Senior Principal Cloud Software Engineer at Medtronic in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Job Description:

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 16 Dec 2024

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

The Neuroscience p ortfolio group develops life-restoring therapies and healthcare solutions that span the care continuum; integrating technologies and applying clinical and economic evidence to increase patient access, improve efficiency of procedures and deliver successful patient outcomes.

Impact patient outcomes. Come for a job, stay for a career.

The Senior Principal S oftware E ngineer is a key technical leadership role in our Neuroscience technology design center . In this position , you will have responsibility for technical leadership in Digital Health cloud application and technology development for implantable deep brain stimulation, spinal cord stimulation, targeted drug delivery, and pelvic health medical devices . This role will provide key leadership, deep subject matter expertise , technical/project oversight and training/coaching.

A Day in the Life

• Take a leadership role in the d esign and develop ment of high integrity software for medical devices and systems

• Take a leadership role in identifying and implementing best-in-class software development processes, methods, tools and standards

• Work with senior leadership , cross-functional stakeholders and software team to develop and maintain the software technology roadmap

• Mentor software developers and provide technical guidance as necessary

• Create innovative technical solutions which lead to the development and introduction of new technologies , products , and processes

• Design, build, and test web applications in global cloud infrastructure as a service environment

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor degree in a technically related field


• Min 10 years of relevant experience


• Advanced degree with a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience.

Nice to Have

• Expert working knowledge of Java and Javascript , Kotlin desired

• Highly knowledgeable in several web frameworks - Spring, JPA, Hibernate, Angular, RxJS desired

• Messaging - deep knowledge of messaging and streaming solutions like ActiveMQ, Amazon SQS, and Kafka

• Database - strong experience with relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL) and data modeling

• Experience building applications for high availability and scalability

• Excellent understanding of Systems Engineering

• Effective communication and presentation skills

• Strong leadership and team commitment

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):$169,600.00 - $254,400.00

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).

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20+ hours per week: Health, Dental and vision insurance , Health Savings Account , Healthcare Flexible Spending Account , Life insurance, Long-term disability leave , Dependent daycare spending account , Tuition assistance/reimbursement , and Simple Steps (global well-being program).

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees: Incentive plans, 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match , Short-term disability , Paid time off , Paid holidays , Employee Stock Purchase Plan , Employee Assistance Program , Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums) , and Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums).

Regular employees are those who are not temporary, such as interns. Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time, as required under applicable state law, and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.

Further details are available at the link below:

Medtronic benefits and compensation plans

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 .

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.