Principal Full Stack Developer
Boston Scientific4 days ago
San Jose, CA, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$117k - $222k/yr
Responsibilities
- Lead and coordinate engineering teams delivering scalable full-stack solutions aligned with business objectives.
- Own the architecture, design, and end-to-end delivery of software for digital health and connected-device platforms.
- Define cloud-native architectures using AWS, Azure, and microservices frameworks, and drive cloud migration and API-first modernization.
- Establish technical standards, best practices, and scalable design patterns across development teams.
- Develop and oversee applications and APIs using React, TypeScript, Node.js, and Java Spring Boot.
- Partner with DevOps and data engineering teams on CI/CD pipelines, analytics, and AI-driven capabilities.
- Ensure solutions meet enterprise architecture, cybersecurity, HIPAA, GDPR, and FDA requirements.
- Collaborate with product management, UX, and quality teams to deliver user-centered software.
- Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership across planning, estimation, and the software development lifecycle.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field.
- At least 8 years of software development experience.
- At least 3 years of experience in a principal, architect, or technical leadership role.
- Deep full-stack expertise using Node.js and/or Java, with strong back-end architecture experience and an approximately 40/60 to 50/50 front-end/back-end mix.
- Experience building scalable microservices and distributed systems in AWS and/or Azure environments.
- Proficiency with SQL databases, Docker, and Kubernetes.
- Understanding of security, performance, and accessibility best practices.
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments and demonstrated ability to lead and influence across teams.
- Preferred: experience in medical device, digital health, or regulated environments; Kafka or Event Hub; observability; performance optimization; application security; AI/ML and data-driven applications; and strong stakeholder, analytical, problem-solving, communication, and independent delivery skills.
Benefits
- Hybrid work model requiring at least three days per week in the Santa Clara, California office.
- Defined-term position with an anticipated duration of 24 months from the employee’s start date.
- Relocation assistance is not available.
- Employment-visa sponsorship is not offered or assumed for this position.
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About Boston Scientific
Boston Scientific designs and manufactures implantable and minimally invasive medical devices used by physicians to diagnose and treat cardiovascular, endoscopic, urological, neurological, and other conditions. It sells these products and related therapies to hospitals and health systems worldwide through a direct sales model and distributors. Founded in 1979 and headquartered in Marlborough, Massachusetts, it is publicly traded on the NYSE (BSX) with offerings spanning stents, catheters, electrophysiology, and neuromodulation systems.