Staff SW Engr Infrastructure R&D

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine•Boston, MA

5d•$109,000 - $174,800•Onsite

About The Position

DePuy Synthes, part of Johnson & Johnson, is recruiting a Staff Software Engineer for its Infrastructure R&D team in Boston, Massachusetts. The role architects, plans, and leads the development of high-performance, on-device medical software applications that securely connect to the cloud for telemetry, command and control, remote diagnostics, and over-the-air updates. The engineer works with systems, hardware, firmware, quality, and regulatory partners to deliver safe, reliable, scalable software that affects patient outcomes. The position includes developing production-grade C#/.NET applications and services for Windows targets, building cloud-connected services, and applying secure connectivity and coding practices. It also involves software testing and observability, regulated product documentation and verification and validation, collaboration in Agile/Scrum workflows, mentoring, and design and code reviews. The role is based in Boston and may require business travel of up to 10%.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer/Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
At least 7 years of relevant industry experience.
At least 2 years of leadership experience within an Agile/Scrum team as a software subject matter expert.
Strong proficiency in full-stack C#/.NET development, object-oriented design, and core computer science fundamentals, including data structures and algorithms.
Demonstrated expertise in multithreaded and concurrent programming, asynchronous patterns, performance optimization, and database read/write operations.
Hands-on experience developing on embedded Windows targets, such as Windows IoT or Windows services, including integration with device controllers and peripherals.
Experience building secure connected/IoT edge applications, including networking, TLS, device identity and certificates, and resilient connectivity patterns.
Proficiency across the full software development lifecycle in a regulated environment, including requirements, design, implementation, testing, traceability, release, and maintenance.
Strong debugging and profiling skills on Windows, and experience with CI/CD and automated testing.
Excellent communication, collaboration, and influence skills, with the ability to contribute to architecture and design reviews.
Ability to work in Boston and travel as required.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree.
Experience with AI-driven development.
Experience with Windows application development using WPF or C++/Qt.
Experience developing regulated medical device software (SaMD) under standards such as IEC 62304 and FDA cybersecurity guidance.
Experience with requirements and design documentation tools such as Polarion or JAMA.
Python programming and script-based testing or test automation experience.

Responsibilities

Architect major software features and enhancements and deliver detailed development execution plans.
Participate in product planning sessions to define development timelines.
Build production-grade on-device applications and services in C#/.NET for Windows targets, integrating with clinical applications and local and cloud services.
Design schemas and data models for relational and embedded databases such as SQLite, and write, optimize, and debug SQL queries.
Develop concurrent, multithreaded components and services using REST APIs and databases, with architecture that supports evolution and versioning.
Design and implement secure device-to-cloud connectivity using technologies such as IoT and authenticated APIs.
Apply secure coding principles and cybersecurity processes to protect cybersecurity and patient safety, including device identity, mutual TLS, certificate rotation, secure storage, threat modeling, and least-privilege access.
Build cloud-connected backends and integrations in Azure or similar environments to support telemetry ingestion, command routing, and fleet operations.
Drive software quality through unit, integration, and system testing, including hardware-in-the-loop testing; profiling; observability; and CI/CD integration.
Contribute to regulatory documentation, traceability, and verification and validation aligned with IEC 62304, ISO 14971, and related guidance; support submissions such as FDA 510(k) as needed.
Collaborate in Agile/Scrum workflows, mentor junior engineers, and lead design and code reviews.
Work in Boston and travel as required; business travel of up to 10% may be required.

Benefits

Participation in the company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)), subject to plan terms.
Eligibility to participate in the company’s long-term incentive program.
Vacation: 120 hours per calendar year, subject to policy and date of hire.
Sick time: 40 hours per calendar year, with different amounts for employees residing in Colorado or Washington, subject to policy and date of hire.
Holiday pay, including floating holidays: 13 days per calendar year.
Work, Personal and Family Time: up to 40 hours per calendar year.
Parental leave: 480 hours within one year of the birth, adoption, or foster care of a child.
Bereavement leave: 240 hours for an immediate family member and 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year.
Caregiver leave: 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period.
Volunteer leave: 32 hours per calendar year.
Military spouse time-off: 80 hours per calendar year.