Enterprise Software Enginr II

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 LifeThe Neuromodulation & Pelvic Health Therapies Group - Patient Care Software team is one of the most cutting edge groups within Medtronic, defining and executing on technology and architectural strategy using skills that span a variety of domains not limited to Mobile Apps (Android & iOS), Cloud, Web Apps/Services and interfacing with embedded software for management and control of interconnected medical devices.
This position is responsible for defining, implementing, executing, and documenting software for the next generation of Neuro software products. The activities will encompass all facets and phases of software engineering, meeting all regulatory standards, to realize complex, innovative, high reliability systems that improve the quality of life of people around the world.
As an Enterprise Software Engineer II, you will be working with a motivated, diverse, talented and knowledgeable development & cross functional teams to deliver world-class products.
This role requires the ability to understand moderately complex technologies, coupled with the technical skills to transpose both into exceptional products that delight users. This is a highly trusted position that requires an individual to think independently, be decisive, and need minimum supervision.

A Day in the Life of Software Engineer @ Medtronic

• Collaborate with-in the SCRUM / cross-functional teams to design, develop & test high quality mobile apps in a fast-paced environment.
• Create and document all aspects of the software engineering processes for products under development, incorporating the highest quality standards, cost effectiveness, and measurable efficiency.
• Develop, test, debug and implementation of assigned software components, software tools and utilities.
• Demonstrate good coding practices.
• Meet all project milestones and deliverables, as required by the project leadership.
• Manage the design and implementation process and evidence gathering.
• Provide concise, timely, and accurate reports and status of all assigned activities.
• Participate in Innovation & continuous process improvement activities.
• Provide guidance and best-practice techniques to meet all regulatory compliance requirements.
• Keep abreast of technical and industry trends related to software design and development

Must Have

Minimum Qualification

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electronics /Software Engineering or equivalent with 4 to 6 years of Product development experience (Preferably Native Android)
• Proficient in Java, Kotlin languages to develop/maintain Android Mobile applications & Libraries
• Experience in understanding requirements, design and do the implementation as per the provided design
• Demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with configuration management tools and best practices (GIT, SVN, etc.).
• Ability to generate concise and timely reports, including project metrics.
• Basic knowledge of the software development life cycle stages
• Good understanding & hands-on experience of Object Oriented Programming Concepts
• Good understanding & proven knowledge of SOLID principles
• Basic understanding of the software design patterns and data structures.
• Good understanding of MVC/ MVP/ MVVM design concepts and their application in Android development
• Good understanding of writing unit tests
• Proactive in raising the queries and flag issues at the earliest to accomplish assigned tasks

Principal Working Relationship

• This role will be working with a motivated, diverse, and knowledgeable development teams to deliver world-class products. 
• This role will report to Engineering manager/Associate Manager

Nice to Haves

• Experience working with BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) and debugging telemetry
• Experience with medical device regulations and standards, such as IEC 62304, for medical device software development lifecycle.
• Good understanding of Continuous Integration environments (Jenkins, GitLab, Bamboo etc.,)
• Full stack development
• Practitioner of Agile software development. Exposure to any basic agile tools (Rally/ VersionOne/Jira)

TECHNICAL SPECIALIST CAREER STREAM: An individual contributor with responsibility in our technical functions to advance existing technology or introduce new technology and therapies. Formulates, delivers and/or manages projects assigned and works with other stakeholders to achieve desired results. May act as a mentor to colleagues or may direct the work of other lower level professionals. The majority of time is spent delivering R&D, systems or initiatives related to new technologies or therapies – from design to implementation - while adhering to policies, using specialized knowledge and skills.

DIFFERENTIATING FACTORS

Autonomy: Established and productive individual contributor.
Works independently with general supervision on larger, moderately complex projects / assignments.

Organizational Impact: Sets objectives for own job area to meet the objectives of projects and assignments.
Contributes to the completion of project milestones.
May have some involvement in cross functional assignments.

Innovation and Complexity: Problems and issues faced are general, and may require understanding of broader set of issues or other job areas but typically are not complex.
Makes adjustments or recommends enhancements in systems and processes to solve problems or improve effectiveness of job area.

Communication and Influence: Communicates primarily and frequently with internal contacts.
External interactions are less complex or problem solving in nature.
Contacts others to share information, status, needs and issues in order to inform, gain input, and support decision-making.

Leadership and Talent Management: May provide guidance and assistance to entry level professionals and / or employee in Support Career Stream.

Required Knowledge and Experience: Requires practical knowledge and demonstrated competence within job area typically obtained through advanced education combined with experience.
Requires a Baccalaureate Degree and minimum of 2 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with 0 years of experience. (For degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree which satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A)).

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. 

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.
 

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).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 95,000+ 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