Principal Software Engineer - Android

• Lead Platform Android Architecture and Delivery: Define and evolve shared Android platform architecture (Kotlin services, DI, WebView/JS bridge patterns, messaging/broker integration, networking foundations) used by multiple product apps, and drive implementation of high-reliability reusable capabilities.

• Own Cross-Product Platform Capabilities: Lead design and development of common on-device building blocks such as authentication, clinical data and patient workflows, foreground services, camera and ML integration patterns, local networking, and secure peripheral/device connectivity APIs that product teams can adopt consistently.

• Enable Product Teams: Partner with product engineering teams consuming the platform, gather requirements and feedback, publish clear contracts and guidance, and keep product apps aligned with platform conventions, versioning, and release trains.

• Raise Engineering Quality: Set coding standards, lead design and code reviews, strengthen unit/instrumentation/automated test strategy, and guide CI/CD, static analysis, and release practices appropriate for medical software shared across products.

• Mentor and Multiply the Team: Coach senior and mid-level engineers, unblock technical issues, and establish patterns that improve velocity and long-term maintainability across platform and consuming product software teams.

• Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Work with systems, hardware, clinical, and product partners to translate multi-product needs into robust Android platform designs; represent Android technical trade-offs in planning and design reviews.

• Document and Sustain: Create and maintain architecture, design, and test documentation that supports regulated development, knowledge sharing, and sustaining engineering for shared platform components.

An ideal candidate brings deep hands-on Android expertise, a clear technical vision for multi-product platform software, and the ability to drive complex cross-team decisions independently. Strong communication and collaboration with product teams, systems, hardware, and other platform partners are essential., * Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.

• 10+ years of software development experience, including extensive Android application development.
• Proven experience leading technical architecture and development across complex mobile platforms, shared services, or multi-product ecosystems.
• Expertise in Kotlin and modern Android development, including networking, dependency injection, multithreading/coroutines, APIs, and CI/CD practices.
• Experience building reusable mobile SDKs, libraries, platform services, and scalable application architectures.
• Hands-on experience integrating cameras, connected devices, embedded services, or hybrid mobile/web applications.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and cross-functional leadership skills with the ability to influence technical direction and drive execution.
• Experience in healthcare, medical devices, or other regulated environments, with knowledge of compliance-focused software development and a focus on delivering reliable, high-quality applications.

This is where new knowledge is discovered. Baxter’s Research and Development teams work cross functionally to innovate, develop and introduce creative solutions for patients needs globally. From Scientists to Engineers, your work creates the products that save and sustain lives.

• Support for Parents
• Continuing Education/ Professional Development
• Employee Health & Well-Being Benefits
• Paid Time Off
• 2 Days a Year to Volunteer

Success Profile

What makes a successful Research and Development team member at Baxter? Take a look at some of the top traits we’re looking for and see if you’re a fit.

• Courage
• Action Oriented
• Collaborates
• Cultivates Innovation
• Manages Ambiguity
• Drives Results, This is where your well-being matters. Baxter offers comprehensive compensation and benefits packages for eligible roles. Our health and well-being benefits include medical and dental coverage that start on day one, as well as insurance coverage for basic life, accident, short-term and long-term disability, and business travel accident insurance. Financial and retirement benefits include the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), with the ability to purchase company stock at a discount, and the 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (RSP), with options for employee contributions and company matching. We also offer Flexible Spending Accounts, educational assistance programs, and time-off benefits such as paid holidays, paid time off ranging from 20 to 35 days based on length of service, family and medical leaves of absence, and paid parental leave. Additional benefits include commuting benefits, the Employee Discount Program, the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and childcare benefits. Join us and enjoy the competitive compensation and benefits we offer to our employees. For additional information regarding Baxter US Benefits, please speak with your recruiter or visit our Benefits site: Benefits | Baxter, Our company is enriched by a diverse population of individuals in more than 100 countries that work to solve, innovate, manufacture and drive better healthcare options for patients around the world.

This is where your work makes a difference.

At Baxter, we believe every person-regardless of who they are or where they are from-deserves a chance to live a healthy life. It was our founding belief in 1931 and continues to be our guiding principle. We are redefining healthcare delivery to make a greater impact today, tomorrow, and beyond.

Our Baxter colleagues are united by our Mission to Save and Sustain Lives. Together, our community is driven by a culture of courage, trust, and collaboration. Every individual is empowered to take ownership and make a meaningful impact. We strive for efficient and effective operations, and we hold each other accountable for delivering exceptional results.

Here, you will find more than just a job-you will find purpose and pride.

This is where your work saves lives, Baxter is committed to supporting the needs for flexibility in the workplace. We do so through our flexible workplace policy which includes a required minimum number of days a week onsite. This policy provides the benefits of connecting and collaborating in-person in support of our Mission. The flexible workplace policy is subject to local laws and legal requirements. At its discretion, Baxter may decide to adjust, suspend, or discontinue as business needs change., Baxter has discovered incidents of employment scams, where fraudulent parties pose as Baxter employees, recruiters, or other agents, and engage with online job seekers in an attempt to steal personal and/or financial information. To learn how you can protect yourself, review our Recruitment Fraud Notice., “For me, the best thing about working at Baxter is being able to do work that’s important to people-especially patients-outside of Baxter’s walls. Inside our walls, I get to work with a fantastic team, and we know we’re making a difference.”

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