Senior Software Engineer

Linuxnewbieguide; Carlsbad (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A medical technology company is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to contribute to the R&D team developing therapeutic medical devices. The ideal candidate will lead software development processes, ensure compliance with industry standards, and drive cybersecure connectivity features. This role demands collaboration with cross-functional teams and offers a competitive salary range along with opportunities for mentorship.

Benefits

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience in software engineering focused on cybersecure connectivity.
• Prior experience at a medical device company or in a highly regulated field.
• Strong understanding of development lifecycle and compliance with industry standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead software engineering through design, verification, testing, release, and post-market.
• Document code and processes concisely; provide regular updates to stakeholders.
• Mentor junior engineers and lead code reviews to enforce best practices in engineering.

Skills

Collaboration

Technical Documentation

Experiment Design

Software Testing Methodologies

Version Control

AGILE Environment

Object-Oriented Design

Hardware Debugging

Device Peripherals Knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field

Tools

Git

SVN

JIRA

Yocto

Job description

This range is provided by Bolt Medical. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

$130,000.00/yr - $180,000.00/yr

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SUMMARY OF THE JOB

The Software Engineer will be a key contributor to Bolt’s R&D team developing a therapeutic medical device.

Leads and supports all facets of software engineering through stages of software product lifecycle (Design, Verification and Validation Testing, Release, and Post-Market) for the software for medical devices.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Senior Software Engineer

• Software Engineer: Design, develop, and enhance product software, non-product software, and associated tools to support product development and overall code quality. Contribute to full software development lifecycle, including performing software risk assessments and implementing control measures, defining and executing software testing, assisting with integration of software into production environments and providing ongoing support of released software.
• Documentation & Reporting: Document code, algorithms, and processes clearly and concisely. Define and write software, firmware, and system requirements, specifications, and design documentation. Provide regular updates and reports on project status to stakeholders.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with cross-functional teams including software developers, product managers, other R&D engineers, operations, field service, and IT to support the entire development lifecycle.
• Mentorship: Provide mentorship and technical leadership to junior engineers.
• Code Reviews & Best Practices: Lead and participate in code reviews, advocate and enforce secure coding practices across engineering teams, and ensure compliance with industry standards and best practices.
• Compliance & Standards: Ensure that software development lifecycle and products adhere to relevant industry standards.

Focus on Linux Development

• Linux Development & Design: Design and implement Linux-based custom operating systems using Yocto. Ensure a secure-by-design approach to system architecture and development processes. Manage and maintain open-source software components while ensuring proper licensing compliance and documentation in accordance with applicable laws
• Vulnerability Management: Identify, analyze, and mitigate vulnerabilities in our Linux-based products, including system services, libraries, and applications.
• Threat Modeling & Risk Assessment: Lead threat modeling sessions and perform security risk assessments to proactively identify potential threats and vulnerabilities in both software and infrastructure.
• Security Automation & Tooling: Develop and maintain security tools and automation frameworks that improve security posture and accelerate vulnerability detection and remediation.

Qualifications:

Experience:

• 5+ years of professional experience in software engineering with a strong focus on developing cybersecure connectivity features.
• Prior experience at a medical device company, or in a highly regulated field

Education:

• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field.

Skills:

• Collaborating effectively within a team.
• Writing thorough and clear technical documentation to describe software design as well as testing procedures and results.
• Designing and performing experiments including data collection and documentation that must adhere to current Good Documentation Practices (cGDocP).
• Knowledge of software testing methodologies, including unit testing, integration testing, and system testing.
• Use of version control following best practices, with tools like Git or SVN.
• Working in an AGILE environment using tools such as JIRA.
• Strong understanding of object-oriented design principles.
• Hands on experience with standard lab equipment such as oscilloscope, logic analyzer, JTAG and hardware debugging platforms.
• Knowledge of hardware interfaces such as CAN, I2C, SPI, USB, UART, Ethernet.
• Knowledge of device peripherals such as EEPROMS, high speed ADC/DAC.
• Experience with STM32 processors.
• Experience with Yocto.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Industries

  Medical Equipment Manufacturing

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