Senior Principal Software Engineer, Digital Product R&D
Edwards LifesciencesBase Salary
$139k - $196k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, prototype, test, debug, and deploy production-quality software across the full software development lifecycle.
- Lead the architecture and implementation of scalable cloud-native applications, services, APIs, and data solutions.
- Translate complex system and product requirements into technical designs and personally drive implementation through delivery.
- Apply Generative AI and AI-assisted development tools to coding, testing, debugging, documentation, code analysis, code review, and software design.
- Develop prototypes and applications using LLMs, AI agents, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, and related GenAI technologies.
- Analyze and resolve performance issues and software defects through hands-on root cause analysis and implementation of efficient solutions.
- Provide technical leadership through code reviews, architecture and design reviews, mentoring, and cross-functional collaboration.
- Improve software engineering practices, development productivity, automation, and use of AI-assisted development technologies.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field with 10 years of relevant experience, or a master's degree or equivalent in Computer Science or a related field with 8 years of relevant experience; equivalent work experience may qualify under Edwards criteria.
- Strong hands-on experience personally writing, reviewing, debugging, testing, and deploying production-quality software.
- Experience with C#, .NET, TypeScript/JavaScript, Angular or comparable modern web frameworks, SQL, Git, and automated testing.
- Experience designing and implementing APIs, microservices, distributed systems, and cloud-native applications.
- Hands-on experience developing cloud-native applications and services using Microsoft Azure, AWS, Google Cloud, or equivalent platforms.
- Experience with cloud APIs, containers, observability, security, scalability, and distributed systems.
- Proficiency with Generative AI and AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini.
- Practical experience applying GenAI to code generation, refactoring, debugging, test generation, documentation, code review, and software design.
- Experience with LLMs, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, AI agents, or other GenAI technologies is highly desirable.
- Preferred experience includes software development for medical devices, healthcare, or other regulated products, along with knowledge of risk management, cybersecurity, verification and validation, and applicable regulatory requirements.
- Strong technical communication, collaboration, architecture influence, mentoring, application optimization, and full-stack development experience is preferred.
- Preferred technologies and tools include ASP.NET, MVC, Web API, WCF, IIS, SQL Server, Web Services, SOA, JSON, XML, XSL, JavaScript, CSS, jQuery, Visual Studio, Assembla, Azure DevOps, and current protocols and standards.
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.