Senior SW Development Engineer

Dexcom; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 116,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life-changing CGM tech

Comprehensive benefits

Global growth opportunities

Career development programs

Innovative organization

Job summary

Dexcom is seeking an experienced software engineer to contribute to cloud-based APIs and web platforms that deliver patient data and onboarding experiences. You will work in a multi-disciplinary, Agile team to design, build, and test high-quality software across frontend and backend components.

The role emphasizes collaboration with product, support, and customers, with opportunities to leverage modern authentication, containerization, and distributed systems in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline and 5–8 years of related experience, or Master’s 2–5 years, or PhD with 0–2 years experience.
• Experience in cloud-based, distributed systems and modern auth frameworks.
• Proficiency in Kotlin, Java, Angular, JavaScript/TypeScript, Scala or similar languages.

Responsibilities

• Build cloud-based APIs and websites as part of an Agile multi-disciplinary team.
• Interface with product managers, tech support, and customers to gather requirements and feedback.
• Define project timelines with architects and provide implementation estimates.
• Develop software aligned with user needs and conduct thorough testing.
• Apply best practices for development, testing and deployment in Agile environments.
• Support quality management and business process improvements.
• Participate in on-call rotations for applications.

Skills

Full stack development

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

OAuth 2.0 / OpenID / SAML

Kotlin

Java

Angular

JavaScript / TypeScript

Scala

NoSQL (Cassandra / MongoDB / DynamoDB)

RDBMS (MySQL / Postgres / Oracle)

CI/CD / GitHub Actions / Kubernetes

Distributed systems / messaging

Git collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline

Master’s degree in a technical field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

GitHub Actions

Helm

Google Cloud Platform

Job description

The Company Dexcom Corporation (NASDAQ DXCM) is a pioneer and global leader in continuous glucose monitoring (CGM). Dexcom began as a small company with a big dream: To forever change how diabetes is managed. To unlock information and insights that drive better health outcomes. Here we are 25 years later, having pioneered an industry. And we're just getting started. We are broadening our vision beyond diabetes to empower people to take control of health. That means personalized, actionable insights aimed at solving important health challenges. To continue what we've started: Improving human health. We are driven by thousands of ambitious, passionate people worldwide who are willing to fight like warriors to earn the trust of our customers by listening, serving with integrity, thinking big, and being dependable. We've already changed millions of lives and we're ready to change millions more. Our future ambition is to become a leading consumer health technology company while continuing to develop solutions for serious health conditions. We'll get there by constantly reinventing unique biosensing-technology experiences. Though we've come a long way from our small company days, our dreams are bigger than ever. The opportunity to improve health on a global scale stands before us.

Meet The Team

The Platform Service team builds low latency, fault tolerant shared services and APIs to meet various business and customer needs. Your role will involve building applications to delivery customer healthcare data, handle customer onboarding and account management, and integrate to hospital and partner solutions, ensuring Dexcom remains the most connected CGM.

Where You Come In

You will be joining the development of cloud-based software systems (APIs and Websites) as part of a multi-disciplinary team that works with an Agile methodology that integrates design, development, testing, and quality control. Participate in and drive gathering and documentation of technical requirements

• Directly interface with product managers, tech support, and customers occasionally, gaining an understanding of customer needs, providing support (both integration/onboarding and sustaining), and sharing customer feedback with the greater team
• Select development approaches that can accommodate high uncertainty in requirements and changing needs
• Work with architects on technical design, feasibility study, provide implementation estimates to help define project timelines
• Develop software programs or systems that align with user needs, and run tests to provide high quality deliverables
• Apply best practices for development, testing and deployment of application in an Agile environment
• Understand and look for opportunities to optimize quality management and business processes
• Support product assurance in diagnosing and resolving bugs
• Participate in on-call rotation for applications

What Makes You Successful

• You bring a rich experience developing full stack applications, preferably in a cloud environment, like AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• You have good knowledge of modern Auth and SSO frameworks such as OAuth 2.0, OpenId and/or SAML.
• You have excellent programming skills in Kotlin, Java, Angular, JavaScript, TypeScript, Scala or other similar languages.
• You are experienced in building frontend and backend applications using modern frameworks and technologies.
• You have a background in building frontend and backend applications in a distributed systems using message brokers.
• You have previously worked with a NoSQL (Cassandra, MongoDB, DynamoDB) or RDBMS (MySQL, Postgres, Oracle)
• Familiarity using relevant, modern, software test tools and equipment
• You are experienced in building cloud-based, container components, CI and CD Pipelines
• You are experienced, and comfortable with, being part of a team that builds components as part of a distributed environment
• You possess the ability to work in a dynamic team environment, and possess time management skills to meet schedules and participate in Agile software development.
• You have exposure to GitHub Actions, Helm, Kubernetes, Google Cloud Platform.

What You’ll Get

• A front row seat to life changing CGM technology.
• A full and comprehensive benefits program.
• Growth opportunities on a global scale.
• Access to career development through in-house learning programs and/or qualified tuition reimbursement.
• An exciting and innovative, industry-leading organization committed to our employees, customers, and the communities we serve.

Travel Required

• 0-5%

Experience And Education Requirements

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline, and a minimum of 5-8 years related experience or Master’s degree and 2-5 years

equivalent industry experience or a PhD and 0-2 years experience.

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Dexcom’s AAP may be viewed upon request by contacting Talent Acquisition at [e-mail].

If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact Dexcom Talent Acquisition at [e-mail].

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Salary

$116,600.00 - $194,400.00

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