Staff SW Engr Infrastructure R&D

Johnson & Johnson•Boston, MA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

DePuy Synthes is recruiting a Staff Software Engineer for its Infrastructure R&D team in Boston, Massachusetts. The engineer will architect, plan, and lead the development of high-performance, on-device medical software applications that securely connect to cloud services for telemetry, command and control, remote diagnostics, and over-the-air updates. The role works closely with systems, hardware, firmware, quality, and regulatory partners to deliver safe, reliable, and scalable software that impacts patient outcomes. The position includes developing production-grade C#/.NET applications and services for Windows targets, integrating device software with clinical applications and local and cloud services, and building secure device-to-cloud and cloud-connected systems. The engineer contributes throughout the software development lifecycle in a regulated environment, including requirements, design, implementation, verification and validation, release, maintenance, traceability, and regulatory documentation. The role also involves software quality practices, Agile collaboration, design and code reviews, and mentoring junior engineers. The role requires working in Boston and travel as required; up to 10% business travel may be required. The anticipated base pay range is $109,000–$174,800. Benefits described include retirement and savings plans, a long-term incentive program, vacation, sick time, holidays, personal and family time, parental, bereavement and caregiver leave, volunteer leave, and military spouse time off.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer or 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, with experience in CI/CD and automated testing.
Excellent communication, collaboration, and influence skills, with the ability to participate meaningfully in architecture and design reviews.
Ability to work in Boston and travel as required; up to 10% business travel may be 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.
Experience in Python programming, script-based testing, or test automation.

Responsibilities

Architect major software features and enhancements and deliver detailed development execution plans.
Participate in product planning sessions and accurately 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, including SQLite; normalize data and write, optimize, and debug SQL queries.
Develop concurrent, multithreaded components and services using REST APIs and databases, with architectures that support evolution and versioning.
Design and implement secure device-to-cloud connectivity using modern 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; structured logging, metrics, and traces; 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 to sustain long-term maintainability.

Benefits

Consolidated retirement plan (pension) and 401(k) savings plan, subject to plan terms.
Eligibility to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program.
Vacation: 120 hours per calendar year.
Sick time: 40 hours per calendar year, with different stated amounts for employees residing in Colorado or Washington.
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.