Staff Engineer

Why engineering at Stryker?

At Stryker we are dedicated to improving lives, with a passion for researching and developing new medical device products. As an engineer at Stryker, you will be proud of the work that you will be doing, using cutting-edge technologies to make healthcare better. Here, you will work in a supportive culture with other incredibly talented and intelligent people, creating industry-leading medical technology products.  You will also have growth opportunities as we have a culture that supports your personal and professional development.

Need another reason to apply? Check out these 8 reasons to join Stryker’s engineering team: https://www.strykercareersblog.com/post/8-reasons-to-join-strykers-engineering-team 

Position Description: Vocera, now a part of Stryker, is looking for an experienced full stack Software Engineer to join the Edge Product Workflow team. In this role, you will play an important role in supporting our Platform by working on a wide range of tools and technologies that are the foundational blocks of our product.

What you will do:
Responsibilities:

• Apply technical knowledge and problem-solving methodologies with a focus on improving the data and systems running at scale and ensuring end-to-end monitoring of applications.

• Consider upstream/downstream data and systems or technical implications

• Execute making significant decisions for a project consisting of multiple technologies and applications.

• Be a team player and assist other team members as required.

• Adds to a team culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect.

• Work on software upgrades to modernize infrastructure and eliminate technical debt.

• Troubleshoot customer issues by being a part of the L3 production support rotation.

• Work on bug fixes, features, and upgrades to assist the application development team if needed.

• Improve observability and reliability of the Edge Product Workflow platform. 

Capabilities and Skills:

• Full Stack software development for Front End & Back End: Node.js, Angular, Typescript, Java

• Front-end skills:

  • Proficiency with core front-end languages: HTML, CSS, TypeScript

  • Experience with a modern JavaScript framework like React, Angular.

• Back-end skills:

  • Proficiency with server-side language, such as Node.js, Java.

  • Familiarity with server-side frameworks like Express.js, Spring Boot.

• Strong Knowledge REST, HTTP, microservices architecture.

• Ability to investigate and resolve customer issues by breaking down technical problems and barriers.

• Hands-on experience with Terraform or other infrastructure as code technologies.

• Knowledge of Observability tools a plus (Datadog, Grafana, Dynatrace, Splunk, etc.).

• Experience working on the support of products/interaction with internal and external customers.

• Knowledge of databases is a strong plus (AWS Aurora preferred).

• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines.

• Hands-on experience with GitHub and code reviews.

• Ability to multitask and learn new tools and technologies as required.   

• Strong communication skills, verbal, written, ability to drive meetings and knowledge sharing sessions to teams.

• Experience with multiple cloud technologies with the ability to operate in and migrate across public and private clouds.

• Strong self-starter with a drive to develop knowledge in additional domains, tools, and technologies as needed.

• Knowledge of Agile development methodology and hands-on experience with tools like Jira & Confluence. 

Minimum and Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field.

• 5+ years of work experience in full stack software development  technologies

• 3+ years of experience on a major public cloud platform (AWS preferred).