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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.\nThe Position\nAt Roche, we believe that every patient deserves the best possible care, supported by innovative science and technology. We are looking for a senior individual contributor to take significant technical ownership of components within our One Diagnostics Platform.\nIn this role, you won't just build apps; you will design and develop the reusable Android components, frameworks, and libraries that power multiple medical diagnostics ecosystems. 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You enjoy solving problems once and making the solution useful for many teams. You care about clear interfaces, maintainable code, reliable tests, and thorough documentation within a quality-driven, compliant environment.\nRequirements\nHigh proficiency in Kotlin and strong experience in Java.\n\nExtensive background in building Android applications, shared software components, system-level architecture, and Gradle build systems.\n\nPractical experience using AI-assisted tools within software development workflows.\n\nProven track record designing modular architectures, managing APIs, and using versioning/dependency tools within highly regulated or safety-critical sectors (e.g., Medical Devices/MedTech, Automotive, Aviation, Defense, Railway).\n\nStrong grasp of the Android SDK, application lifecycles, memory management, clean architecture, and dependency injection.\n\nSolid experience with unit and integration test automation and pipeline integration (Azure DevOps/GitHub).\n\nProfessional fluency in English (written and verbal).\n\nYou are capable of traveling 5% to 10% of your time to different locations mainly within Europe.\n\nBeneficial Qualifications:\nFamiliarity with healthcare/MedTech software regulatory standards (IEC 62304, ISO 13485, ISO 14971, IEC 81001-5-1).\n\nExperience with threat modeling, secure data handling, design controls, and regulatory submission documentation.\n\nWhat we offer\nThe opportunity to build software that supports medical diagnostics and contributes to better healthcare.\n\nSignificant technical ownership without requiring a people-management career path.\n\nCollaboration with experienced engineers and specialists across software, systems, quality, regulatory and cybersecurity.\n\nThe opportunity to shape reusable technologies used across multiple products.\n\nA professional environment that values engineering quality, continuous learning and thoughtful technical decision-making.\n\nWho we are\nA healthier future drives us to innovate. 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