Software Engineer
About this opportunity
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
Software Engineer
A healthier future. It’s what drives us to innovate. To continuously advance science and ensure everyone has access to the healthcare they need today and for generations to come. Creating a world where we all have more time with the people we love. That’s what makes us Roche.
We are seeking a Software Engineer to contribute to the software development of Roche's proprietary sequencing technology, SBX. In this role, you will work on translating data science concepts into scalable, production-ready software. You will develop and optimize the systems that process DNA sequencing data, working with a team to ensure our base calling and sequencing algorithms are accurate, performant, and deployable.
The Opportunity
You will develop software components for SBX data analysis pipelines. You will help build and maintain systems that process genomic data efficiently, ensuring that our solutions are performant, maintainable, and can scale to handle large datasets.
Core Responsibilities
Software Development & Code Quality
Implement software engineering best practices including unit testing, code reviews, and version control. Contribute to the development of modular software libraries for DNA analysis. Assist in implementing and maintaining continuous integration/deployment pipelines.
Algorithm Implementation & Optimization
Contribute to performance profiling and optimization of existing codebases (including Python and C++). Work on efficient memory management and I/O handling for genomic datasets.
ML Model Development & Deployment
Contribute to model development, versioning, and deployment workflows. Help with containerization tools (Docker/Singularity) for consistent execution environments.
Workflow Engineering
Develop and maintain data processing pipelines using tools like Nextflow or Airflow. Write submission scripts and contribute to resource optimization on HPC clusters (SLURM).
Who You Are
You are a Software Engineer with strong programming fundamentals and interest in data-intensive problems. You write clean, maintainable code and care about engineering practices in scientific computing.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Bioinformatics, or related technical field.
Strong proficiency in Python (OOP, design patterns) and solid understanding of data structures and algorithmic complexity.
Experience with at least one compiled language (C/C++) is desired.
Experience developing or deploying machine learning models in production environments.
Familiarity with Linux, shell scripting, and containerization basics. Experience working with HPC systems (SLURM) or cloud platforms (AWS/GCP).
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with CUDA or GPU-accelerated libraries (CuPy, RAPIDS).
Relocation benefits are not available for this posting
The expected salary range for this position based on the primary location of Mississauga is 89,256.00 and 117,148.50 of hiring range. Actual pay will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors as determined by the company.
We use artificial intelligence to screen, assess or select applicants for this role.
This posting is for an existing vacancy at Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd.
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.
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