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At Leica Microsystems, 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.
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At Leica Microsystems, we have been shaping the future for over 175 years with groundbreaking optical and digital solutions. With a culture rooted in customer focus, innovation, and teamwork, we lead the market in microscopy, imaging, and analysis, unveiling the invisible and empowering our customers to build a better, healthier world.
Joining Leica Microsystems means contributing to scientific discoveries and supporting surgeons in making critical decisions. Our advanced microscopes and AI-based image analysis solutions enable users to gain profound insights into development and engineering challenges. Here, you will work on meaningful projects alongside passionate colleagues, driving progress and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible.
Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible.
The Principal Software Engineer is responsible to design and develop full-stack solutions for real-time medical device embedded systems. Lead implementation of user interfaces and backend services, architect scalable solutions, optimize performance across the stack, and ensure code quality while maintaining regulatory compliance and embedded system constraints.
This position reports to the Manager, Software and is part of the Research & Development Medical located in Singapore and will be an on-site role.
In this role, you will have the opportunity to:
Design and implement full-stack solutions across user interfaces and backend services, ensuring compliance with regulatory and embedded system constraints.
Own the software development lifecycle from requirements refinement through design, coding, testing, documentation, and release, maintaining high standards of quality and performance.
Create and review technical documentation, providing guidance to team members and ensuring clarity and accuracy in all deliverables.
Provide technical support to internal teams (Customer Service, RA&QA, Production) by reproducing and resolving issues and toolchain challenges.
Collaborate with global, cross-functional teams to align architecture, processes, and deliverables, while driving continuous improvement using DBS and agile methodologies.
The essential requirements of the job include
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Human-Computer Interaction, or a related field, coupled with strong communication and collaboration skills for distributed team environments.
8–10 years of professional software development experience, with strong programming skills in C++, Dart, or other modern object-oriented languages (e.g., C#).
Proficiency in Flutter or similar cross-platform frameworks for building responsive, high-performance user interfaces, and experience with AI coding tools.
Solid understanding of software development methodologies, including Scrum, Agile, and waterfall practices, as well as software testing principles.
Deep UI/UX knowledge for embedded systems and familiarity with regulatory compliance requirements in medical device development.
Leica Microsystems, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.
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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.
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Danaher is a global science and technology innovator committed to helping our customers solve complex challenges and improve quality of life around the world. A global network of more than 25 operating companies, we drive meaningful innovation in some of today’s most dynamic industries through our operating companies in four strategic platforms: Life Sciences, Diagnostics, Water Quality and Product Identification. The engine at the heart of our success is the Danaher Business System (DBS), a set of tools that enables continuous improvement around lean, growth and leadership. Through the ingenuity of our people, the power of DBS and the impact of our meaningful technologies, we help realize life’s potential in ourselves and for those we serve.
