Distinguished Software Architect, Digital Product R&D
Edwards LifesciencesBase Salary
$159k - $226k/yr
Responsibilities
- Lead architectural design and full-stack development across mobile and web platforms.
- Design and deliver scalable, secure, AI-enabled, and cloud-enabled software solutions for regulated medical-device products.
- Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to define software requirements and develop compliant solutions.
- Mentor development teams on software development, DevOps, and Agile best practices.
- Drive risk management and quality assurance through validation, documentation, and adherence to medical-device software standards such as IEC 62304.
- Develop software roadmaps, make system-level architecture decisions, and contribute to innovation initiatives.
- Apply Generative AI tools, coding assistants, agents, and LLM-based workflows to software engineering and product development.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field plus 12 years of relevant experience, or a master's degree or equivalent plus 10 years of relevant experience; equivalent work experience may be considered under Edwards criteria.
- Progressive software engineering experience with significant software architecture and full-stack development experience.
- Experience developing software for regulated medical devices or healthcare products, including medical-device software lifecycle, risk management, verification, validation, and applicable standards.
- Strong experience designing and delivering cloud-based and cloud-native software solutions, including scalable architectures, APIs, services, data platforms, security, and DevOps.
- Fluency with Generative AI tools and technologies, including hands-on use of AI coding assistants, agents, and LLM-based development workflows.
- Experience leading architecture and development across web, mobile, and/or distributed systems.
- Understanding of the full software development lifecycle, Agile methodologies, DevOps, CI/CD, automated testing, and infrastructure automation.
- Experience collaborating with product, engineering, design, quality, regulatory, and other cross-functional stakeholders.
- Preferred experience with .NET, .NET Core, Angular, Python, React Native, Java, Android Studio, Microsoft SQL, and MySQL.
- Preferred experience developing software roadmaps, mobile strategies, and working with leadership and senior management.
Benefits
- Competitive salary, performance-based incentives, and a wide variety of benefits programs for employees and their families.
- Fully on-site work arrangement at the corporate headquarters in Irvine, California.
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About Edwards Lifesciences
Edwards Lifesciences (NYSE: EW), is the leading global structural heart innovation company, driven by a passion to improve patient lives. Through breakthrough technologies, world-class evidence and partnerships with clinicians and healthcare stakeholders, our employees are inspired by our patient-focused culture to deliver life-changing innovations to those who need them most. We thrive on discovery and expanding the boundaries of medical technology, serving patients in 100+ countries, with the help of our employees in areas including Clinical Affairs, Quality Engineering, Research & Development, Regulatory Affairs, Sales & Marketing, corporate functions and more. Contact Us We want to hear from you and engage in meaningful discussions. However, please note that we are not equipped to provide customer, candidate, or technical support through this platform. If you require assistance from those teams, please find their contact information here: https://www.edwards.com/aboutus/contactus If you’re a patient in need of medical advice, please contact your healthcare provider directly. We reserve the right to remove any comments that are off-topic, repetitive, or include hate speech, profanity, or offensive language. Additionally, we will not engage in discussions about competitor products, off-label use of Edwards products, or unsubstantiated/misleading claims that could cause harm. All Terms and Conditions of LinkedIn apply. For the Edwards Lifesciences privacy policy, visit https://www.edwards.com/legal/privacypolicy.