Principal Software Engineer, Device Management – Hybrid

Medtronic plc; Galway; Hybrid; EUR 84,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Performance bonus

Pension

Family healthcare

Professional development

Job summary

Medtronic plc in Ireland is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to provide technical leadership across the software lifecycle for medical device products. You will lead design, development, verification, and continuous improvement of software solutions, while mentoring engineers and partnering with cross-functional teams to deliver compliant, high-quality products that support cardiac care technologies.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in a technical field and 7 years of experience (or an

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline and minimum 7 years of relevant software engineering experience, or an advanced degree with 5 years 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.

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.

Skills

C++

Java

JavaScript

C#

.NET

Python

HTML

XML

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering / Software Engineering / Computer Science / Electrical Engineering or related technical discipline

Tools

XML

C++

Java

JavaScript

C#

.NET

Python

HTML

Job description

Medtronic plc in Ireland is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to provide technical leadership across the software lifecycle for medical device products. You will lead design, development, verification, and continuous improvement of software solutions, while mentoring engineers and partnering with cross-functional teams to deliver compliant, high-quality products that support cardiac care technologies.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in a technical field and 7 years of experience (or an