Senior Staff Software Engineer, Delivery Lead

In-Office, Milpitas, Santa Clara County, CA

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Job ID: R-554089
Category: Engineering
Location: Milpitas, California

Construye una carrera en ingeniería donde la innovación, la autonomía y el impacto hacen avanzar la atención médica

En BD, los profesionales de Ingeniería e I+D diseñan, desarrollan y mejoran las tecnologías que dan forma a cómo se entrega la atención médica en todo el mundo. Aplicarás pensamiento científico, experiencia técnica y resolución creativa de problemas para convertir desafíos complejos en soluciones que importan.

Ya sea que te especialices en ingeniería mecánica, eléctrica, de procesos, de sistemas, de software o de investigación, BD ofrece la escala, los recursos y la libertad para innovar, con expectativas claras, responsabilidad por los resultados y oportunidades para hacer crecer tu carrera junto a tecnología líder en la industria.

Y como una de las compañías de tecnología médica más grandes del mundo, darás forma a soluciones que alcanzan sistemas de salud globales y mejoran vidas a gran escala.

As a result of the combination of the BD Biosciences and Diagnostic Solutions business with Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT), by applying to this role, you will be applying for a position with Waters. Waters is a global leader in life sciences, dedicated to accelerating the benefits of pioneering science through analytical technologies, informatics, and service. With a focus on regulated, high-volume testing environments, Waters’ innovative portfolio harnesses deep scientific expertise across biology, chemistry, and physics. Waters collaborates with analytical laboratories around the world to advance the release of effective, high-quality medicines, assure the safety of food and water, and drive better patient outcomes by detecting diseases earlier, managing routine infections, and combatting growing antibiotic resistance. Through a shared culture of relentless innovation, Waters’ passionate team of approximately 16,000 colleagues partner with customers to turn scientific challenges into breakthroughs that improve lives worldwide.

We are the people who give possibilities purpose

BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world. Advancing the world of health™ is our Purpose, and it’s no small feat. It takes the imagination and passion of all of us—from design and engineering to the manufacturing and marketing of our billions of MedTech products per year—to look at the impossible and find transformative solutions that turn dreams into possibilities.

Job Description

Summary:

We are looking for a Senior Staff Software Engineerto join our scientific and medical device software development team. You will be responsible for leading software engineers to plan, build, integrate, test, and deliver software capabilities across a portfolio of software subsystems. This role combines hands-on technical leadership, people leadership, and execution accountability. You will work closely with software architects, product management, systems engineering, quality assurance, regulatory affairs, program management, and remote software teams to ensure the final product meets user needs, business objectives, quality standards, schedule commitments, and applicable medical device regulatory requirements. You will be a mentor for the team, a bridge across software and cross-functional teams, and a practicing engineer who remains engaged in design reviews, code reviews, troubleshooting, and technical decision-making.

The Senior Staff Software Engineer brings a strong problem-solving mindset, with the ability to analyze ambiguous technical and execution challenges, identify practical options, drive decisions, and follow through to resolution. They will demonstrate strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, with an action-oriented focus on quality, delivery, and results. The ideal candidate will be naturally curious and customer-oriented; consistently seeking to learn how customers work, how our technology functions, and how engineering decisions translate into better user outcomes. To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate the ability to communicate, collaborate, mentor, influence, and drive alignment across local, remote, and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities:

Lead software engineers to deliver high-quality software for scientific and medical device platforms.

Own end-to-end software delivery plans, milestones, risks, dependencies, and execution roadmaps for assigned software domains.

Drive feature execution from concept through release, ensuring commitments are delivered with high quality and on schedule.

Partner with subsystem architects to ensure delivery plans and implementation strategies align with architecture, product roadmaps, and long-term technical direction.

Participate in software design reviews, architecture discussions, code reviews, debugging, root-cause analysis, and technical decision-making.

Collaborate with product management, systems engineering, quality assurance, regulatory affairs, program management, and other software teams to ensure requirements are clear, complete, verifiable, and aligned with user needs.

Coordinate and communicate with remote and cross-functional teams to ensure alignment, integration, and release readiness.

Mentor, coach, and develop software engineers; support goal setting, performance feedback, hiring, onboarding, and talent development.

Champion software engineering best practices include design patterns, coding standards, automated testing, CI/CD, design reviews, observability, and maintainability.

Ensure software is developed in accordance with applicable medical device quality systems, regulatory expectations, and industry best practices.

Continuously improve engineering efficiency, predictability, software quality, and team effectiveness.

Minimum Required:

Bachelor’s degree or higher in computer science, software engineering, computer engineering, or a related technical field.

10 years of professional software development experience.

5 years of technical leadership experience leading complex software initiatives from concept through release.

3 years of people leadership or engineering management experience.

Deep understanding of software architecture, design patterns, distributed systems, data structures, algorithms, and modern engineering practices.

Strong software design and coding skills with modern object-oriented programming languages.

Preferred Skills/Knowledge

Master’s degree.

Software development experience in scientific, medical device, life sciences, laboratory automation, or instrumentation software.

Specific programming language experience with C#/.NET

Experience working in regulated environments and applying medical device quality systems, and regulatory expectations such as FDA, ISO 13485, or IEC 62304.

Why Join Us?

To find purpose in the possibilities, we need people who can see the bigger picture, who understand the human story that underpins everything we do. We welcome people with the imagination and drive to help us reinvent the future of healthcare. At BD, you’ll discover a culture in which you can learn, grow and thrive.

We believe that when people connect in person, we learn faster, collaborate more deeply, and build a stronger culture. Join us and enjoy a culture where face-to-face collaboration supports your learning, your progress, and your success.

To learn more about BD visit https://bd.com/careers.

Becton, Dickinson, and Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, marital or domestic or civil union status, familial status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, disability, military eligibility or veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

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Primary Work Location

USA CA - Milpitas 155

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Our pay is based on the role and the necessary skills and education to perform it successfully. The salary or hourly rate offered is determined by the role's specific requirements, including any applicable step rate pay system at the work location. Salary or hourly pay ranges are influenced by labor laws and Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) requirements applicable to the work location which may also affect the workplace arrangement of the role.

Salary Range Information

$168,600.00 - $269,800.00 USD Annual

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"Creo que tenemos algo así como más de 30 países diferentes representados por quienes trabajan en el Centro de Investigación de Irlanda, lo cual es impresionante y una de mis cosas favoritas sobre BD. Trabajo con ingenieros eléctricos, mecánicos, científicos y muchos otros; es maravilloso ver y escuchar tantas perspectivas diferentes durante el día."

Balaguru Palanivel

Ingeniero/a de Pruebas de Software Staff – Limerick, Irlanda
"Continúo asombrado de cómo seguimos innovando en el espacio de Med Tech. Constantemente evaluamos cómo llevar aún más soluciones a los profesionales de la salud, cómo aumentar la eficiencia de nuestras tecnologías, todo mientras mantenemos en mente el impacto en el paciente. No solo he encontrado trabajo significativo en BD, sino un lugar donde siento que puedo prosperar."

Rob Swanda

Ingeniero Staff – San Diego, CA, Estados Unidos
"Durante mi entrevista, aprendí cuánto impacto tienen nuestras soluciones de infusión en todo el mundo y quedé impresionado porque ya sean analgésicos, tratamientos contra el cáncer, anestesia u otros tratamientos, la probabilidad de que alguien dentro de tu propia familia use nuestro producto es alta. Contribuir a la creación de productos que tienen la capacidad de generar un impacto tan grande en la atención médica es una gran sensación. Amo mi rol en BD."

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Director Senior, I+D – San Diego, CA, Estados Unidos