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# Principal Software Engineer

- **Company:** Medtronic, Inc.
- **Location:** Los Angeles County, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $178,400.0 - $267,600.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Adobe InDesign, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Agile Methodology, C Sharp (Programming Language), C++ (Programming Language), Cloud Computing, Computer Engineering, Software Design Patterns, Linux, Embedded Software, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), FreeRTOS, Python (Programming Language), Performance Tuning, Scrum Methodology, Software Engineering, Event Driven Architecture, Yocto, Information Technology, Programming Languages, Microservices
- **Published:** September 6, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/eb2fe17b-5ac7-48ef-ad1c-b8611e9c1ce8

## About the Role

* 10+ years of technical leadership experience
 * Experience developing medical device software
 * Strong expertise in programming languages (C++, Python, C#)
 * Experience with various operating systems and tools - Linux OS, PetaLinux, Yocto, FreeRTOS
 * Experience with Containers
 * Strong knowledge of secure SDLC practices and software risk management, * Bachelor's degree in computer engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, engineering, or a related technical discipline and minimum of 10 years of work experience OR advanced degree in computer engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, engineering, or a related technical discipline with 8 years of work experience.

Nice to Have

 * Knowledge of microservices architecture and event-driven systems
 * Familiarity with FPGA
 * Experience in regulated or enterprise-scale environments
 * Knowledge of cloud and connected medical devices
 * Excellent collaboration skills across engineering, quality, and regulatory teams
 * Pragmatic decision-making that balances compliance, security, and delivery velocity
 * Clear communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

## Description

The Senior Principal Software Engineer will serve as the technical leader and be responsible for architecting, designing, building, and scaling embedded software for next generation medical device. This role combines deep hands-on engineering expertise with architectural leadership, technical decision-making, and mentorship.

The Senior Principal Engineer drives technical strategy, ensures engineering excellence, and partners closely with cross-functional teams and business stakeholders to deliver impactful solutions. In general, the following responsibilities apply for the Senior Principal Software Engineer role, this includes, but is not limited to the following:

 * Architect, Design, develop, test, and maintain high-quality medical device embedded software solutions as part of the software team in accordance with Agile principles and Scrum methodologies
 * Define and uphold architectural standards, design patterns, and best practices
 * Make high-impact technical decisions that align with long-term platform and business strategy
 * Review and guide system designs, APIs, data models, and integration approaches

 * Optimize system performance, reliability, and scalability
 * Ensure solutions meet security, privacy, and compliance requirements
 * Lead Risk Assessment activities and Requirements development.
 * Cross-functional team collaboration with HW and Systems partners, including integration team, testing team, Quality, System V&V...etc.

 * Drive continuous improvement through retrospectives and lessons learned
 * Provide leadership in solving engineering problems and fostering creativity and innovation in design and problem solutions
 * Follow Medical device regulations (IEC 62304, IEC 82304, FDA...etc.)
 * Stay up-to-date with industry trends and best practices in software development, and make recommendations for process improvements