Senior Mobile Software Engineer

Hitachi, Ltd.; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work schedules

Work from home

Excellent benefits

Job summary

GlobalLogic is hiring a Senior Mobile Software Engineer to design and build Android apps that connect to medical devices via BLE. The role involves collaboration with iOS, QA, clinical and hardware teams to ensure cross‑platform consistency and regulatory compliance.

You will implement BLE workflows, participate in architecture reviews, and contribute to documentation and test evidence. The position emphasizes Android development with BLE expertise, with a willingness to expand into iOS

Qualifications

• 8+ years of mobile app development experience
• 5+ years in Android (Kotlin/Java)
• BLE protocols experience in healthcare/medical apps
• Willingness to contribute to iOS development (Swift/Obj-C)
• Familiarity with IEC 62304 and medical device lifecycle

Responsibilities

• Design and develop Android mobile apps connecting to medical devices via BLE
• Collaborate with iOS, QA, clinical and hardware teams for cross‑platform consistency
• Implement BLE workflows: discovery, secure pairing, bonding, characteristics, firmware updates
• Ramp up and contribute to iOS development when required
• Write clean, testable code meeting medical device software standards
• Participate in architecture, risk assessment and design reviews
• Support validation and regulatory submission with compliant docs and tests
• Diagnose BLE/ device interoperability issues
• Document development and testing activities according to standards
• Follow full software development lifecycle activities and reviews
• Provide expert engineering solutions that are architecturally sound

Skills

Android development

BLE programming

Swift/Objective-C (iOS)

IEC 62304

Agile/Scrum

Git

Communication skills

Software architecture

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/EE

Tools

Git

Job description

Job Description

Note: GlobalLogic estimates the starting pay range for this role to be performed hybrid in Santa Clara, CA is $120,000 - $130,000 and reflects base salary only. This pay range is provided as a good faith estimate and the amount offered may be higher or lower. GlobalLogic takes many factors into consideration in making an offer, including candidate qualifications, work experience, operational needs, travel and onsite requirements, internal peer equity, prevailing wage, responsibilities, and other market and business considerations.

Job Title: Senior Mobile Software Engineer
Location: Santa Clara, CA (Hybrid)

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.

Requirements

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.

• 8+ years of experience in mobile application development, with at least 5+ years in 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, CoreBluetooth).
• 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

What we offer

Exciting Projects:Come take your place at the forefront of digital transformation! With clients across all industries and sectors, we offer an opportunity to work on market-defining products using the latest technologies.

Collaborative Environment: You can expand your skills by collaborating with a diverse team of highly talented people in an open, laidback environment — or even abroad in one of our global centers or client facilities!

Work-Life Balance:GlobalLogic prioritizes work-life balance, which is why we offer flexible work schedules and opportunities to work from home.

Professional Development:We provide continuing education classes, professional certification and training (technical, soft skills, language, and communication skills) to help you realize your professional goals. Being part of a global organization, there are additional learning opportunities through international knowledge exchanges.

Excellent Benefits:We provide our employees with competitive salaries, health and life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, a matched contribution 401K plan, flexible spending accounts, and PTO and holidays

About GlobalLogic

GlobalLogic is a full-lifecycle product development services leader that combines chip-to-cloud software engineering expertise and vertical industry experience to help our customers design, build, and deliver their next-generation products and digital experiences. We expertly integrate design, complex engineering, and agile delivery capabilities to deliver superior business outcomes for global brands in telecom, automotive, healthcare, technology, media and entertainment, manufacturing, and semiconductor industries.

Headquartered in Silicon Valley, GlobalLogic employs over 25,000 designers and engineers across the globe. Analysts like NASSCOM and Zinnov have recognized us for being a top company in our field, and we are consistently nominated as a preferred employer by both global HR consultative firms and local job boards. By creating a work environment that is exciting and flexible, and by fostering growth through ongoing learning and development programs, we empower our employees to achieve both their professional and personal goals.

At GlobalLogic, we make amazing products — and careers.