Principal Software Engineer — Medical Devices, Tech Lead

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

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