Senior Principal Enterprise Software Engineer - SW Tech

Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact. A Day in the Life At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology can do to make tomorrow better than yesterday and that makes it an exciting and rewarding place to work. As a Sr. Principal Enterprise Software Engineer specializing in Enterprise Software, Microservices Architecture, and IoT, you will lead the design, development, and implementation of advanced software systems that leverage cloud-native architectures and IoT ecosystems. Working with enterprise software teams in Cardiovascular, Neuroscience and Medical Surgical portfolio at MEIC, your role is to drive enterprise-scale software innovation, enabling scalable, secure, and high-performance solutions in Healthcare / Biomedical Engineering domain. This is a critical leadership position that requires strategic foresight, deep technical expertise, and the ability to mentor and guide teams in delivering cutting-edge solutions. Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned • Collaborating with leadership and technical teams to align on the software and IoT roadmap. Review project status, assess risks, and prioritize initiatives around microservices architecture and enterprise software solutions. • Lead or participate in architecture review sessions , to ensure compliance with microservices design principles, system scalability, and best practices for cloud-native environments. • Collaborate with product and engineering teams to refine system architectures, focusing on modularity, fault tolerance, and performance optimization. • Lead efforts to enhance software quality through rigorous code reviews, testing strategies, and compliance with security standards, maintaining the highest level of software quality. • Present updates on progress , architecture decisions, and strategic roadmaps to internal and external stakeholders, ensuring alignment with long-term business goals. • Drive continuous improvement initiatives , assessing software maturity levels and implementing best practices to elevate product quality. • Lead the design and development of enterprise-scale microservices architectures to support highly scalable and distributed systems. • Drive the adoption of IoT solutions within enterprise systems, ensuring secure integration of edge devices, data streaming, and real-time analytics. • Own cloud-native architecture strategies , ensuring system scalability, reliability, and fault tolerance through the use of containers, orchestration platforms, and serverless technologies. • Champion software engineering best practices including CI/CD, API management, and automated testing to ensure high-quality code and efficient delivery pipelines. • Lead technical reviews for software systems , ensuring alignment with microservices architecture, IoT frameworks, and enterprise-grade security practices. • Ensure architecture governance by overseeing technical roadmaps, architecture compliance, and adherence to industry standards. • Conduct technical feasibility studies , evaluating emerging technologies and their potential to add value to Medtronic’s enterprise solutions. • Drive improvements in software maturity , implementing methodologies such as Design for Reliability and Manufacturability (DRM) to optimize the quality and efficiency of enterprise software. • Reports to the Di