Are you looking for an opportunity to apply your DevOps engineering talent in the exciting MedTech domain that is changing the future of surgery? To join a company top ranked on Fortune Magazine’s 100 Best Companies to Work For?
Do you want to work with amazingly talented high achievers who are willing to go above and beyond to make the products that change patients’ lives? To build a rewarding career with an innovative company?
Who We Want:
Dedicated achievers. Relentless about quality, people who thrive in a fast-paced environment and will stop at nothing to ensure a project is complete and meets regulations and expectations.
Analytical problem solvers. People who go beyond just fixing to identify root causes, evaluate optimal solutions, and recommend comprehensive upgrades to prevent future issues.
Collaborative partners. People who build and leverage cross-functional relationships to bring together ideas, information, use cases, and industry analyses to develop best practices.
Position Summary:
The Senior Staff Engineer, DevOps is responsible for defining, implementing, and optimizing DevOps, CI/CD, software configuration management, and release engineering practices across multiple product teams. This role provides strategic technical proficiency for software delivery, release management, infrastructure automation, and continuous improvement initiatives while ensuring compliance with quality and regulatory requirements applicable to medical device software development.
What You Will Do:
Own, develop, and maintain the CI/CD (Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery) infrastructure and pipeline independently for system and application software associated with embedded devices, enabling rapid and reliable delivery of release-ready software packages.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including developers, quality assurance, product management, and infrastructure teams, to understand their requirements, provide guidance, and troubleshoot issues to deliver high-quality software.
Monitor and improve the performance and reliability of CI/CD infrastructure and development environment through proactive monitoring, performance testing, and optimization.
Stay updated with the best practices for software development and the latest trends, tools, and technologies in software engineering and DevOps practices, and evaluate their suitability for the organization.
Build shippable software packages in accordance with quality management system procedures. Ensure each package is reproducible and ready for release. Provide comprehensive documentation, including required protocols and supporting materials.
What You Will Need:
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in Software Engineering / Computer Science or related discipline & 6+ years of work experience as a DevOps Engineer.
Strong knowledge of Linux-based OS. Experience in Python, Shell scripting, and tools in CI/CD, build, static analysis, and software product security.
Knowledge of containerization technologies and container orchestration platforms.
Familiarity with Agile methodologies and experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in the following tools is a plus:
CI/CD: Perforce, Jenkins, GitLab, JFrog Artifactory
Build: Make, Qbs
Containerization: Docker
Static Analysis: SonarCloud, Clang-Tidy
Application Security: Black Duck
Engineering Management Platform: Jama
Code Coverage: Bullseye
Experience in C/C++, CMake, Kubernetes, and Grafana.
Experience implementing DevOps practices in software product development for medical devices or other regulated environments.
Germany Pay Ranges:
- Freiburg/Stetten 39Std: €5.917 - €9.895 EUR Monthly
At Stryker, we believe transparency helps candidates make confident decisions about their next career step. Compensation is an important part of that process and we want to be clear about how pay is determined. The compensation information posted for this role may be presented as a salary range or a fixed amount depending on the role. In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for incentive compensation (such as bonus and/or commissions where applicable), along with Stryker’s comprehensive benefits package.
If you’d like to learn more about the salary or the benefits associated with this role, your recruiter will be happy to walk you through the details as you progress through the hiring process.
Travel Percentage: 10%
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline
- 6+ years of experience as a DevOps Engineer
- Strong knowledge of Linux-based operating systems
- Experience with Python and Shell scripting
- Experience with CI/CD, build, static analysis, and software product security tools
- Knowledge of containerization technologies and container orchestration platforms
- Familiarity with Agile methodologies and experience in an Agile/Scrum environment
- Experience with Perforce, Jenkins, GitLab, or JFrog Artifactory
- Experience with Make or Qbs
- Experience with Docker
- Experience with SonarCloud or Clang-Tidy
- Experience with Black Duck
- Experience with Jama
- Experience with Bullseye
- Experience with C, C++, CMake, Kubernetes, or Grafana
- Experience implementing DevOps practices for medical devices or other regulated software environments
Stryker Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Stryker and has not been reviewed or approved by Stryker.
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Healthcare Strength — Multiple medical plan options with HSA support and global mental‑health access indicate broad, accessible care. These features materially enhance the overall value of the total‑rewards package.
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Retirement Support — A meaningful 401(k) company match with potential additional company contribution, alongside an ESPP, supports long‑term savings and wealth building. Documented plan specifics help employees understand eligibility, timing, and vesting mechanics.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental and caregiver leave, adoption and surrogacy assistance, and practical supports like breast milk shipping reflect a comprehensive, family‑friendly approach. These offerings address varied family‑building paths and caregiving needs.
Stryker Insights
What We Do
Stryker is a global leader in medical technologies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. The company offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 130 million patients annually. More information is available at www.stryker.com. Together with our customers, we are driven to make healthcare better.
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