Principal Software Engineer - Mobile Development
Additional Location(s): Santa Clara, CA; San Jose, CA; Valencia, CA
About The Role
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. 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. This role follows a hybrid work model requiring employees to be in the local office at least three days per week. Relocation assistance and employment visa sponsorship are not available for this position.
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 medical 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.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
- 8+ years of experience in Android mobile app development, with at least 2+ years in medical device applications.
- Experience architecting, designing, and developing mobile applications.
- Strong command of at least three of the following technologies and frameworks: Kotlin, Kotlin Multiplatform, Java, and Android Jetpack architectures, including MVVM, Rx, and XML data binding.
- 3+ years’ experience with AWS services and secure communication protocols (BLE, Wi-Fi, HTTPS, OAuth).
- Good understanding of IEC 62304, ISO 13485, and FDA design controls for medical device software.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate across global teams, lead cross-functional projects, and develop documentation supporting regulatory deliverables.
Skills
- Experience developing mobile apps for Neuromodulation devices.
- Experience with CI/CD (Jenkins, Git), SonarQube, and Atlassian Agile tools.
- Prior experience with 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).
Pay
Minimum Salary: $106,800
Maximum Salary: $202,900
The anticipated compensation will vary based on actual location, experience, education, and other relevant factors. Compensation for this role may also include variable compensation such as annual bonus targets and long-term incentives, subject to plan eligibility.
Benefits
Core and optional employee benefits are offered by Boston Scientific. For more details, visit www.bscbenefitsconnect.com.