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At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You’ll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.

A Day in the Life

A career at Medtronic is like no other. We’re committed to and driven by our Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life for millions of people worldwide!

Join a diverse team of innovators who bring their worldview, their unique backgrounds, and their individual life experiences to work every day. It’s no accident – we work hard to cultivate a workforce that reflects our patients and partners. We believe it’s the only way to drive healthcare forward and remain a global leader in medical technology and solutions.

*This position would sit onsite at our Newton, MA office (320 Nevada St # 401, Newton, MA 02460) with potential to work a hybrid schedule.

A Day in the Life

As a Principal Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in accelerating our software development lifecycle, managing our software build process, enhancing our cloud infrastructure, and ensuring the highest level of security and compliance in our deployment processes. Your expertise will bridge the gap between complex medical software development and scalable, robust cloud solutions, driving efficiency and reliability across all our engineering operations.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience in various build systems, including CMake, ROS/Catkin, and/or Bazel, enabling them to support and enhance complex development ecosystems effectively. They should also be well-versed in designing, implementing, and managing DevOps practices within the healthcare, medical device, or robotics software industry. This includes deep familiarity with AWS cloud services, proficiency in programming languages such as Python and C++, and a proven track record of architecting, implementing, and optimizing scalable CI/CD pipelines for complex software applications. They should have an in-depth knowledge and experience with Docker and Kubernetes for containerization and orchestration, along with proficiency in JFrog Artifactory for artifact management. Experience in building monitoring dashboards and pipelines using Grafana or similar systems is crucial for ensuring operational visibility and performance optimization.

Experience with regulatory compliance and security protocols specific to medical software (e.g., HIPAA, FDA regulations) is preferred but not required. The ideal candidate is a problem-solver at heart, adept at diagnosing and resolving system bottlenecks, ensuring high availability, and optimizing performance. With a passion for continuous learning and improvement, they stay ahead of the curve, leveraging the latest technologies and methodologies to drive efficiency and innovation within the development pipeline.

Primary Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve the build system and developer tools to streamline development processes and enhance efficiency

• Demonstrate expertise in various build systems, including CMake, ROS/Catkin, and Bazel, to support diverse project needs

• Drive automation across all stages of software deployment and infrastructure management to improve efficiency and reduce manual overhead

• Establish and maintain monitoring and logging systems to proactively address performance issues and ensure system health

• Troubleshoot and resolve issues in the development, test, and production environments, ensuring high availability and performance

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams within Medtronic to integrate DevOps practices into the development lifecycle of Python, C++, and QT applications

• Architect, implement, manage, and monitor CI/CD pipelines for native applications and cloud services, ensuring fast and reliable deployment

• Set up and maintain the CI/CD infrastructure and build agents within a Bitbucket/Bamboo environment, ensuring seamless integration and automation across software development and deployment processes

• Lead the development and optimization of our AWS cloud infrastructure, focusing on scalability, security, and compliance with medical industry standards

• Document DevOps processes, tools, and configurations to maintain a clear understanding among teams and to facilitate onboarding of new team members

• Spearhead initiatives for disaster recovery planning, risk management, and data protection, in compliance medical software regulations

• Serve as a subject matter expert on DevOps best practices, cloud architecture, and security, providing guidance and mentorship to junior team members

• Stay abreast of new technologies and trends in the DevOps and cloud space, particularly those relevant to the medical device and healthcare sectors

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 10 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 8 years relevant experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Extensive experience using build systems to enhance the deployment of software on various platforms using tools such as CMake

• Extensive experience with using build and test automation software such as Bazel

• Extensive experience with building monitoring dashboards using tools such as Grafana

• Proficient in languages such as Python, C++, Bash, or similar

• Extensive experience with configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible, Chef, Puppet)

• Expertise in AWS services and infrastructure, including EC2, S3, VPC, Lambda, CDK and CloudFormation

• In-depth knowledge of containerization and orchestration technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)

• Solid understanding of network protocols and services

• Familiarity with compliance standards and security frameworks relevant to the medical device software industry (e.g., HIPAA, FDA regulations)

• Excellent problem-solving abilities and a proactive approach to addressing challenges and finding solutions

• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team environment.

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.

Benefits & Compensation

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package

A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$175,200.00 - $262,800.00

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 pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).

Medtronic benefits and compensation plans (https://www3.benefitsolver.com/benefits/BenefitSolverView?page_name=signon&co_num=30601&co_affid=medtronic)

About Medtronic

We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.

Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 90,000+ passionate people.

We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.

Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here (http://www.medtronic.com) .

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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We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.

Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 90,000+ passionate people.

We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.

We change lives . Each team member, each day, helps to improve and redefine how the world treats the most pressing health conditions, from heart disease to diabetes. Our industry leadership comes from the passion and ingenuity of our people. That’s who we are. Working alongside one another, we use science, medicine, and a profound understanding of the human body to build extraordinary technologies that can transform lives.

We build extraordinary solutions as one team . With one Medtronic Mindset defining how we work. Speed and decisiveness run through our DNA. Diverse perspectives inspire our bold answers to any challenge that comes our way. And we deliver results the right way, breakthrough after patient breakthrough.

This life-changing career is yours to engineer . By bringing your ambitious ideas, unique perspective and contributions, you will…

• Build a better future, amplifying your impact on the causes that matter to you and the world

• Grow a career reflective of your passion and abilities

• Connect to a dynamic and inclusive culture that welcomes the challenge of life-long learning

These commitments set our team apart from the rest:

Experiences that put people first . Respect for people is the hallmark of our humanity. It fuels our team to positively impact even a single life. And it means we put our people first at Medtronic as well, creating a culture of belonging and always pushing to get you the career-building resources you need.

Life-transforming technologies . No matter your role, you contribute to technologies that transform lives. What we build empowers patients to live life on their terms.

Better outcomes for our world . Here, it’s about more than the bottom line. Our Mission to improve human welfare drives us. We advance healthcare, society, and equity with every design, inside and outside our walls.

Insight-driven care . Fresh viewpoints. Cutting-edge AI, data, and automation. You're shaping the future of healthcare technology and defining the next generation of breakthroughs in care

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.

For sales reps and other patient facing field employees, going into a healthcare setting is considered an essential function of the job and we expect our employees to comply with all credentialing requirements at the hospitals or clinics they support.

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