Principal Engineer, Software (Communication Platforms & Architecture)
Baxter InternationalResponsibilities
- Plan and deliver software projects, including schedules, dependencies, and coordination with development and support teams.
- Design, architect, develop, test, and maintain scalable .NET applications, APIs, and microservices.
- Implement integrations using REST APIs, WebSockets, SignalR, and real-time voice communication technologies.
- Apply HIPAA-aligned security practices to data handling, authentication, voice communications, messaging, and notifications.
- Resolve complex technical and performance issues and maintain clean, reliable code.
- Collaborate with product managers, designers, users, and cross-functional teams on requirements and architecture.
- Evaluate technical concepts and design alternatives against business objectives, cost, and product needs.
- Conduct code reviews, troubleshoot defects, and uphold engineering standards.
- Mentor engineers, promote knowledge sharing, and drive continuous improvement.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, software engineering, or a related field.
- 12+ years of relevant experience.
- Strong software engineering fundamentals and complex problem-solving ability.
- Proficiency with .NET, C#, Web APIs, microservices, Kubernetes, and relational databases such as SQL Server.
- Experience with Azure or AWS and strong database design and development knowledge.
- Knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Angular, or React is desirable.
- Experience with WebRTC, SIP, VoIP, media sessions, call signaling, or voice gateway integrations.
- Experience troubleshooting real-time voice quality, connectivity, latency, reconnection, and device-compatibility issues.
- Experience building secure communication, clinical communication, messaging, or alerting applications.
- Strong written and verbal communication and collaboration skills.
- Ability to align technical solutions with business objectives and cost considerations.
- Medical-device software experience is preferred.
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About Baxter International
For nearly a century, we have delivered on our commitment to saving and sustaining the lives of patients, working alongside clinicians and providers around the world. We believe every person — regardless of who they are or where they are from — deserves a chance to live a healthy life, free from illness and full of possibility. At the intersection of progress and purpose is where we are redefining what it means to be a global medtech leader. It is where we are relentlessly pursuing healthcare transformation, fueled by our compassion for patients and providers and the challenges they face. It is where bold ideas meet the promise for meaningful change in the world around us. We are there, at every step of the journey, to help clinicians deliver the best care possible.