Is Roche a good company to work for as a Software Developer?

Software Developer professionals working at Roche have rated their employer with 4.2 out of 5 stars in 46 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Roche employees being 4.1 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Jobs at Roche now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at Roche .

Does Roche pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Roche with 4.6 out of 5 stars based on 46 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 11.5% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries at Roche.

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at Roche?

43% of Software Developer employees at Roche would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 23% in the past 12 months. Software Developer professionals have also rated Roche with a 4.8 rating for work-life-balance, 4.4 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.1 rating for culture and values and 3.9 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Roche?

Intern (280) , Internship (171) , Estagiário (130) , Project Manager (119) , Manager (112) , Scientist (98) , Product Manager (84) , Senior Scientist (72) , Data Scientist (71) , Field Service Engineer (62) , Director (58) , Software Engineer (57) , Senior Software Engineer (56) , Business Analyst (54) , Principal Scientist (48)

What are the pros of working at Roche according to real employee reviews?

"Benefits are good but used to be better...job security used to be good but now is gone forever." ((in 819 reviews)); "Great place and people with objectives that benefits society" ((in 464 reviews)); "Good work life balance (one of the best in the companies that I have worked for)" ((in 422 reviews)); "Stability and good salary compared to other companies" ((in 271 reviews)); "I had the fortune of having great colleagues that worked as a team and enjoyed working together." ((in 264 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Roche according to real employee reviews?

"In some departments management is poor and doesn't control the business and the internal processes." ((in 230 reviews)); "Too many managers per one engineer." ((in 99 reviews)); "Some portions of senior leadership in Tucson are creating an environment of fear and finger pointing." ((in 88 reviews)); "Corrupt senior management." ((in 41 reviews)); "Disconnect between upper management and actual workers" ((in 33 reviews))

Roche Software Developer reviews

4.2

43% would recommend to a friend

(46 total reviews)

Thomas Schinecker

63% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

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Software Developer employees have rated Roche with 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 46 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Roche is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Pharmazeutika & Biotechnologie industry (3.5 stars).

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46 reviews

3.0

Jul 19, 2025

Thick skin for the old guard

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They have instituted the Roche European culture, in that the rules and training emphasize good teams, good behaviour, inclusiveness. Good remuneration. Apolitical.

Cons

Management comes out of Europe, so expect to reach a limit on your role if you can’t move easily. The old guard runs the location, so you have to be careful to stay on the right side of everyone. Expect to be delivered reorganizational news with little to no notification, and although I mentioned adopting European values, this does NOT apply to your US employment which remains at-will, so those European and global decisions will be applied without a second thought. Don’t expect your loyalty or at least commitment to count for anything but dollars.

3.0

Mar 18, 2025

Too much insecurity and instability

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great colleagues, OK benefits. Flexible working.

Cons

In the 4 years I've worked in Roche there has been 2 huge reorgs, many program closures and multiple layoff rounds. If I wanted this much insecurity I'd work at a startup.

5.0

Jan 26, 2025

Great experience working closely with leadership and great team that works on product

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice package Intersting work Nice teams Skills upgrade

Cons

Nothing as of as cons

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