Software Engineering Mgr

Overview

Lead a team of software engineers designing and developing applications for medical devices (web, mobile, desktop), with a focus on team management, process and career growth.

What you'll do

• Lead a team of engineers that design and develop software applications for medical devices (Web, Mobile, Desktop).
• Manage day-to-day technical work, including sprint backlog management, assignment management, and tracking team deliverables to projects.
• Represent your team to the wider software organization.
• Partner with the greater R&D organization (quality, systems, etc.).
• Build sustainable processes for product development.
• Drive best practices within your functional area.
• Remove barriers for the team.
• Participate in design reviews.
• Mentor and coach your team members.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 15+ years of relevant experience in software development, with a proven track record of delivering successful software projects.
• 5+ years of experience in software development within the medical device or regulated industry, with a deep understanding of regulatory requirements.
• Experience managing a cross-functional engineering team of 15+ members, with a proven ability to lead and motivate teams.
• Strong understanding of enterprise application (desktop, mobile, cloud) development and V&V, with comprehensive knowledge of relevant technologies and methodologies.
• Proven ability to manage projects within a matrix reporting structure, with strong organizational and project management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to blend people management and technical expertise, with a passion for leading teams and solving complex technical challenges.
• Experience mentoring and coaching software engineers, with a commitment to fostering their professional growth.
• Experience working collaboratively with cross-functional teams, with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Nice to have

• Technical management experience leading platform and enterprise application software development teams in a fast-paced R&D environment, with deep understanding of the software development lifecycle and its best practices in medical device or similar regulated industries, and a strong focus on team career development.
• Experience developing and commercializing software products in an R&D environment, including understanding of the SDLC and best practices in the medical device industry, and experience providing post-product support.
• Experience leading software development continuous process improvement activities.
• Experience with Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe) in a regulated environment.
• Experience with continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines.
• Experience with test-driven development (TDD), automated testing and design documentation.
• Understanding and appreciation of SDLC process and tools (e.g. JIRA, GIT, TFS).
• Experience performing risk management analysis of software, ideally using SW FMEA techniques.
• Experience providing guidance, coaching, and training to other software engineers in software development technologies and best practices.