Bring more to life.
Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?
At Beckman Coulter Diagnostics, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.
You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.
As a global leader in clinical diagnostics, Beckman Coulter Diagnostics has challenged convention to elevate the diagnostic laboratory’s role in improving patient health for more than 90 years. Our diagnostic solutions are used in routine and complex clinical testing, and are used in hospitals, reference and research laboratories, and physician offices around the world. Every hour around the world, more than one million tests are run on Beckman Coulter Diagnostics systems, impacting 1.2 billion patients and more than three million clinicians per year. From uncovering the next clinical breakthrough, to rapid and reliable sample analysis, to more rigorous decision making—we are enabling clinicians to deliver the best possible care to their patients with improved efficiency, clinical confidence, adaptive collaboration, and accelerated intelligence.
Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible.
The Lead Software Engineer is responsible for being the senior developer in your local team, bring your technical experience to develop the product.
This position reports to the Engineering Manager and is part of the CCIA – Clinical Chemistry & Immunoassey, Instrument R&D Software Team located in Bengaluru and will be an on-site role.
In this role, you will be responsible for:
- Design and develop quality medical device software products with extensive application of technical principals, theories, and concepts in Software Development
- Create architecture, design, code and unit test modules/components with first-time-right best in class quality to serve in Healthcare Industry with regulatory standards
- Collaborate with global teams and Investigate software, hardware, and system problems using a variety of techniques and provides innovative solutions.
- Prepare documentations as required by internal product development processes and regulatory agencies such as FDA and ISO.
- Drive AI initiatives within team whereby reducing overall cycle time and improving the quality of deliverable from software teams.
The essential requirements of the job include
- B.S. in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related field with 8-12 years of experience in Agile software development with C# .NET & WPF, preferably in medical device Software.
- Working knowledge of FDA Quality Systems Regulation is desirable.
- Experience with Microsoft Team Foundation, Windows 32 and embedded software development are pluses.
Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.
For more information, visit www.danaher.com.
Skills Required
- B.S. in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related field
- 8-12 years of experience in Agile software development with C# .NET & WPF
- Working knowledge of FDA Quality Systems Regulation
- Experience with Microsoft Team Foundation, Windows 32 and embedded software development
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO and paid holidays are portrayed as robust, with formal programs and mentions of generous time off and rollover in some cases. This breadth supports a positive view of time-off availability.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) plan with company matching is consistently included as part of the package. The presence of matching contributions strengthens perceived retirement readiness.
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