Software Engineer II – 12-Month Fixed-Term Contract

Medtronic plc; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 58,000 - 87,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangement

Short-term incentive (MIP)

Job summary

Medtronic Digital Technologies is creating ambitious new products that bring connectivity, real-time guidance, and decision support to the operating room. We are developing compact, high-performance, embedded systems for edge computing and connectivity, collaborating across teams to deliver reliable solutions.

The Software Engineer II role involves owning backend services, contributing to large features, and writing high-quality Python code while participating in code reviews.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of backend Python development experience.
• Experience with Django and Django REST Framework.
• Proficient in writing tests with pytest (unit/integration/API).
• Experience designing and evolving REST APIs, with versioning and error handling.
• Ability to clarify requirements and document decisions clearly.

Responsibilities

• Own well-scoped backend and services work from design through production.
• Contribute to design and implementation of features with other engineers.
• Write high-quality Python code and participate in code reviews.
• Improve testability, observability, reliability, and maintainability.

Skills

Python

Django

REST APIs

pytest

Code reviews

Tools

Django REST Framework

pytest

Job description

## Software Engineer II – 12-Month Fixed-Term ContractPostuler: Mode de travail Flexible Work Arrangement: London, London, United Kingdom: Temps plein: Offre publiée aujourd'hui: R76488Chez Medtronic, vous pouvez entamer une longue carrière d’exploration et d’innovation tout en aidant à soutenir l’accès aux soins de santé et l’équité pour tous. Vous dirigerez avec détermination en surmontant les obstacles à l’innovation dans un monde davantage connecté et compatissant.**Journée type**Medtronic Digital Technologies is creating ambitious new products that bring connectivity, real-time guidance, and decision support to the operating room. To support this mission, we are developing compact, high-performance, embedded systems that enable edge computing and connectivity.Working closely with other teams across Medtronic, we are creating a connected ecosystem and leveraging the state of the art in computer vision to provide the most comprehensive view of surgery. If you’re interested in using cutting-edge technology to improve the standard of care in surgery on a global scale, this could be the place for you.**Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned:*** Own well-scoped backend and services work from design through production.* Contribute to the design and implementation of larger features, services, and components in collaboration with other software engineers.* Write high-quality Python code and participate actively in code reviews.* Improve the testability, observability, reliability, and maintainability.* Apply established engineering standards and contribute to improving them, with a focus on clarity, scalability, and maintainability.* Collaborate with product, systems, QA, clinical/domain, and engineering partners to deliver reliable solutions.* Document technical decisions, interfaces, operational procedures, and relevant system context to support maintenance and handover.**Required Knowledge and Experience:*** 4+ years of professional backend development experience, primarily using Python.* Demonstrated commitment to software quality through effective code reviews and writing and maintaining unit, integration, and API-level tests using pytest.* Strong hands-on experience with Django and Django REST Framework, including building and maintaining production services.* Practical experience designing and evolving REST APIs, including validation, error handling, versioning, and backward compatibility.* Ability to work effectively with ambiguity: clarifying requirements, breaking down complex problems, making progress with incomplete information, and adapting as requirements evolve.* Ability to produce clear technical documentation and contribute effectively to knowledge transfer and project handovers.* Must be willing to commute to London 2 to 3 days per week.Interest in AI-assisted or agentic coding workflows, with good judgment around code review, testing, and responsible use of generated code; product experience with agentic coding tools is a plus.Exigences physiques du posteLes déclarations ci-dessus visent à décrire la nature générale et le niveau du travail effectué par les employés affectés à ce poste, mais elles ne constituent pas une liste exhaustive de toutes les responsabilités et compétences requises pour ce poste.**Alerte de fraude au recrutement** Nous avons pris connaissance de l’existence d’arnaques de type phishing visant les personnes à la recherche d’un emploi. Veuillez garder les points suivants à l’esprit : Postulez uniquement via les canaux officiels de Medtronic. Toutes les communications légitimes de recrutement de Medtronic proviennent de plateformes Medtronic approuvées et d’adresses e-mail officielles se terminant par @medtronic.com. Medtronic ne demande jamais de paiement ni d’informations personnelles sensibles (telles que des coordonnées bancaires ou des informations de sécurité sociale) au cours des premières étapes du processus de recrutement. Toute demande de ce type n’est pas légitime. Si vous recevez un message suspect prétendant provenir de Medtronic, n’y répondez pas, ne cliquez sur aucun lien et n’ouvrez aucune pièce jointe. Si vous avez des questions ou des préoccupations concernant l’authenticité d’une communication prétendument faite par ou au nom de Medtronic, veuillez nous contacter immédiatement à l’adresse [e-mail].**Avantages sociaux et rémunération****Medtronic offre un salaire compétitif et un ensemble d’avantages sociaux flexibles** Le cœur de nos valeurs est animé par un engagement envers nos employés. Nous saluons leurs contributions et partageons avec eux le succès qu’ils ont contribué à créer. Nous offrons un large éventail d’avantages, de ressources et de régimes de rémunération concurrentiels conçus pour vous soutenir à chaque étape de votre carrière et de votre vie personnelle.Pay range / Rango salarial / Intervalo salarial /Fascia retributiva / Tranche de salaire / Gehaltsband / Salaribereik: United Kingdom: 58,000.00 GBP - 87,000.00 GBP |This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).