Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact. A Day in the Life In this exciting role as a Senior Principal Enterprise Software Architect, you will apply technical expertise using state-of-the-art software engineering technology to solve highly complex technical problems for our image guided surgery and robotics portfolio of products. In this role as Senior Principal Software Architect, you are responsible for development of the reference architecture and strategy for implementation of solutions, as well as architectural governance and technical oversight over the software implementation. As an experienced engineer, you will prepare plans for your own work, guide and mentor other engineers, participate in technical reviews, select the most promising concepts, implement advances in current state-of-the-art software technology, and identify opportunities for productivity and quality improvement. As a technical software leader, you will work closely with software development teams and cross-functional teams in an Agile environment (Scrum and Scaled Agile Framework). You will guide the design and development of software solutions at the architectural level, prepare formal design documentation, and educate stakeholders regarding solutions.
Responsibilities
may include the following and other duties may be assigned. Develop software reference architecture, system and platform roadmaps, detailed technical solutions, and overall strategy of software solution implementation in native, web, and cloud applications. Promote, guide, and govern adherence to good architectural practices and application of a well-defined reference architecture to deliver highest-quality software solutions. Partner with the development teams to create concrete software architecture and design for the software-based medical device products. Collaborate with development teams to support optimization of software application architectures for performance, scalability, and maintainability. Engage in PI planning and Scrum meetings, stand ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives meetings as required. Participate in requirements gathering, planning, and estimation efforts. Interface with mechanical, electrical, systems, and test engineers as well as quality assurance and regulatory compliance teams. Participate in and recommend on-going professional development activities. Identify and implement process improvements often of a complex nature. Regularly educate the development and test teams about Medical Devices Regulatory Standards, IEC62304, ISO 13485(QMS) Effectively contributes to development teams. Lead the integration of complex software systems on the Ubuntu platform. Optimize existing algorithms and develop new techniques for real-time image analysis. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless implementation of React and React JS in our projects. Manage the deployment of CUDA libraries to enhance computational efficiency. Mentor junior architects and developers, providing guidance and support. Stay abreast of the latest advancements in technology and incorporate them into our practices. Required Knowledge and
Experience
Bachelor’s in computer science/Electronics or equivalent with 17+ years of experience in Software Industry. Master’s in computer science/Electronics or equivalent with 15+ years of experience in Software Industry. Strong programming Skills in C, C++ and/or C# Strong knowledge of modern, full-stack software design, development, debug, and test practices.
Experience
with large-scale software application design. Proven expertise with API design and RESTful APIs.
Experience
working as a technical team leader or Solutions Architect. Expertise in image processing techniques and algorithms. Strong experience with front-end technologies, specifically React and React JS.
Experience
working with Service-oriented Architecture (SOA), Micro-services, and Event-driven Architecture. Proficiency in handling CUDA libraries and GPU-accelerated computing.
Experience
with OpenGL, image processing algorithms, and communication protocols (CAN, RS232, TCP-IP, USB) Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. Software development experience in the medical industry or other regulated industry is desirable.
Experience
leading software-specific project planning and estimation efforts. Excellent oral and written communication skills. Ability to work in an Agile software development workflow. Engineering practice experience such as code refactoring, design patterns, design-driven development, continuous integration, building highly scalable applications, application security Knowledge of DevOps CI/CD tooling (e.g., GitHub, GitLab, CodeDeploy, CircleCI, Jenkins/Travis etc.) Principal Working Relationships Reports to the Sr. Engineering Manager Frequent interaction with team members from other disciplines, particularly embedded and application development engineers, to develop project requirements and other project artifacts such as project schedules. Possible interaction with GBU technical leaders, technical clinicians, third-party vendors, manufacturers, subcontractors and other users. Short-Term Success Metrics (6-12 Months) Demonstrate strong technical leadership, analytical, programming and debugging skills Demonstrate strong design and development skills Demonstrate strong knowledge on tools and technologies Establish trusting relationship with the team and other stakeholders Demonstrate problem solving capabilities. Deliver on project commitments. Long-Term Success Metrics (1+ Year) Learn and demonstrate Product and Domain understanding Demonstrate solid understanding of Software Development Lifecycle Consistently deliver on Project commitments Physical
Job Requirements
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Benefits
& Compensation Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible
Benefits
Package 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. This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP). We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions. Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people. We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary. We change lives. Each team member, each day, helps to improve and redefine how the world treats the most pressing health conditions, from heart disease to diabetes. Our industry leadership comes from the passion and ingenuity of our people. That’s who we are. Working alongside one another, we use science, medicine, and a profound understanding of the human body to build extraordinary technologies that can transform lives. We build extraordinary solutions as one team. With one Medtronic Mindset defining how we work. Speed and decisiveness run through our DNA. Diverse perspectives inspire our bold answers to any challenge that comes our way. And we deliver results the right way, breakthrough after patient breakthrough. This life-changing career is yours to engineer. By bringing your ambitious ideas, unique perspective and contributions, you will… Build a better future, amplifying your impact on the causes that matter to you and the world Grow a career reflective of your passion and abilities Connect to a dynamic and inclusive culture that welcomes the challenge of life-long learning These commitments set our team apart from the rest: Experiences that put people first. Respect for people is the hallmark of our humanity. It fuels our team to positively impact even a single life. And it means we put our people first at Medtronic as well, creating a culture of belonging and always pushing to get you the career-building resources you need. Life-transforming technologies. No matter your role, you contribute to technologies that transform lives. What we build empowers patients to live life on their terms. Better outcomes for our world. Here, it’s about more than the bottom line. Our Mission to improve human welfare drives us. We advance healthcare, society, and equity with every design, inside and outside our walls. Insight-driven care. Fresh viewpoints. Cutting-edge AI, data, and automation. You're shaping the future of healthcare technology and defining the next generation of breakthroughs in care 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. For sales reps and other patient facing field employees, going into a healthcare setting is considered an essential function of the job and we expect our employees to comply with all credentialing requirements at the hospitals or clinics they support. This employer participates in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees. For further information about the E-Verify program, please click here. For updates on job applications, please go to the candidate login page and sign in to check your application status. If you need assistance completing your application please email AskHR@medtronic.com To request removal of your personal information from our systems please email RS.HRCompliance@medtronic.com