Principal Software Engineer (Device Managers)

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 At Medtronic, we value what makes you unique. Be part of a company that thinks differently to solve problems, make progress, and deliver meaningful innovations. Our Purpose: At Medtronic Patient Care Systems (PCS), we power the digital heartbeat behind life-saving cardiac therapies. We build the connected ecosystem that enables clinicians to monitor, manage, and protect millions of patients living with implantable cardiac devices around the world. From secure device connectivity and real-time data platforms to intelligent clinical tools and patient-facing experiences, PCS transforms complex cardiac data into clarity — helping physicians make faster decisions, improving outcomes, and giving patients greater confidence in their care. Every line of code we write supports someone’s parent, spouse, child, or friend. Our work ensures that life-saving therapies are not only delivered safely and reliably, but continuously improved through innovation, insight, and global scale. If you want to build technology that truly matters — where uptime means peace of mind and innovation means more birthdays — join us. Together, we are shaping the future of connected cardiac care and changing lives every single day Come for a job, stay for a career! A Day in The Life Of: As a Principal Software Engineer , you will provide technical leadership across the software development lifecycle for medical device products. You will lead the design, development, verification, and continuous improvement of software solutions while driving engineering excellence, mentoring software engineers, and partnering with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver compliant, high-quality products that support cardiac care technologies. This Principal Software Engineer role will contribute to the design and delivery of software solutions that support critical cardiac care technologies at global scale. Key Responsibilities: Design, develop, and test software for medical devices in compliance with software development standards,. Lead project planning activities, including scope definition, effort estimation, technical execution, and delivery commitments for complex software initiatives Provide technical leadership, coaching, mentoring, and software engineering best practices to junior and senior software engineers Collaborate with product engineering, software test, systems, and architecture teams to define and deliver technical solutions. Conduct technical reviews of requirements, specifications, architecture, design documentation, source code, and other engineering deliverables. Drive process improvement initiatives that enhance software quality, development efficiency, compliance, and team effectiveness Develop reusable frameworks, design patterns, and engineering approaches that increase team velocity and long-term maintainability Partner with internal and external stakeholders to ensure timely delivery of high quality software products. Required Qualifications: Bachelor's degree (Level 8) in Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline and a minimum of 7 years of relevant software engineering experience; or an advanced degree and a minimum of 5 years of relevant software engineering experience. Experience designing, developing, and verifying software using established software development lifecycle processes. Experience with Agile software development methodologies and Test-Driven Development (TDD). Expertise in at least two of the following technologies : XML, C++, Java, JavaScript, C#, .NET, Python, or HTML. Experience participating in software design, technical review, code review, and software verification activities. Preferred Qualifications: Experience developing software for medical devices. Knowledge of medical device software standards and regulatory expectations, including IEC 62304. Experience leading software engineering teams through technical mentoring, coaching, and engineering best-practice adoption. Experience working within cross-functional product development environments involving product, systems, architecture, and test engineering teams. Experience developing reusable software frameworks, components, or design patterns that improve engineering efficiency and software quality. Medtronic offer a competitive salary and flexible Benefits Package #LI-hybrid Physical Job Requirements The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position. ‌ Recruitment Fraud Alert We are aware of phishing scams targeting job seekers. Please keep the following in mind: Apply only through official Medtronic channels. 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We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage. Pay range / Rango salarial / Intervalo salarial /Fascia retributiva / Tranche de salaire / Gehaltsband / Salaribereik: Ireland: 83,520.00 EUR - 125,280.00 EUR | This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).