Senior Software Engineer, Research Biology

Opportunity

We’re looking for a full‑stack software engineer to join our team building modern software solutions for Pathology organizations across Roche.

The Opportunity:

You will develop and maintain systems for collecting, structuring, and storing diverse scientific and operational data that support advanced analytics, machine learning, and other data‑driven initiatives. You will deliver data flows and pipelines to support research pathology. You will design and implement integrations between LIMS, ELN, workflow orchestration systems, AWS components, and other internal systems for scientific and operational data management.

You will implement novel AI‑based solutions (e.g., agents) to improve scientific and operational data management. You will be an engineer on a team responsible for working under a technical lead and alongside a team of analysts with deep scientific expertise.

• Have a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a similar technical field, or equivalent experience and 5+ years of professional experience in a full‑stack software development role.
• Experience building enterprise‑grade systems for R&D scientific data management.
• Proficient in Java, Kotlin, and/or Python.
• Experience building solutions with No
  
  SQL databases, data warehouses, graph databases, and/or data lakes to store scientific data.
• Experience with event‑driven architecture patterns and working with streaming platforms such as Apache Kafka.
• Experience with front‑end frameworks (React, Vue), comfortable with developing APIs and MCPs, and experience with Kubernetes for container orchestration.
• Proficient with Git, CI/CD tools such as Git Hub Actions and Argo, and AWS.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills and experience building solutions on cross‑functional teams including analysts, engineers, product managers, and technical leads.

• Experience deploying systems that include agentic components and low‑level orchestration frameworks for agentic workflows such as Lang Graph.
• Experience in a life science or drug development environment is strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of pathology processes and data is beneficial.

Onsite presence, on our South San Francisco campus, is expected for at least 3 days a week. Relocation benefits are not available for this job posting.

The expected salary range for this position based on the primary location of California is $142,500–$264,700. Actual pay will be determined based on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other job‑related factors permitted by law. A discretionary annual bonus may be available based on individual and Company performance. This position also qualifies for the benefits detailed at the link provided below.

Genentech is an equal‑opportunity employer. It is our policy and practice to employ, promote, and otherwise treat any and all employees and applicants on the basis of merit, qualifications, and competence. The company’s policy prohibits unlawful discrimination, including but not limited to discrimination on the basis of protected veteran status, individuals with a disability status, and consistent with all federal, state, or local laws.

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