Work Flexibility: Hybrid or Onsite Who we want: Vocera, now part of Stryker, is seeking an experienced Senior Staff Software Engineer with 10–14 years of software development experience to architect, design, and develop scalable cloud-native applications and platform services. The ideal candidate is a hands-on technical leader with deep expertise in Java, Kotlin, Spring Boot, Confluent Kafka, and AWS, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), or Microsoft Azure. This individual will drive architecture, influence technical strategy, mentor engineers, and lead the delivery of secure, scalable, and high-performing enterprise solutions. The successful candidate demonstrates a passion for engineering excellence, innovation, and continuous learning while adapting to evolving technologies and business needs. What you will do: Technical

Responsibilities

Lead the architecture, design, and development of scalable cloud-native applications and platform services. Design and develop distributed systems, microservices, and event-driven solutions using Java, Kotlin, Spring Boot, and Confluent Kafka. Apply advanced software engineering principles, architecture patterns, and design best practices to solve complex technical problems. Lead architecture reviews, design discussions, code reviews, and technical decision-making across teams. Design secure, resilient, and high-performing backend services and enterprise APIs. Evaluate, recommend, and adopt new technologies, frameworks, and cloud capabilities to improve engineering outcomes. Lead technical investigations, proof of concepts, and platform modernization initiatives. Mentor engineers and promote engineering excellence through technical guidance and knowledge sharing. Produce and review technical artifacts including architecture, design, implementation, and operational documentation. General

Responsibilities

Collaborate with Engineering, Product, Architecture, DevOps, Quality, and Program Management teams to deliver high-quality software. Lead complex engineering initiatives from design through production deployment. Drive engineering best practices, software quality, security, automation, and operational excellence. Mentor and develop engineers while fostering a culture of ownership, innovation, and continuous improvement. Lead architecture reviews and code reviews while promoting engineering standards and best practices. Minimum

Qualifications

(Required): • Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering/ Computer Science or related discipline & 10 + years of work experience

Preferred Qualifications

(Strongly desired):

Experience

designing and building highly available, cloud-native SaaS or enterprise platforms.

Experience

with platform engineering, multi-tenant architectures, and enterprise integration patterns.

Experience

with observability and monitoring tools such as Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, or OpenTelemetry.

Experience

with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and modern CI/CD practices. Exposure to AI-assisted software development, developer productivity tools, or GenAI technologies is an added advantage.

Experience

in Healthcare or other regulated industries is preferred. Travel Percentage: 10% Stryker is one of the world’s leading medical technology companies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. We offer innovative products and services in Orthopaedics, Medical and Surgical, and Neurotechnology and Spine that help improve patient and hospital outcomes. We are proud to be named one of the World’s Best Workplaces! For more information, visit: www.stryker.com Work Flexibility Remote – Role allows you to work the majority to 100% of time from an alternate workplace. These roles could have travel expectations, and you must work within the country of the job requisition location. Field-based – You can expect to regularly work a majority to 100% of time at customer facilities and has a set territory or expectation to travel within a set boundary. Almost all sales roles would likely be qualified as field-based. Onsite – Role is 100% located at a Stryker facility. Some ad hoc flexibility may be available depending on role, level, and job requirements. Manufacturing roles and any role that requires physical presence at the office would qualify under this category. Hybrid – You can expect to regularly work in both an alternate workplace and a Stryker facility. Roles that are partially remote or co-located would qualify as hybrid, and the expectation to be onsite would be defined and agreed upon by your manager/supervisor.