Software Development Engineer Intern

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The Position

About the role

Are you a tech enthusiast eager to bridge the gap between traditional Software Engineering and Artificial Intelligence? Our Instrumentation Development chapter in Sant Cugat (Barcelona) is looking for a Software Engineer Internto join our development squads.

In this role, you will be part of the team designing cutting-edge solutions for the future Core Laboratory. Your mission will be to help the department explore and implement AI use cases, directly contributing to projects that impact patient lives while developing your skills in a professional, high-tech environment.

Main responsibilities

• AI Integration: Participate in initiatives to explore, prototype, and implement AI-driven features within our software ecosystem.

• Development: Support the squad in developing software components using C# and .NET, while leveraging Python for AI-specific implementations.

• Modern Tooling: Work with cutting-edge developer tools like GitHub Copilot and contribute to integrations with MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers.

• Collaboration: Work within an Agile squad, participating in ceremonies (Daily, Sprint Planning) and contributing to the team's goals.

• Quality: Produce clean, maintainable code and participate in testing activities to ensure the reliability of our medical instrumentation software.

How would your day-to-day look like?

You will start your day synced with your squad, discussing progress and tackling challenges. Under the guidance of an assigned mentor, you will transition from your initial onboarding to making real contributions to our codebase. You will spend part of your time investigating how AI can optimize our projects and the other part implementing those solutions within our C#/.NET architecture. It is a balance of autonomous learning, creative exploration of AI, and structured teamwork.

This opportunity is part of the START TECH program, you can find more information about the program in the following link.

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.