Senior Staff Software Engineer, Delivery Lead

As a result of the combination of the BD Biosciences and Diagnostic Solutions business with Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT), by applying to this role, you will be applying for a position with Waters. Waters is a global leader in life sciences, dedicated to accelerating the benefits of pioneering science through analytical technologies, informatics, and service. With a focus on regulated, high-volume testing environments, Waters’ innovative portfolio harnesses deep scientific expertise across biology, chemistry, and physics. Waters collaborates with analytical laboratories around the world to advance the release of effective, high-quality medicines, assure the safety of food and water, and drive better patient outcomes by detecting diseases earlier, managing routine infections, and combatting growing antibiotic resistance. Through a shared culture of relentless innovation, Waters’ passionate team of approximately 16,000 colleagues partner with customers to turn scientific challenges into breakthroughs that improve lives worldwide. We are the people who give possibilities purpose BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world. Advancing the world of health™ is our Purpose, and it’s no small feat. It takes the imagination and passion of all of us—from design and engineering to the manufacturing and marketing of our billions of MedTech products per year—to look at the impossible and find transformative solutions that turn dreams into possibilities. Job Description Summary: We are looking for a Senior Staff Software Engineer to join our scientific and medical device software development team. You will be responsible for leading software engineers to plan, build, integrate, test, and deliver software capabilities across a portfolio of software subsystems. This role combines hands-on technical leadership, people leadership, and execution accountability. You will work closely with software architects, product management, systems engineering, quality assurance, regulatory affairs, program management, and remote software teams to ensure the final product meets user needs, business objectives , quality standards, schedule commitments, and applicable medical device regulatory requirements. You will be a mentor for the team, a bridge across software and cross-functional teams, and a practicing engineer who remains engaged in design reviews, code reviews, troubleshooting, and technical decision-making. The Senior Staff Software Engineer b rings a strong problem-solving mindset, with the ability to analyze ambiguous technical and execution challenges, identify practical options, drive decisions, and follow through to resolution. They will d emonstrate strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, with an action-oriented focus on quality, delivery, and results. The ideal candidate will be n aturally curious and customer-oriented; consistently seek ing to learn how customers work, how our technology functions, and how engineering decisions translate into better user outcomes . To be successful in this role, you will d emonstrate the ability to communicate, collaborate, mentor, influence, and drive alignment across local, remote, and cross-functional teams. Responsibilities: Lead software engineers to deliver high-quality software for scientific and medical device platforms. Own end-to-end software delivery plans, milestones, risks, dependencies, and execution roadmaps for assigned software domains. Drive feature execution from concept through release, ensuring commitments are delivered with high quality and on schedule. Partner with subsystem architects to ensure delivery plans and implementation strategies align with architecture, product roadmaps, and long-term technical direction. Participate in software design reviews, architecture discussions, code reviews, debugging, root-cause analysis, and technical decision-making. Collaborate with product management, systems engineering, quality assurance, regulatory affairs, program management, and other software teams to ensure requirements are clear, complete, verifiable, and aligned with user needs. Coordinate and communicate with remote and cross-functional teams to ensure alignment, integration, and release readiness. Mentor, coach, and develop software engineers; support goal setting, performance feedback, hiring, onboarding, and talent development. Champion software engineering best practices include design patterns, coding standards, automated testing, CI/CD, design reviews, observability, and maintainability. Ensure software is developed in accordance with applicable medical device quality systems, regulatory expectations, and industry best practices. Continuously improve engineering efficiency, predictability, software quality, and team effectiveness. Minimum Required : Bachelor’s degree or higher in computer science, software engineering, computer engineering, or a related technical field. 1 0 years of professional software development experience . 5 years of technical leadership experience leading complex software initiatives from concept through release. 3 years of people leadership or engineering management experience. Deep understanding of software architecture, design patterns, distributed systems, data structures, algorithms, and modern engineering practices. Strong software design and coding skills with modern object-oriented programming languages. Preferred Skills/Knowledge Master’s degree . Software development experience in scientific, medical device, life sciences, laboratory automation, or instrumentation software. Specific programming language experience with C#/.NET Experience working in regulated environments and applying medical device quality systems, and regulatory expectations such as FDA, ISO 13485, or IEC 62304. Why Join Us? To find purpose in the possibilities, we need people who can see the bigger picture, who understand the human story that underpins everything we do. We welcome people with the imagination and drive to help us reinvent the future of healthcare. At BD, you’ll discover a culture in which you can learn, grow and thrive. We believe that when people connect in person, we learn faster, collaborate more deeply, and build a stronger culture. Join us and enjoy a culture where face-to-face collaboration supports your learning, your progress, and your success. To learn more about BD visit . Becton, Dickinson, and Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, marital or domestic or civil union status, familial status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, disability, military eligibility or veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. Required Skills Optional Skills . Primary Work Location USA CA - Milpitas 155 Additional Locations Work Shift At BD, we reward, support and develop our associates through our comprehensive Total Rewards program. We are committed to attracting and retaining high quality talent by providing reward and recognition opportunities that promote a performance-based culture, as well as a competitive package of compensation and benefits programs. You can learn more on our career site under " Our Commitment to You ." Our salary or hourly rate ranges reward associates fairly and competitively. We regularly review these ranges and factors, such as location, contribute to the range displayed. Our pay is based on the role and the necessary skills and education to perform it successfully. The salary or hourly rate offered is determined by the role's specific requirements, including any applicable step rate pay system at the work location. Salary or hourly pay ranges are influenced by labor laws and Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) requirements applicable to the work location which may also affect the workplace arrangement of the role. Salary Range Information $168,600.00 - $269,800.00 USD Annual