Sr. Software Engineering Manager

Baxter • Milwaukee, WI

22h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Sr. Software Engineering Manager is a hands-on leader responsible for developing and leading software teams building web applications for medical devices. The role provides technical oversight to full-stack developers and establishes development policies and systems that support effective execution while meeting global regulatory requirements. It involves partnering with designers and stakeholders on requirements and design, leading multiple teams on a shared Agile cadence, and managing senior leads and junior engineers, including hiring, performance, and development.

The manager makes scope, staffing, and risk decisions amid incomplete information and communicates their implications to non-engineering partners. The position also requires monitoring delivery flow, capacity, dependencies, and blockers; working within design controls for requirements, risk, verification, and traceability; and communicating with engineering, quality, regulatory, and program audiences. The manager may step into day-to-day Software Delivery Manager responsibilities without displacing the product owner, and is accountable for delivering high-quality, timely results.

The role supports products used in healthcare and clinical decision-making. Baxter’s flexible workplace policy requires a minimum number of onsite days each week, subject to local law and business needs. Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States; visa sponsorship is not available.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent.
• At least 3 years of experience as a software development manager or in a similar software leadership role.
• Experience developing compelling, responsive web application user interfaces using TypeScript, React, and Node.js.
• Experience bringing timely, highly usable, robust products to market that improve efficiency and clinical decision-making and delight end users, using SAFe practices.
• Software Delivery Manager, Release Train Engineer, or equivalent multi-team delivery leadership experience on a medical-product program.
• Experience developing software under IEC 62304 and working knowledge of ISO 13485, ISO 14971, and FDA design controls.
• Experience with safety-classified software under IEC 62304 Class C.
• Experience with program-level Agile at quarterly scale, including planning, confidence in committed scope, and inspecting what shipped.
• Experience using a requirements system and a work-tracking system together, such as Polarion and Azure DevOps, with links between requirements and stories rather than duplicated specifications.
• Experience defining release evidence that includes code review, automated test results, and static analysis as entry criteria to an integration branch.
• Familiarity with medical-device cybersecurity expectations and a software bill of materials.
• Experience with software configuration management and issue-tracking systems such as Git and Azure DevOps.
• Authorization to work for any employer in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Manage and provide technical oversight to a team of full-stack developers working on web applications for medical devices.
• Create and establish development policies and systems that support efficient team execution and comply with global regulatory requirements.
• Guide collaboration with designers and stakeholders on requirements and design to ensure expectations are met.
• Lead multiple software teams delivering on a shared Agile cadence, including planning, commitment, and forecasting.
• Manage senior leads and junior engineers, including hiring, performance management, and employee development.
• Make scope, staffing, and risk decisions with incomplete information, and explain the consequences to non-engineering partners.
• Monitor delivery-system flow, capacity, dependencies, and blocked work.
• Work within design-control processes covering requirements, risk, verification, and traceability.
• Communicate clearly with engineering, quality, regulatory, and program audiences.
• Step into day-to-day Software Delivery Manager responsibilities without displacing the product owner.
• Deliver high-quality and timely results that meet business needs.

Benefits

• Medical and dental coverage starting on day one for eligible roles.
• Basic life, accident, short-term disability, long-term disability, and business travel accident insurance.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with the ability to purchase company stock at a discount.
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with employee contributions and company matching.
• Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Educational assistance programs.
• Paid holidays and paid time off ranging from 20 to 35 days based on length of service.
• Family and medical leaves of absence.
• Paid parental leave.
• Commuting benefits.
• Employee Discount Program.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Childcare benefits.
• The position may be eligible for discretionary bonuses.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior