Principal Software Development Engineer

Roche•Santa Clara, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

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. At Roche, we are working to make next-generation sequencing simple and accessible enough for routine use. By accelerating clinical research, streamlining workflows, and expanding assay menus, we are broadening access to genomic data and lowering barriers to adoption. From robust sample isolation and preparation tools to novel sequencing technology and advanced bioinformatics, we are developing differentiated, highly integrated end-to-end solutions for next-generation sequencing, resulting in a sample in, result out workflow. Our Verification and Validation team, a part of Roche Sequencing Solutions, is responsible for ensuring a software product meets its specified requirements and performs as intended by rigorously testing and analyzing the software throughout its development lifecycle. As a Principal Software Developer in Test, you will be responsible for test design, development, automation, deployment, execution, and reporting. Specifically, you will develop an integrated hardware-software framework for end-to-end test automation that leverages a third-party Hardware-in-the-Loop solution. In this role, you will represent quality engineering and verification on behalf of your team in all events and activities related to this effort, working closely with software and hardware engineers across multiple global locations.

Requirements

You have a Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Electrical Engineering, or related. Advanced degree preferred. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered, with three years of experience for each year of missing education
You have 10+ years related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience with Java, Javascript, C++/Object-oriented programming, software architecture, networking, and distributed systems, and/or UNIX/NT development
You have a minimum of 5 years of software development experience with exposure to instrument control programming
You have 4+ years of experience in quality engineering or similar field
You have excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with a proven ability to debug complex issues at the software/hardware interface
You have expert knowledge of core software engineering concepts, object-oriented programming, and the software development life cycle
You have experience in regulated industries, specifically Medical Devices/Digital Health/Lifesciences
You have strong experience or exposure to technical capabilities such as: Programming proficiency in C++, Java, and Python Multi-threaded programming, real-time control algorithms, and concurrent systems Message passing design patterns Automating front-end and back-end applications, automation frameworks and corresponding languages Development and deployment on Unix derivatives Behavior-Driven Development and Gherkin specifications Agile methodologies including Scrum and Scaled Agile Framework Experience with databases including writing queries
You have excellent communication skills, both written and oral

Responsibilities

You develop solutions for Hardware-in-the-Loop testing for end-to-end testing of embedded instrument software
You author and confirm correctness of requirements-driven tests, covering aspects including: Testing approaches (exploratory, white box, black box, etc.) Testing level (end-to-end, system, integration, unit, etc.) Testing types (functional, performance, scalability, etc.)
You automate and execute front-end and back-end tests, covering for: Instrument software Web applications
You automate deployment and testing pipelines across branches and stages
You report quality metrics and enhancing quality dashboards
You perform root cause analysis of defects and discoveries
You develop automation frameworks and validate automation toolchains
You ensure regulatory compliance of quality engineering deliverables
You partner with Test Architects, Test Leads, and Verification & Validation Leads on practices
You collaborate with designers, architects, developers, system engineers and testers on product development
You participate in all development events, and activities and guide junior testing team members as needed