Sr. Software Engineering Manager

Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year.

About the role

Medtronic Neuroscience is focused on transforming care for patients with neurological, spinal, and chronic pain conditions. Through meaningful innovation and strong clinical partnerships, we help clinicians deliver therapies that improve lives and expand what is possible in-patient care.

As a Senior Software Engineering Manager, you will provide organizational and technical leadership for multiple software engineering teams developing products and capabilities within a regulated medical technology environment. This role is responsible for building engineering talent, establishing technical direction, driving execution, and partnering with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver high-quality software solutions that support business and portfolio objectives.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple software engineering teams and provide direction, coaching, and performance management for engineers, technical leads, and emerging leaders.
• Establish engineering strategies, development practices, and technical standards that support scalable, secure, and maintainable software solutions.
• Oversee software development activities across multiple programs, ensuring alignment to quality objectives, delivery commitments, and business priorities.
• Partner with product, quality, regulatory, clinical, operations, and security stakeholders to define requirements, priorities, and implementation plans.
• Drive continuous improvement through adoption of modern software engineering practices, automated testing, continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD), and operational excellence initiatives.
• Manage resource allocation, capacity planning, project dependencies, and risk mitigation activities across teams and programs.
• Ensure compliance with applicable software development processes, regulatory requirements, and industry standards, including audit and inspection readiness.
• Communicate program status, key metrics, risks, and strategic recommendations to engineering and business leadership.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with 7 years of relevant experience OR Master's degree with 5 years of relevant experience.
• 5 years of people leadership experience.

Qualifications

• Experience leading software development teams through the full software development lifecycle, including planning, delivery, deployment, and maintenance.
• Experience managing cross-functional initiatives involving engineering, product, quality, or regulatory stakeholders.
• Experience developing software within a structured quality or regulated development environment.
• Experience leading multiple software engineering teams, technical leads, or engineering managers.
• Experience with cloud-based platforms and services, including Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Experience implementing DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and modern software delivery methodologies.
• Experience in medical device software development or another highly regulated industry.
• Knowledge of software lifecycle and quality standards, including International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 62304 and IEC 82304.

For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.

Benefits

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20+ hours per week:

• Health, Dental and vision insurance
• Health Savings Account
• Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
• Life insurance
• Long-term disability leave
• Dependent daycare spending account
• Tuition assistance/reimbursement
• Simple Steps (global well-being program)
• Incentive plans
• 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match
• Short-term disability
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums)
• Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums)

Regular employees are those who are not temporary, such as interns. Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time, as required under applicable state law, and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

Pay

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD): $175,200.00 - $262,800.00. This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP). The base salary range is applicable across the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California. The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience, certification/education, market conditions, and location.