Principal Software Engineer - remote

Principal Software Engineer in Lafayette, Colorado

Principal Software Engineer –Endoscopy

This job opening has a strong preference for candidates that are located near the Lafayette, CO or Santa Clara, CA office locations. This team would consider a remote job opening inside of the U.S. for the right candidate.

Careers That Change Lives

Our space, the medical device and healthcare industry, is rapidly changing. It always has been that way. With remote monitoring, wearables, robotics, AR/VR, telemedicine, and much more, agility and responsiveness are key to our success. Experience what it’s like to work at a company with an exciting product pipeline full of patented inventions driving innovation in the healthcare space.

Operating Unit

The Endoscopy Operating Unit has created a business out of disrupting the status quo in the detection, prevention, and treatment of gastrointestinal cancers and chronic diseases. We’ve done this by commercializing transformational technologies that improve patient management and standards of care, while increasing access to our innovations across the globe.

We improve patient outcomes by empowering every gastroenterologist across the globe with artificial intelligence and disruptive therapeutic technologies. Our talent is the foundation, and we will continue to bring deep clinical expertise, patient-centric innovation, and powerful digital capabilities to achieve this vision.

Day in the Life

• Responsible for the maintenance and improvement of existing medical products and the development of new medical products
• Design, develop, conduct code reviews, implement, debug, test, and debug desktop applications, web applications, mobile applications, and utilities
• Provide engineering support to all departments within the business software systems and utilities
• Determine design requirements for software systems
• Generate documentation for software projects to support regulatory and business needs
• Participate in all stages of product development: including refining product vision, gathering needs, refining requirements, project planning, system design, coding, testing, release, deployment, and support.
• Utilize experience and education to build high quality, maintainable software following industry design/architectural patterns
• Use Agile methodologies to manage application development
• Manage completion of own work assignments and coordinates work with others
• Continues to strengthen industry knowledge and use that knowledge to improve the quality of our products
• Ensures that system improvements are successfully implemented and monitored to increase efficiency.
• Additional duties as assigned

  Must Have: Minimum Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or a related technical field with 7+ years of engineering experience

    OR

    • An Advanced Degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or a related technical field with 5+ years of engineering experience

      Nice to Have

      • Experience in medical device industry (or other regulated industry)
      • Experience in designing and developing Windows desktop applications using C++, Windows libraries, hardware integration, Qt packages, or comparable
      • Experience with mobile app development (SPA using web technologies or native)
      • Experience with web app development (website, web api, database, and cloud management)
      • Experience with application design patterns and object-oriented design patterns
      • Experience with networking communication protocols
      • Strong written and verbal communication skills
      • Experience with Agile development methodologies
      • Experience with Security and Risk analysis
      • Experience with GUI application design and development

        About Medtronic

        Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology, therapies and services can do to help alleviate pain, restore health and extend life. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be.

        We want to accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations –but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Let’s work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients’lives. Help us shape the future.

        Physical Job Requirements

        The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role. (ADA-United States of America)

        Compensation

        A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage. Learn more about our benefits here (https://www3.benefitsolver.com/benefits/BenefitSolverView?page_name=signon&co_num=30601&co_affid=medtronic) .

        This position is eligible for a short-term incentive plan. Learn more about Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP) on page 6 here .

        The provided base salary range is used nationally (except in certain CA locations).The rate offered is compliant with federal/local regulations and may vary by experience,certification/education, market conditions, location, etc.

        At Medtronic, most positions are posted on our career site for at least 3-7 days.

        Min Salary

        130400

        Max Salary

        195600

        It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.