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Sr Software Engineer

Medtronic

Lafayette, CO, US$125k – $187konsite

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About this role

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 11 Sep 2026   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                     Careers that Change Lives    

​​​​​​​ In this role, y ou will join a world class team of mechanical, electrical and software engineers within the  

Medtronic’s Surgical O perat ions Unit . This is one new, powerful operating unit bringing together the people and product portfolio of Surgical Robotics and Surgical Innovations . ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​With the Medtronic Mission as our North Star, we will build on our legacy of proven surgical solutions and advance the promise of robotics and digital solutions for the benefit of the customers and patients we serve.   

Make your impact by exploring a career with the world’s leading Medical Device company, striving “ to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life.”   

A Day in The Life  

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned:  

• Evaluates software change requests to released medical devices and supporting tools  

• Designs, implements, and tests software changes for released products while staying true to the original design integrity  

• Participates in change control board, risk reviews, and other project meetings as necessary  

• Works with cross functional team to communicate changes, and understand impacts to their function   

• Creates documentation throughout the development process  

• Commits to achieving and exceeding project goals and timelines   

• Performs duties in compliance with the Quality System  

Must Have: Minimum Requirements  

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science , Computer Engineering or equivalent  

• 5+ years experience with C++, C# and Java  

• Experience in Linux, Windows, and cloud platforms  

• Knowledge of OOA&D concepts  

• Working knowledge of software development best practices .  

• Experience in Medical device or other highly regulated environments with established software development and change management processes.  

Nice to Have  

• Experience with secure software development practices, vulnerability assessment and remediation, cybersecurity risk management, and implementation of authentication, authorization, and encryption technologies in regulated or safety-critical systems.  

• Experience leveraging AI and automation tools to improve team productivity, documentation quality, knowledge sharing, and engineering workflows .  

• Experience leading technical discussions and communicating complex concepts to cross-functional stakeholders.  

• Strong written communication skills, including creation of technical documentation, impact assessments, and design reviews.  

• Demonstrated ability to drive projects across cross-functional teams and influence without direct authority.  

• Experience facilitating technical reviews, change control boards, risk reviews, or similar governance activities.  

• Proven ability to identify process improvements and drive operational efficiency.  

About Medtronic   Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology, therapies and services can do to help alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life.  We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be.     We want to accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations - but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Let’s work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients’ lives. Help us shape the future.  

Benefits & Compensation  

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).   Learn more about MIP and benefits  here .  

The provided base salary range is used nationally (except in certain CA locations). The rate offered is compliant with federal/local regulations and may vary by experience, certification/education, market conditions, location, etc.   

Physical Job Requirements   The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.   

For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.

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. 

The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mo

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