Principal Software Engineer – Manufacturing Systems

Medtronic; Lafayette (CO); On-site; USD 153,000 - 229,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental and Vision Insurance

401(k) with employer match

Paid time off

Incentive plan

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Medtronic is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead engineering activities across manufacturing-related software systems. The role emphasizes developing and maintaining scalable software, mentoring teams, and collaborating with cross-functional partners to drive cost efficiency and quality.

Travel up to 25% supports collaboration and project success. The position requires strong leadership, a background in software architecture, and experience with modern cloud and development tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 7+ years of software engineering experience or advanced degree with 5+ years of experience.
• Experience mentoring engineers and leading cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Designs, develops, tests, debugs and implements OS components, tools, and utilities.
• Develops database architecture and collaborates with product managers and designers.
• Leads software lifecycle activities and ensures scalable, reliable systems.
• Mentors junior engineers and provides technical guidance to ensure high-quality delivery.
• Defines project scope with stakeholders and advocates best practices across teams.
• Contributes to long-term software development strategy and architecture.

Skills

Software Engineering

Mentoring

Cross-functional collaboration

System architecture

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Advanced degree

Tools

Azure

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Jenkins

Terraform

React

Angular

Node.js

ASP.NET

HTML5

CSS3

WebAPI

RESTful API

CI/CD

SQL

Java

C++

Job description

Medtronic is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead engineering activities across manufacturing-related software systems. The role emphasizes developing and maintaining scalable software, mentoring teams, and collaborating with cross-functional partners to drive cost efficiency and quality.

Travel up to 25% supports collaboration and project success. The position requires strong leadership, a background in software architecture, and experience with modern cloud and development tools.