Senior Backend Engineer

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 Who We Are At Roche Diagnostics Solutions (RDS), our mission is clear: to diagnose earlier, develop faster, and personalize treatment because every patient is unique. Within Computational Science & Informatics (CSI), we are the bridge between our origin and our future, shaping the next era of human health through precise, data‑driven diagnostics and precision medicine.

We excel in delivering rigorous, clinically actionable data analysis across our diagnostics portfolio, believing that advancing computational methods and informatics solutions is essential to harnessing dynamic human health data. By listening closely to patients and physicians, and leveraging digitization and cutting‑edge technologies, we work collaboratively to turn insights into impact.

This shared spirit creates an environment where ideas grow, new approaches are trialed, and competitive products reach patients faster—ultimately realizing the DIA 10‑year vision and our One Roche ambitions so that everyone can access personalized healthcare solutions.

The Opportunity We are seeking a Senior Software Developer (C#) for a hybrid engineering (75%) and Scrum Master (25%) role in Spain. You will take ownership of the full software development lifecycle—leveraging your deep expertise in C#, WPF, and .NET 8.0 to build high‑performance applications—while also guiding the development team through Agile principles as a servant leader.

If you thrive on navigating ambiguity, utilizing modern AI‑supporting tools, and are passionate about both exceptional code quality and team empowerment, this is the perfect opportunity to make a lasting technical impact.

Key Responsibilities Engineering & Development (75%)

Software Development Lifecycle: Participate fully in all phases of software development, including feasibility studies, design, development, testing, bug fixing, and ongoing software maintenance.

Design & Implementation: Produce unit and subsystem specifications based on software requirements, project architecture, and guidelines. Accurately design and implement code, including the necessary tests to verify functionality against specifications.

Team Collaboration & Planning: Self‑organizing and proactive in defining, estimating, planning, and implementing work packages within the development team. Provide timely work status updates and issue notifications to the team and project management.

Quality Assurance & Review: Conduct thorough reviews and analysis of personal source code and, upon request, the source code of peers. Review application design, functionality, usability, and performance to drive enhancements.

Ambiguity Management: Possess the ability to navigate ambiguity and maintain forward progress.

Role Type: Function as a Fullstack Developer.

Scrum Master Responsibilities (25%)

Act as a servant leader for the development team, applying Scrum principles to facilitate progress, resolve conflicts, and increase transparency.

Empower the team by removing blockers and applying proven Agile techniques to drive continuous improvement.

Who You Are You are a proactive, collaborative software engineer who excels at navigating ambiguity and taking end‑to‑end ownership of technical problems. You possess a strong analytical mindset, are passionate about data‑heavy infrastructure, and thrive when facilitating team progress and empowering others to succeed.

Qualifications & Skills Education and General Experience

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or a related technical field.

Experience: Generally 7+ years of experience in professional software development.

Technical Skills

Programming & Frameworks: Highly skilled in C#, WPF, and .NET 8.0.

Database Expertise: Experience with SQL Server, including database design and the use of ORMs like Entity Framework.

Version Control: Good working knowledge of Git/GitHub.

Development Practices: Experience with Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban).

Tool Proficiency: Good skills in utilizing AI‑supporting tools throughout the entire development lifecycle (coding, testing, bug fixing).

Environment Setup: Basic experience in defining Build Environments.

Excellent English communication and interpersonal skills.

Scrum Master Skills

First level Scrum Master certification (CSM, PSM I).