Principal Software Engineer

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Tempe, AZ, USA
In-Office
148K-222K Annually
Senior level
Healthtech
The Role
The Principal Software Engineer will lead software development for workflow automation and analytics in manufacturing operations, focusing on modernizing legacy applications and ensuring system stability.
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We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 15 Apr 2026


 

At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You’ll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.

A Day in the LifeAt Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. We’re working onsite 4 days a week as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary. 
Medtronic Tempe Campus (MTC), is looking for a Principal Software Engineer to work in the Software Automation team to support Manufacturing Operations.  An ideal candidate for this position will be a self-motivated individual with a thorough understanding of current manufacturing automation software, test data and analytics software development. The candidate must have strong problem solving and analytic skills in addition to excellent written and oral communication competencies.
Workflow Automation & Analytics provides technical ownership and leadership for workflow automation, traceability, and analytics applications at the Tempe campus. This role stabilizes critical systems and leads the transition from legacy tools to next-generation, enterprise-aligned solutions.

Business Impact

Ensures stable ownership of critical software, reduces operational risk and downtime, and enables scalable, enterprise-aligned digital manufacturing solutions at the Tempe site.

Key Responsibilities

  • Serve as senior technical owner for applications supporting engineering and operations workflow automation, traceability, and analytics.

  • Migrating existing business process library from Atlassian Confluence, streamlining teams and applications to drive efficiency

  • Assess and Implement AI use cases for streamlining key processes.

  • Optimize use of Microsoft teams for site operations by driving consolidation and improvement of teams channels and functions

  • Provide expert-level support for production-critical issues.

  • Lead application enhancements, migrations, and modernization efforts driven by user needs and infrastructure changes.

  • Partner with Medtronic IT and local stakeholders to perform application updates, manage technical risk, and coordinate releases.

  • Drive retirement of legacy applications and define next-generation solutions aligned with Medtronic’s technology stack.

  • Establish and maintain required SDLC documentation, testing, and release artifacts.

Required Knowledge and Experience: Requires a Baccalaureate degree and minimum of 7 years of relevant experience developing software for workflow automation and data analytics OR Master's degree with a minimum of 5 years relevant experience developing software for workflow automation and data analytics OR PhD with 3 years relevant experience developing software for workflow automation and data analytics.

Preferred Qualifications (Nice to Have)

  • Proficiency in C#.NET is strongly preferred to be successful in this role.

  • Proficiency in data integration, visualization, and reporting tools.

  • Strong knowledge of the full Software Development Life Cycle (requirements, design, testing, release).

  • Proficiency in Atlassian Confluence, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft IIS, Microsoft SQL Server, Spotfire, Adobe Coldfusion and Windows-based application environments.

  • Proven ability to support production systems in a regulated manufacturing environment.

  • Experience in medical device manufacturing or other regulated industries.

  • Experience modernizing or retiring legacy applications.

  • Familiarity with manufacturing traceability systems.

  • Experience with Unix Operating Systems


For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.

Physical Job Requirements

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position. 

The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role.

U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship

At Medtronic, we are committed to fostering an environment where employees can thrive and make a meaningful impact. In alignment with our enterprise-wide workforce planning approach, U.S. work authorization sponsorship (H-1B, TN, J, etc.) is offered exclusively for Principal-level roles and above, where specialized expertise aligns with long-term business needs. Roles below the Principal level require candidates to possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment.

Join us in our mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life—where your unique background and perspective are valued.

Benefits & Compensation
 

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create.  We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.
 

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$148,000.00 - $222,000.00


This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).

The base salary range is applicable across the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California. The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience, certification/education, market conditions, and location. Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20+ hours per week: Health, Dental and vision insurance, Health Savings Account, Healthcare Flexible Spending Account, Life insurance, Long-term disability leave, Dependent daycare spending account, Tuition assistance/reimbursement, and Simple Steps (global well-being program).

 

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees: Incentive plans, 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match, Short-term disability, Paid time off, Paid holidays, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Employee Assistance Program, Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums), and Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums).

 

Regular employees are those who are not temporary, such as interns.  Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time, as required under applicable state law, and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.

 

Further details are available at the link below:

Medtronic benefits and compensation plans

About Medtronic

We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.
Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people. 
We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.

Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here.

It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

If you are applying to perform work for Medtronic, Inc. (“Medtronic”) in any position which will involve performing at least two (2) hours of work on average each week within the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County, you can find here a list of all material job duties of the specific job position which Medtronic reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment. Medtronic will consider for employment qualified job applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Top Skills

Adobe Coldfusion
Atlassian Confluence
C#.Net
Microsoft Iis
Microsoft Sql Server
Microsoft Teams
Spotfire
Unix
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The Company
HQ: Minneapolis, MN
80,303 Employees
Year Founded: 1949

What We Do

Medtronic is a global healthcare solutions company operating in approximately 160 countries. We are committed to improving lives through our medical technologies, services, and solutions. Since our beginning, 60 years ago, our Mission has remained the same: to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life for people around the world. The Mission is our ethical framework and inspirational goal guiding our day-to-day work. It reminds us that our efforts are transforming millions of lives each year. To meet the needs of patients and healthcare professionals around the globe, we operate from more than 370 locations in approximately 160 countries.

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