Software Engineering Manager

Medtronic; Lafayette (CO); On-site; USD 150,000 - 226,000; Full time

Job summary

Medtronic CST in the United States is seeking a software engineering leader to align software development with product initiatives, coach engineers, and guide external resources. The role emphasizes AI‑assisted development, strong technical depth, and cross‑functional collaboration across R&D, quality, regulatory, and product teams.

The position offers a path to influence engineering strategy, improve processes, and ensure delivery excellence in a regulated environment, with a competitive

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelors degree with 5 years of relevant experience OR advanced degree with 3 years of relevant experience.
• Experience leading and managing the execution of processes, projects and tactics within Software Engineering

Responsibilities

• Cross-program leadership with R&D, quality, regulatory, product management, systems engineering, and program teams to align software development priorities with product development initiatives and business objectives.
• Recruit, hire, and onboard software engineering talent with strong technical depth and practical experience applying AI‑assisted development tools in professional software environments.
• Coach and develop reporting staff through regular feedback, career planning, technical mentorship, and opportunities to build modern software engineering capabilities.

Skills

Software Engineering leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree + 5 years experience

Advanced degree + 3 years experience

Job description

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 20 Aug 2026

Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact.

A Day in the Life

Across our global Neuroscience organization, we advance care for some of medicine’s most complex neurological and spinal conditions. By combining innovative technology, data-driven insights, and deep clinical expertise, we partner with physicians and health systems to improve how patients are treated and supported throughout their care journey.

Our Cranial & Spinal Technologies (CST) Operating Unit develops and delivers an integrated ecosystem of spinal implants, navigation and robotic guidance systems, advanced imaging, and data-driven planning tools for complex spine and cranial procedures. Platforms such as AiBLE™ connect these technologies to enhance surgical precision, streamline workflows, and support improved patient outcomes worldwide.

Check us out on LinkedIn: Medtronic CST

• Cross‑functional product leadership: Partner with R&D, quality, regulatory, product management, systems engineering, and program teams to align software development priorities with product development initiatives and business objectives.
• Talent acquisition and onboarding: Recruit, hire, and onboard software engineering talent with strong technical depth, sound engineering judgment, and practical experience applying AI‑assisted development tools in professional software environments.
• Team development: Coach and develop reporting staff through regular feedback, career planning, technical mentorship, and opportunities to build modern software engineering capabilities, including responsible use of AI‑enabled tools.
• Extended workforce leadership: Recruit, engage, and direct third‑party and contractor resources as needed, ensuring external contributors follow software development, quality, cybersecurity, and documentation expectations.
• Engineering execution and strategy: Lead and mentor software engineers to deliver strong organizational performance, grow individual capability, and advance the team’s technical strategy across architecture, development practices, automation, and delivery excellence.
• Process maturity and quality: Improve software development processes and quality metrics in partnership with R&D leadership to meet customer expectations for reliability, safety, cybersecurity, maintainability, and system performance.
• Customer and field issue resolution: Analyze, diagnose, and resolve customer problem reports in close collaboration with product support, quality, systems, and sustaining engineering teams.
• AI‑assisted engineering practices: Establish practical guidance for using AI‑enabled development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude, OpenAI‑based solutions, and similar model‑driven capabilities to support code generation, refactoring, test creation, documentation, troubleshooting, and engineering productivity.
• Local LLM enablement: Evaluate and apply local or privately hosted large language models where appropriate to support secure engineering workflows, protect sensitive intellectual property, reduce external data exposure, and enable experimentation within approved cybersecurity and compliance boundaries.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.

• May develop, evaluate, implement and maintain technical quality assurance and control systems.
• May establish software reliability mechanisms and standards for company products.
• Oversees the investigation and evaluation of existing technologies.
• Guides the conceptualization of new methodologies, materials, machines, processes and/or products.
• Leads the development of new concepts from initial design to market release.
• Manages feasibility studies of the design to determine if capable of functioning as intended.
• Monitors and supports the delivery of documentation throughout all phases of research and development.
• Organizes the coordination of activities with outside suppliers and consultants to ensure timely delivery.
• Selects, develops and evaluates personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the function.
• A key responsibility of roles in this career stream is managing people. which includes: accountability for mentoring, developing and coaching staff on meeting/exceeding performance expectations and defined objectives, providing leadership to staff ensuring the prioritization of strategic and department level initiatives to include defining performance goals and targets, conducting performance reviews, and staff 1:1s to guide performance management and employee development efforts and manage toward departmental goals.

Must Have

• Requires a bachelors degree with 5 years of relevant experience OR advanced degree with 3 years of relevant experience.
• Experience leading and managing the execution of processes, projects and tactics within Software Engineering

Nice to Have

• Strong organization acumen with the ability to communicate effectively to non‑technical audiences
• Deep expertise in software test methodologies, quality standards/metrics (e.g. IEC 62304)
• Experience with APIs, SDKs, and AI tools that improve the speed, quality, and precision of software development.
• Experience developing software in a regulated environment
• Proven track record as a successful software engineer
• Experience leading infrastructure, DevOps, and site reliability engineering

For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R.

• 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.

Physical Job Requirements

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.

The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co‑workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role.

U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship

At Medtronic, we are committed to fostering an environment where employees can thrive and make a meaningful impact. In alignment with our enterprise‑wide workforce planning approach, U.S. work authorization sponsorship (H-1B, TN, J, etc.) is offered exclusively for Principal‑level roles and above, where specialized expertise aligns with long‑term business needs. Roles below the Principal level require candidates to possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment.

Benefits & Compensation

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$150,400.00 - $225,600.00

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).

The base salary range is applicable across the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California. The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience, certification/education, market conditions, and location. Compensation and benefits information applies solely to candidates hired within the United States (local‑market compensation and benefits will apply to others).

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20+ hours per week: Health, Dental and vision insurance, Health Savings Account, Healthcare Flexible Spending Account, Life insurance, Long‑term disability leave, Dependent daycare spending account, Tuition assistance/reimbursement, and Simple Steps (global well‑being program).

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees: Incentive plans, 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match, Short‑term disability, Paid time off, Paid holidays, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Employee Assistance Program, Non‑qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums), and Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums).

Regular employees are those who are not temporary, such as interns. Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time, as required under applicable state law, and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.

Further details are available at the link below:

Medtronic Benefits And Compensation Plans

It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

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