Expert Android Design System Engineer

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 Android Expert able to lead the development of iOS Mobile components ensuring the correct design and implementation of cutting-edge user interfaces for iOS 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 (near Barcelona).

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 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.

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Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.