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# Sr. Principal Software Engineer - Cardiac Ablation Solutions

- **Company:** Medtronic Inc.
- **Location:** Saint Paul, MN, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $178,400.0 - $267,600.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Systems Engineering, C++ (Programming Language), Software Design Patterns, Linux, Python (Programming Language), Prism (Software), Software Architecture, Subsystems, Computer Networking Systems, Reliability of Systems, Real Time Data
- **Published:** August 23, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.techcareers.com/job.asp?id=3363358826&tx=ZT212TYI&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience
 * OR Master's degree with a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience
 * OR PhD with 6 years relevant experience
 * Experience with Python and C++ Proven experience delivering complex, real-time, device-integrated, or networked systems
 * Experience leading large, complex, cross-functional technical initiatives, * Deep expertise in Linux systems programming, real-time/near-real-time architecture, and device-connected systems.
 * Track record of architecting platform-level software that other teams build on.
 * Deep expertise in Python and C++ and in software architecture for complex, multi-component systems.
 * Experience defining architecture, standards, or technical direction across multiple components or teams.
 * Experience solving ambiguous, high-impact technical problems spanning multiple domains or subsystems.
 * Experience influencing technical decisions beyond immediate team boundaries.
 * Experience in regulated environments preferred.
 * Advances how the team uses AI tools - introduces new approaches that raise team productivity and quality.

#LI-MDT

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.

## Description

As a Sr. Principal Software Engineer - Core Infrastructure (Python/C++) you will set the technical direction for the core infrastructure that the Prism Mapping platform runs on - the foundation beneath every clinical workflow, every map, and every UI surface. You'll lead architecture for cross-cutting concerns: real-time data movement, device communications, service composition, and system reliability under clinical conditions. You'll work closely with senior engineering leaders, hardware architects, systems engineering, and quality to shape multi-release roadmaps; mentor senior and principal engineers across teams; and raise the engineering bar for how foundational software is built in a medical device environment. The decisions you make here will be felt by every other engineer on the team - and, ultimately, by every physician using the system., * Lead architecture for the Prism Mapping platform's foundational software - runtime, IPC, device communication, system services, and the operational backbone of a medical device.

 * Define multi-release direction for how the platform scales with new clinical capabilities, new hardware, and evolving regulatory expectations.
 * Set the engineering bar for infrastructure code on reliability, observability, performance, and safety.
 * Lead the design and delivery of major subsystems, cross-cutting architecture, or large technical initiatives.
 * Exercise broad technical judgment in defining approaches to complex system and architectural problems with limited oversight.
 * Drive technical alignment across software, systems, quality, product, and other cross-functional teams.
 * Establish and promote software design patterns, engineering standards, and development best practices.
 * Provide technical leadership across teams through mentoring, design reviews, and guidance on critical engineering decisions.
 * Identify and drive improvements in architecture, development processes, and system design.
 * Shape the technical roadmap and architectural direction for major subsystems or product capabilities.
 * Communicate complex technical tradeoffs, risks, and recommendations to stakeholders across functions.


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