Principal Software Engineer

Boston Scientific • Santa Clarita, CA

127d • $103,700 - $197,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Principal Software Engineer - Mobile Applications will serve as a technical leader and hands-on developer responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining advanced Android and cross-platform mobile applications development. This role blends hands-on technical expertise with team leadership, ensuring delivery of secure, high-quality, and compliant medical software solutions in accordance with FDA and ISO 13485 standards. At Boston Scientific, we value collaboration and synergy. This role follows a hybrid work model requiring employees to be in our local office at least three days per week.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer science, Software Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in Android mobile app development, with at least 3+ years in medical device application.
• Experience of architecting, designing and developing of mobile applications.
• Strong command of Kotlin, Kotlin Multiplatform, Java and Android Jetpack architectures (MVVM, Rx, XML data binding).
• 3 + years' experience with AWS services and secure communication protocols (BLE, Wi-Fi, HTTPS, OAuth).
• Experience with CI/CD (Jenkins, Git), SonarQube, and Atlassian Agile tools.
• Good understanding of IEC 62304, ISO 13485, and FDA design controls for medical device software.
• Demonstrated leadership in cross-functional R D environments and distributed global teams.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate across global teams AND documentation for regulatory deliverables.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in Developing Mobile apps for Neuromodulation devices.
• Prior experience with medical device connectivity.
• Prior experience on secure BLE communication, data encryption, and integration with AWS cloud services (S3, DynamoDB, Cognito, API Gateway).
• Experience in cybersecurity techniques (sandboxing, code obfuscation, penetration testing).
• Exposure to data science or machine learning frameworks (TensorFlow, Pandas, NumPy, R).

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture, design, and development of mobile applications for implantable medical devices using Kotlin Multiplatform and Core Java.
• Ensure secure communication between devices and cloud systems via Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) and AWS-based APIs.
• Develop and maintain libraries and SDKs for cross-platform mobile applications.
• Integrate mobile applications with AWS cloud infrastructure (KMS, S3, DynamoDB, Cognito, API Gateway, EC2, CloudWatch).
• Author and review key design documentation: architecture specs, DFMEA, cybersecurity reports, threat models, etc.
• Conduct peer reviews and maintain code integrity, ensuring traceability and compliance per med device process.
• Lead Agile/Scrum ceremonies, mentoring distributed teams (U.S., Costa Rica, India, China, Ukraine) across time zones.
• Estimate timelines, propose plans, review milestones and lead app development from concept through commercialization.

Benefits

• 401k
• health_insurance
• dental_insurance
• vision_insurance
• life_insurance
• disability_insurance
• paid_holidays
• paid_volunteer_time
• tuition_reimbursement
• professional_development

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree