Director Software Engineering, IoMT Device Connectivity

I00M05 Wipro GE Healthcare Private Limited; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 6,000,000 - 9,000,000; Full time

Job summary

I00M05 Wipro GE Healthcare Private Limited in Bengaluru is looking for a leader to build a world-class software development team focused on IoMT Device Connectivity. You will oversee strategy execution and ensure software quality from design to release.

The ideal candidate should have a Master's degree in computer science, significant software engineering experience, and leadership skills in a regulated industry. This role requires a strong focus on AI-driven transformations and managing product specifications.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of software engineering experience, including 6–8 years in technical leadership.
• Experience in regulated industries preferred, particularly in MedTech or healthcare technology.
• Strong compliance discipline and customer focus.
• Experience in regulated industries; MedTech/healthcare experience highly desirable.
• Proven ability to analyze problems and lead programs and projects.
• Strong documentation, planning, and execution capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Software Engineering professionals.
• Drive adoption of AI-assisted engineering practices.
• Manage product specifications and oversee development processes.
• Demonstrate mastery of intricacies and interactions within dynamic agile processes.
• Drive adoption of AI‑assisted engineering practices to improve team efficiency and delivery velocity.
• Design, build, deliver, and maintain software applications & services.
• Own component and product integration for maximum performance and scalability.
• Manage product and systems requirements, specifications, and flow‑down.
• Drive verification and validation activities for the software subsystem and overall product/system.
• Incorporate AI‑driven testing frameworks and intelligent monitoring to enhance quality.

Skills

Software Engineering/Technology Management

Technical Leadership

Software Development Life Cycle

Problem Solving

Project Management

Project management

AI in engineering

CI/CD practices

Education

Master's degree in Computer Science or STEM majors

Tools

Linux

Python

CI/CD

AWS CloudWatch

REST/HTTP(S)

Python scripting

Job description

Build a world‑class software development team to consistently deliver complex software platforms and research projects related to medical device connectivity. The role leads strategy execution, manages a team focused on IoMT Device Connectivity platforms, and ensures end‑to‑end software quality from design through release.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Software Engineering professionals.
• Provide day‑to‑day work direction for team members engaged in projects and delivery.
• Facilitate and coach software engineering teams on requirements estimation and work sizing.
• Demonstrate mastery of intricacies and interactions within dynamic agile processes.
• Drive adoption of AI‑assisted engineering practices (e.g., code generation, automated testing, and productivity tools) to improve team efficiency and delivery velocity.
• Design, build, deliver, and maintain software applications & services.
• Own component and product integration for maximum performance and scalability.
• Manage product and systems requirements, specifications, and flow‑down.
• Drive verification and validation activities for the software subsystem and overall product/system, including system‑level testing.
• Incorporate AI‑driven testing frameworks, anomaly detection, and intelligent monitoring to enhance product quality and system reliability.
• Influence the development of strategy for the area of responsibility, including control of resources, operating mechanisms, and budget for execution.
• Interpret internal and external business challenges and recommend best practices to improve products, processes, or services.
• Stay informed of industry trends that may influence work.
• Continuously evaluate emerging AI technologies, tools, and platforms to identify opportunities for innovation and competitive differentiation.
• Drive CTQ/Risk trade‑offs while designing software components.
• Manage the overall development environment, product configuration, and release process.
• Integrate AI into DevOps pipelines (AIOps) for intelligent incident management, release optimization, and performance tuning.
• Actively present leadership updates to GE executive sponsors, Product Management, and internal customers.
• Work with technology leadership in defining technology roadmap and architecture for products and services.
• Advocate and communicate AI‑driven transformation initiatives, articulating business impact, ROI, and adoption roadmap.
• Drive a continuous learning culture to guide ongoing improvements.
• Provide leadership on Lean/Agile principles and development practices.
• Foster AI literacy across teams through training, experimentation, and adoption of AI tools for engineering, operations, and decision‑making.
• Actively pursue new methods and practices to increase productivity.
• Utilize project management tools to track progress and recognize key risk areas.
• Use project analytics and predictive insights to proactively manage risks, timelines, and resource allocation.
• Assist in resolving conflicting priorities through proactive communication of requirements, timelines, and stakeholders.
• Ensure products and services adhere to compliance and controllership standards.
• Ensure data governance, traceability, and regulatory compliance.
• Use high levels of judgment to make decisions and handle complex tasks across operational, product management, quality, and engineering domains.
• Assess quality of information and ask pertinent questions to stakeholders.
• Leverage AI‑driven decision support systems and insights from data to guide strategic and operational decisions.
• May lead functional teams or projects with minimal resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity.
• Communicate difficult concepts and influence stakeholders.

Qualifications

Educational Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in computer science or STEM majors (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math).

Desired Skills:

• Significant experience in Software Engineering/Technology & Design Engineering Management.
• 15+ years of software engineering or systems engineering experience.
• 6–8 years in technical leadership, engineering management, or people management.
• Experience in regulated industries is strongly preferred; MedTech, healthcare technology, or life sciences experience is highly desirable.
• Prior experience with sustaining engineering, installed base ownership, field issue resolution, or post‑market product lifecycle management is a strong advantage.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.
• Demonstrated ability to lead programs / projects.
• Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.
• Established project management skills.

Technical Expertise:

• Recognizes patterns and complexity in problems.
• Thorough knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle principles and working knowledge of CI/CD concepts and best practices.
• Understanding of full‑stack platform concepts and technologies.
• Linux or Yocto understanding (SystemD, filesystem, serial/Ethernet interfaces, system utilities, etc.).
• Webmin / Perl based development experience; firmware development or integration experience (UART, SPI interface knowledge).
• Web development experience: REST, HTTP/S, SSL certificate management.
• Shell scripting; Python scripting (desired).
• Cybersecurity fundamentals, platform diagnostics, network programming, understanding of protocols TCP/IP & UDP.
• AI expertise: HL7, IHE, EMR workflows, clinical data pipelines.
• Spectro Cloud, Cloudfuse, AWS CloudWatch, XML/JSON payloads, telemetry, dashboards, alerting.
• System reliability testing, PSR runs, stress testing, throughput validation, failure‑mode analysis.

Business Acumen:

• Creates a culture of customer focus and high performance to drive innovation.
• Continuous engagement with focus on GE strategy for customer satisfaction.
• Prioritizes projects based on an assessment of competitive needs.
• Anticipates areas of competitive vulnerability and offers plans to mitigate them.
• Evangelizes new technology, predicts trends, and identifies new opportunities based on trends.

Leadership Mindset:

• Strong compliance discipline.
• Technical curiosity and systems thinking.
• Bias for permanent corrective action over temporary containment.
• Ability to balance customer urgency with regulatory rigor.
• Respect for legacy systems while still driving modernization and simplification.
• Inclusion and Diversity.

EEO Statement

GE Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer where inclusion matters. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. We expect all employees to live and breathe our behaviors: to act with humility and build trust; lead with transparency; deliver with focus, and drive ownership – always with unyielding integrity.