Sr Principal Software Engineer (Hybrid)

This is where you save and sustain lives

At Baxter, we are deeply connected by our mission. No matter your role at Baxter, your work makes a positive impact on people around the world. You’ll feel a sense of purpose throughout the organization, as we know our work improves outcomes for millions of patients. 

Baxter’s products and therapies are found in almost every hospital worldwide, in clinics and in the home. For over 85 years, we have pioneered significant medical innovations that transform healthcare.

Together, we create a place where we are happy, successful and inspire each other. This is where you can do your best work. 

Join us at the intersection of saving and sustaining lives— where your purpose accelerates our mission. 

Your Role at Baxter

This is where your work saves lives

As a Senior Principal Software Engineer, you will be responsible for developing innovative healthcare solutions in alignment with the Clinical Nutrition strategic direction and operational priorities. The ideal candidate will possess a proven understanding of standard engineering techniques and successfully apply them to development efforts for new and existing products within the clinical nutrition portfolio.

Your Team

Baxter provides one of the broadest Parenteral Nutrition portfolios globally, which includes premix IV solutions, vitamins, and lipids, as well as pharmacy workflow management, labeling, compounding technology and enteral nutrition syringes and accessories. The Clinical Nutrition Device team leads a portfolio of devices and technology solutions to facilitate automated and manual compounding, and pharmacy workflows.

What you'll be doing

• Leveraging your technical breadth, depth, ability, and expertise to make choices of technology for business problems and quickly prototype the same to drive decisions.
• Planning and implementing workstreams or projects. This includes constructing and handling project schedules, leading onshore and offshore execution teams, performing execution tasks, collaborating with development groups and technical support groups.
• Providing leadership within assigned team to ensure key metrics for projects and/or sprints are met.
• Devising innovative approaches to sophisticated problems through product modifications and proposing alternative designs and concepts.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams, including product management, design, and QA, to ensure software solutions meet business requirements.
• When applicable, leading creation of software requirements based on deep understanding of customer needs. 
• Analyzing software requirements and defining software architecture. Participating in code reviews and building software within specified timelines.
• Developing architectures that meet time-to-market, exceeding quality targets, quickly diagnosing problems in the field, quickly diagnosing issues during product development and requirements evolution (scalable / extensible).
• Leveraging proven design patterns to create software solutions and capable of leveraging off-the-shelf and open-source software to provide timely solutions.
• Applying system engineering principles, methods, and techniques. This includes Requirements Management, Risk Management and Configuration Management to software/device development.
• Responsible for implementation of modules/units, performing peer code review, performing unit-testing, subsystem testing and participating/leading various system integration activities.
• Supporting Cybersecurity assessments and defect management.

What you'll bring

• Bachelors or a Masters Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering or related field with 8-12 years of related experience.
• Strong problem-solving skills, and the ability to work independently and make decisions with minimal supervision.
• Highly process oriented and demonstrated proficiency in various software development lifecycle methodologies including Agile, Iterative, V-Model, etc.
• Experience with software engineering subject areas (e.g., software development environments, configuration management tools, code inspection techniques and tools, testing methods and test management tools).
• Strong understanding of object-oriented designs applying design patterns, and SOLID design principles.
• Strong understanding of software architecture and design principles, and the ability to apply this knowledge to design and implement scalable, reliable, and secure software systems.
• Experience in software engineering using .Net, C/C++ or other Object Oriented languages.
• Experience developing software in Linux and Windows environments.
• Knowledge of medical device software development is highly preferred including knowledge of standards such as IEC 62304, ISO 14971.
• Understanding of Cyber Security concepts is strongly preferred.
• Proficient in system engineering principles, methods, and techniques, including Requirements Management, Risk Management and Configuration Management.
  

Baxter is committed to supporting the needs for flexibility in the workplace. We do so through our flexible workplace policy which includes a minimum of 3 days a week onsite. This policy provides the benefits of connecting and collaborating in-person in support of our Mission.

We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. At Baxter, we are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices. The estimated base salary for this position is $128,000 - $176,000 annually. The estimated range is meant to reflect an anticipated salary range for the position. We may pay more or less than of the anticipated range based upon market data and other factors, all of which are subject to change. Individual pay is based on upon location, skills and expertise, experience, and other relevant factors. For questions about this, our pay philosophy, and available benefits, please speak to the recruiter if you decide to apply and are selected for an interview. #LI-ASR2

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time

Equal Employment Opportunity

Baxter is an equal opportunity employer. Baxter evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.

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