Principal/ Lead Mobile Software Engineer

Highbrow LLC; Santa Clara (CA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Highbrow LLC is seeking a Principal Mobile Software Engineer to lead Android development for medical devices. The role emphasizes BLE communication and collaboration with iOS teams in a hybrid Santa Clara setting.

You will drive secure, reliable mobile software aligned with IEC 62304, participate in architecture reviews, and contribute to regulatory documentation and test evidence. Strong leadership and executive problem solving are expected.

Qualifications

• Experience in Android development (Kotlin/Java) for mobile apps.
• BLE protocols for mobile-device interaction in healthcare is preferred.
• Familiarity with medical device software standards and IEC 62304.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop Android apps that connect to medical devices via BLE.
• Collaborate with iOS, QA, clinical and hardware teams for cross‑platform consistency.
• Implement BLE workflows: discovery, pairing, bonding, characteristics, updates.
• Ramp up and contribute to iOS development when required (Swift/Obj‑C).
• Write clean, tested code and documentation per medical device standards.
• Participate in architecture reviews, risk assessment, and regulatory alignment.

Skills

Android development

BLE protocols

iOS development

IEC 62304 compliance

Agile/Scrum

Git version control

Software architecture & leadership

Communication skills

Independent problem solving

OO design

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/EE or related field

Tools

Git

Core Bluetooth

Job description

Job Title: Principal/ LeadMobile Software Engineer

Location: Santa Clara, CA (Hybrid- 3 days in a week onsite)

Note: Relevant profile should have some iOS development experience as well. Domain expertise required in Medical device or healthcare.

Job Description:

We are seeking a Principal Mobile Software Engineer – Mobile to join our team in developing cutting-edge mobile software for medical devices. This role emphasizes Android development with strong expertise in Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) communication and a willingness to contribute to iOS development. You will play a critical role in building secure, reliable, and user-friendly mobile applications that interact with medical hardware and comply with industry regulations.

• Experience in mobile application development, with Android (Kotlin/Java).
• Hands‑on experience with BLE protocols for mobile‑device interaction, ideally in healthcare or medical applications.
• Deep understanding of BLE operations: scanning, connecting, bonding, characteristic read/write, notifications, background tasks.
• Experience working in or willingness to learn iOS development (Swift/Objective‑C, Core Bluetooth).
• Familiarity with medical device software development lifecycle (IEC 62304), software documentation, and quality systems.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies and version control systems (Git).
• Strong analytical, debugging, and communication skills.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and come up with solutions that are well thought out and technically sound.
• Demonstrated experience in software development lifecycle (Agile), object‑oriented design methodology.
• Demonstrated technical leadership skills.
• Creative / innovative thinker.
• Good organizational and multi‑tasking skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, electrical engineering, or a related field.

Job Responsibilities:

• Design and develop Android mobile applications that connect to medical devices via BLE, ensuring secure and reliable data transmission.
• Collaborate with iOS developers, QA, clinical, and hardware teams to create consistent and compliant cross‑platform experiences.
• Implement BLE workflows including device discovery, secure pairing, bonding, characteristic interactions, and firmware updates.
• Rapidly ramp up and contribute to iOS development (Swift/Objective‑C) where required.
• Write clean, testable, and well‑documented code following medical device software standards (e.g., IEC 62304).
• Participate in architecture, risk assessment, and design reviews, especially in the context of regulated medical software.
• Support validation, verification, and regulatory submission processes by generating compliant documentation and test evidence.
• Diagnose and resolve issues related to BLE communication, device interoperability, and user‑reported bugs.
• Documents software development and/or test development by writing documents, reports, memos, change requests. Methods used are determined by approved procedures and standards.
• Follow the full design life cycle process including driving efforts in requirements specification, design activities, planning, code reviews and creating corresponding artifacts.
• Analyzes, evaluates, verifies requirements, software and systems using software engineering standards and best practices.
• Provide complete expert engineering solutions that are well thought out that is architecturally and technically sound.

Department/Project Description

Our customer is an American manufacturer and globally recognized leader in Healthcare and Medical Devices. In close cooperation with the international team you will have the ability to participate in product feature definition, development, testing, and post‑release support for innovative medical products.