Staff Software Engineer

Becton Dickinson; United States; On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Becton Dickinson is seeking a Staff Engineer in Software Engineering to join the Connected Care initiative in Irvine, CA. This on-site role focuses on building scalable platform infrastructure, integrating EHR and cloud applications, and guiding cross-team development.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years of healthcare software experience, strong AWS/CDK/Terraform skills, and proven leadership. Expect a fast-paced environment with design reviews, CI/CD, and customer-centric product delivery.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience building large-scale software applications in healthcare or related field.
• At least 2 years experience in Terraform and/or CDK.
• Must have experience running and supporting production systems on public cloud such as AWS - 2-3yrs.
• Experience in leading engineers, planning and execution of deliverables.
• Experience in designing and building services with AWS is a must.
• Experienced in multiple Cloud PaaS persistence technologies and in-depth knowledge of cloud-based offerings and orchestration technologies (AWS Step Function, Airflow, etc.)
• Experience in designing and integrating RESTful APIs
• Experience in Java, React, and JavaScript
• Must have good coding practices, including well-documented code
• Knowledge and understanding of relevant legal and regulatory requirements, such as SOX, PCI, HIPAA, Data Protection is a plus
• Excellent debugging and optimization skillsExperience in unit/integration testing
• Education and experience required

Responsibilities

• Participate in all aspects of agile software development, including design, implementation, deployment, and production support.
• Architect and guide building end-to-end systems optimized for performance, scale, and reliability.
• Work primarily in Go, Java, React, and JavaScript.
• Develop platform SDKs and RESTful APIs
• Plan and lead other engineers to deliver features in a fast paced environment
• Develop, maintain CDK scripts to support provisioning of infrastructure
• Implement CI/CD pipeline for effficent delivery and updates
• Create and maintain comprehensive technical documentation, API guides and technical guides
• Understand user experience and product strategy. Ensure the entire stack is designed and built with a customer-centric mindset and able to make appropriate design trade offs.
• Clear communication and written skills to collaborate and influence across teams.
• Design, build, and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure using AWS CDK or Terraform, ensuring reusable constructs, consistent deployment pipelines, and infrastructure-as-code best practices across engineering teams.
• Develop and maintain internal SDKs and developer tooling that abstract AWS service integrations, enabling teams to consume platform capabilities (e.g., S3, Lambda, RDS, SQS) reliably and efficiently.
• Own the reliability, security, and observability of AWS environments by managing IAM policies, VPC configurations, CloudWatch monitoring, and cost optimization across multi-account or multi-region setups.

Skills

Go

Java

React

JavaScript

Leadership

RESTful APIs

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science/IS/Engineering

Tools

Terraform

CDK

AWS

Job description

We are the people who give possibilities purpose

BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world. Advancing the world of health™ is our Purpose, and it's no small feat. It takes the imagination and passion of all of us-from design and engineering to the manufacturing and marketing of our billions of MedTech products per year-to look at the impossible and find transformative solutions that turn dreams into possibilities.

Job Description

Joi n Our Innovative Team at Connected Care!

Are you ready to be part of a groundbreaking team that is transforming healthcare through cutting-edge technology? Our mission is to make a tangible difference in patients' lives with world-class technology capabilities.

Staff Engineer, Software Engineering

This role is ONSITE in Irvine, Laguna Canyon, CA - Ideal candidate will reside within a commutable distance to work 5 days onsite.

Excited to grow your career?

We value our talented employees, and whenever possible strive to help one of our associates grow professionally before recruiting new talent to our open positions. If you think the open position, you see is right for you, our people make all the difference in our success.

About the role:

The Becton Dickinson Software Technology Solutions Division (STS) seeks a hands-on Staff Engineer passionate about building and maintaining platfrom infrastructure and products that integrates EHR and cloud applications. This position requires an enthusiastic technical leader to work across the entire stack, building highly scalable distributed solutions that enable measurable business growth. Ensure application performance, uptime, and scale and maintain high standards for code quality and application design. Work with agile development methodologies, adhering to best practices and pursuing continued learning opportunities. This highly collaborative position will partner with and advise multiple teams by guiding the creation and consumption of services.

Responsibilities:

• Participate in all aspects of agile software development, including design, implementation, deployment, and production support.
• Architect and guide building end-to-end systems optimized for performance, scale, and reliability.
• Work primarily in Go, Java, React, and JavaScript.
• Develop platform SDKs and RESTful APIs
• Plan and lead other engineers to deliver features in a fast paced environment
• Develop, maintain CDK scripts to support provisioning of infrastructure
• Implement CI/CD pipeline for effficent delivery and updates
• Create and maintain comprehensive technical documentation, API guides and technical guides
• Understand user experience and product strategy. Ensure the entire stack is designed and built with a customer-centric mindset and able to make appropriate design trade offs.
• Clear communication and written skills to collaborate and influence across teams.
• Design, build, and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure using AWS CDK or Terraform, ensuring reusable constructs, consistent deployment pipelines, and infrastructure-as-code best practices across engineering teams.
• Develop and maintain internal SDKs and developer tooling that abstract AWS service integrations, enabling teams to consume platform capabilities (e.g., S3, Lambda, RDS, SQS) reliably and efficiently.
• Own the reliability, security, and observability of AWS environments by managing IAM policies, VPC configurations, CloudWatch monitoring, and cost optimization across multi-account or multi-region setups.

Required skills and qualifications:

• At least 7+ years of experience in building large-scale software applications in healthcare or related field
• At least 2 years experience in Terraform and/or CDK
• Must have experience running and supporting production systems on public cloud such as AWS - 2-3yrs.
• Experience in leading engineers, planning and execution of deliverables
• Experience in designing and building services with AWS is a must.
• Experienced in multiple Cloud PaaS persistence technologies and in-depth knowledge of cloud-based offerings and orchestration technologies (AWS Step Function, Airflow, etc.)
• Experience in designing and integrating RESTful APIs
• Experience in Java, React, and JavaScript
• Must have good coding practices, including well-documented code
• Knowledge and understanding of relevant legal and regulatory requirements, such as SOX, PCI, HIPAA, Data Protection is a plus
• Excellent debugging and optimization skillsExperience in unit/integration testing
• Education and experience required

Education and experience required

Bachelor's or master's preferred in computer science, Information Systems, or an engineering field or proven experience.

7+ years of related experience

At BD, we prioritize on-site collaboration because we believe it fosters creativity, innovation, and effective problem-solving, which are essential in the fast-paced healthcare industry. For most roles, we require a minimum of 4 days of in-office presence per week to main