Senior Software Engineer - PathMakers (Patient Care Systems)

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

At Medtronic Patient Care Systems (PCS), we power the digital heartbeat behind life-saving cardiac therapies. We build the connected ecosystem that enables clinicians to monitor, manage, and protect millions of patients living with implantable cardiac devices around the world.

From secure device connectivity and real-time data platforms to intelligent clinical tools and patient-facing experiences, PCS transforms complex cardiac data into clarity — helping physicians make faster decisions, improving outcomes, and giving patients greater confidence in their care.

Every line of code we write supports someone’s parent, spouse, child, or friend. Our work ensures that life-saving therapies are not only delivered safely and reliably, but continuously improved through innovation, insight, and global scale.

If you want to build technology that truly matters — where uptime means peace of mind and innovation means more birthdays — join us. Together, we are shaping the future of connected cardiac care and changing lives every single day

Come for a job, stay for a career!

A Day in The Life Of:

The following responsibilities apply:

• Independently own and deliver complex software features, subsystems, or technical components through the full Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).
• Determine technical approaches to solve difficult and moderately complex problems, applying in‑depth analysis and sound engineering judgment.
• Lead and influence software design activities, making and communicating design and architectural decisions, tradeoffs, risks, and mitigation plans.
• Collaborate with product owners, system engineers, software verification engineers, and internal and external partners across multiple geographies to deliver high‑quality solutions.
• Design, implement, test, debug, and document robust software and integration solutions that comply with applicable regulatory, quality, and security requirements.
• Coach and review the work of lower‑level engineers, providing guidance on software engineering best practices, design patterns, and coding standards.
• Lead and participate in design and code reviews, ensuring solutions meet expectations for quality, performance, security, scalability, and maintainability.
• Develop reusable frameworks, patterns, and automation that improve team productivity, software quality, and delivery predictability.
• Contribute to system integration, defect prevention, root‑cause analysis, and resolution of complex issues.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and lead or significantly influence improvements to development, verification, and CI/CD processes.
• May manage moderately complex projects or processes, including planning, execution, and coordination across teams.

Key Skills & Experience  

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field
• Miimum of 4 years of experience in Software Verification and/or Test Systems Development, or an advanced degree with a minimum of 2 years of relevant technical experience.

Nice to Have

• Strong expertise in software design, development, debugging, and testing practices.
• Proficiency in two or more of the following technologies: C#, .NET, Objective‑C, Python, Xamarin, HTML, YAML, XML.
• Experience with tools such as Visual Studio, Azure DevOps, Git, Microsoft Test Hub.
• Familiarity with Windows, Android, and/or iOS operating systems.
• Experience with test automation tools such as SeeTest Automation, Protractor, or Coded UI.
• Experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs (e.g., Azure DevOps Services API, OpenAPI/Swagger).
• Experience developing software for medical devices or other regulated products.
• Strong experience with Agile development methodologies and Test‑Driven Development (TDD).
• Hands‑on experience designing, implementing, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience working with relational databases such as PostgreSQL or SQL Server.
• Proven ability to work effectively in a matrixed, cross‑functional environment.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and decision‑making skills.
• Demonstrated ability to produce high‑quality technical documentation and influence technical direction.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to influence technical decisions.

Medtronic offers a competitive salary and flexible Benefits Package

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.
 

Pay range / Rango salarial / Intervalo salarial /Fascia retributiva / Tranche de salaire / Gehaltsband / Salaribereik:  Ireland: 62,320.00 EUR - 93,480.00 EUR |  

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