risks or blockers.
• Stakeholder Management: Communicates directly with feature owners, technical leads, and end-users to understand user stories, clarify requirements, and provide updates on task progress.
• Impact/Strategy: Actively builds technical skills, pursues relevant trainings/certifications, and participates in internal tech communities, knowledge-sharing sessions, CoEs and CoPs.
• Complexity/ (Product Size): Works primarily at the individual feature and component level within well-defined software projects.
• Business/Technical ability: Understands how individual technical components fit into larger systems, identifies opportunities, and suggests improvements. Thinks of alternative ways to solve problems before asking for support and continuously builds up a network of colleagues.

Qualifications

Education / ExperienceExperience serving as an active project contributor in software engineering, with a focus on designing and deploying software solutions.Proven ability to deliver tasks reliably within a structured team environment.Understanding of or exposure to software validation, testing practices, and regulatory frameworks (e.g., GxP).Demonstrated ability to execute an independent development plan and actively participates in knowledge-sharing initiatives.

Technical Skills

• Solid skills in modern backend and frontend tech stacks (e.g., Python, Java, Node.js, TypeScript, React, or Angular).
• Practical experience working with RESTful APIs, relational databases (SQL), and standard CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with containerized environments and version control (Git).
• Solid understanding of system architecture and how different components interact within a larger application.
• Understanding of core software engineering practices, including automated unit testing, debugging, and code documentation.

Additional Qualifications

• Highly empathetic team player who actively communicates mistakes and collaborates to resolve them.
• Ability to support product decisions by providing technical feasibility assessments and contributing to the refinement of requirements.
• Prior experience working in a Pharma/ BioTech environment is advantageous.

What you get

• Salary range 10,000 - 18,000 PLN gross based on the employment contract.
• Annual bonus payment based on your performance (target 12%).
• Dedicated training budget (training, certifications, conferences, diversified career paths etc.).
• Recharge Fridays (2 Fridays off per quarter available).
• Take time Program (up to 3 months of leave to use for any purpose).
• Vacation subsidy available.
• Flex Location (possibility to perform our work from different places in the world for a certain period of time).
• Take Time for Charity (additional paid leave of maximum 2 weeks to engage in the charity action of your choice).
• Private healthcare (LuxMed packages), group life insurance (UNUM) and Multisport.
• Stock share purchase additions.
• Yearly sales of company laptops and cars and many more!

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Compensation & Benefits

The expected salary range for this position, based on the primary location of Warsaw Grafit is 121’800.00 PLN - 226’200.00 PLN.

Final compensation will be determined by a number of factors, including your skills, experience, qualifications, and location.

In addition to base pay, this role may be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus with a target of 12% subject to both individual and company performance.

This position also offers an attractive benefits package.

Learn more about how we reward our employees at Roche.

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.