Principal Software Engineer (Device Managers)

Medtronic; Galway; On-site; EUR 84,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP)

Job summary

Medtronic is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to provide technical leadership across the software lifecycle for medical device products. You will design, develop, verify, and continuously improve software solutions, mentor engineers, and partner with cross-functional teams to deliver compliant, high-quality products that support cardiac care technologies.

This role contributes to software delivery at a global scale, ensuring uptime, reliability, and ongoing innovation in connected cardiac

Qualifications

• 7+ years of relevant software engineering experience or 5+ years with advanced degree.
• Experience with established software development lifecycle processes.
• Experience with Agile software development methodologies and TDD.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and test software for medical devices in compliance with software development standards.
• Lead project planning activities including scope, effort estimation, and delivery for complex initiatives.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and engineering best practices to engineers.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and deliver technical solutions.
• Drive process improvements to enhance software quality, efficiency, and compliance.
• Develop reusable frameworks and patterns to increase velocity and maintainability.
• Ensure timely delivery of high-quality software products.

Skills

XML

C++

Java

JavaScript

C#

NET

Python

HTML

Education

Bachelor's degree (Level 8) in Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related

Tools

Agile

Test-Driven Development

Software verification

Job description

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.

Physical Job Requirements

Medtronic offer a competitive salary and flexible Benefits Package

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.

Benefits & Compensation

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package

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).