IT Software Engineer - DIA R&D

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The Position

IT Software Engineer - DIA R&D

The Opportunity:

We are looking for an IT Software Engineer who balances high-level architecture with hands-on execution. In this role, you will provide technical expertise for our clinical product portfolio, designing scalable solutions while maintaining a hands-on role in writing code and building complex integrations.

Technical Stewardship & Architecture

• Own the Technical Vision: Design and maintain the solution architecture for our clinical product portfolio, ensuring all systems are scalable, reliable, and secure.

• Platform Lifecycle Management: Assess and manage the technical lifecycle impact of SaaS vendors (e.g., Veeva eTMF, CTMS), including release management, technical debt reduction, and GIS/security compliance.

• Tech Stack Evolution: Evaluate and implement modern tooling, frameworks, and AI-assisted workflows to continuously improve development velocity and clinical operations.

• Engineering Excellence: Establish and enforce best practices across the product lifecycle, including CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, system monitoring, and rigorous code reviews.

Technical Execution & Delivery

• Hands-on Engineering: Act as a player-coach, spend a significant portion of your time hands-on, writing code, building complex API integrations, and solving the toughest technical hurdles in the trenches.

• Agile & Lean Delivery: Select and manage the right toolsets for the product team. Translate complex business requirements into actionable technical tasks applying Agile (Scrum/Kanban) and Lean Programming (LEAP) methodologies to eliminate process waste and continuously optimize development velocity.

• Risk Management: Proactively identify and mitigate technical and architectural risks. Establish and track software quality metrics to ensure absolute data integrity and system performance across all clinical environments.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Strategic Liaison: Serve as the primary technical point of contact for stakeholders across R&D and Clinical Development & Medical Affairs (CDMA).

• Bridging Tech and Science: Partner closely with the Head of Product to translate the "Digital Endgame" business strategy into executable technical roadmaps.

Who You Are

Education / Experience

• 5+ years of professional experience in software engineering, solution architecture, and systems integration.

• Proven experience managing the technical lifecycle of enterprise SaaS platforms. Familiarity with clinical systems (e.g., CTMS, Veeva eTMF) is highly preferred.

Technical Skills

• Deep expertise in setting up and managing CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and cloud infrastructure.

• Strong capability to design, craft, deploy, and sustain complex API integrations and data pipelines tailored to business requirements.

• Strong interest or demonstrated experience in integrating AI/ML capabilities or GenAI tools into enterprise workflows.

• 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 performance metrics to ensure absolute data integrity.

Additional Qualifications

• Agile and Lean Programming (LEAP) methodologies, with a strong ability to eliminate technical waste, optimize value delivery, and break down complex architectural goals into deliverable sprints.

• Excellent ability to act as a bridge between Tech and Science, translating complex technical trade-offs to non-technical business stakeholders in Clinical Development and Medical Affairs.

What You Get

• Employment contract (Umowa o pracę).

• Annual bonus payment based on your performance.

• Private healthcare (LuxMed packages), group life insurance (UNUM) and Multisport.

• Recharge Fridays (2 Fridays off per quarter).

• Take Time Program (up to 3 months of leave to use for any purpose).

• 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).

• Stock share purchase additions.

• Yearly sales of company equipment and many more!

Compensation & Benefits

The expected salary range for this position, based on the primary location of Warsaw Grafit is 170,100.00 PLN-315,900.00 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 15% 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.