Senior Software Engineer

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and Med Tech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow and profoundly impact health for humanity.

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• Design and develop an embedded Linux platform using Yocto/Bitbake (or similar), including layer authoring, recipe creation, and OS image configuration for development and production environments.
• Develop and maintain embedded C/C++ application software cross‑compiled for the target hardware; own the build, integration, and debugging lifecycle for low‑level system components.
• Author Python‑based system scripts and on‑device tools for device configuration, log management, and operational workflows; write and maintain pytest unit tests with enforced code coverage standards.
• Build and maintain a device management web UI using HTML5, CSS3/SASS, Angular and integrate it as a deployable package.
• Own and optimize the CI/CD pipeline: code quality checks (static analysis, linting), full OS image builds, SBOM and CVE report generation, and image signing.
• Apply IEC 62304‑compliant development processes ensuring requirements traceability, verification, and validation; implement features in compliance with FDA design controls, ISO 14971 risk management, and FDA cybersecurity guidance.
• Perform peer code reviews, mentor junior engineers, and contribute to architectural design decisions across the platform and application layers.
• Mentor junior engineers and collaborate across software, cloud, regulatory, and clinical teams on test planning and defect resolution.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or related field.
• 6+ years of embedded Linux internals development experience, including Linux kernel configuration, driver development, and OS image authoring using Yocto/Bit Bake (or equivalent) on Linux‑based build environments.
• 6+ years of C/C++ experience for embedded or cross‑compiled targets.
• 4+ years of Python experience for system‑level tooling and automation, including pytest and coverage tooling.
• 4+ years of front‑end development experience with HTML5, CSS3 (SASS/LESS), Angular framework.
• 4+ years of CI/CD pipeline development experience with integrated quality gates (static analysis, linting, SBOM/CVE reporting).
• Experience integrating cloud connectivity services: TLS outbound communication, video streaming, and OTA update mechanisms.
• Experience implementing WiFi authentication mechanisms (e.g., WPA2‑Enterprise, 802.1X) for embedded Linux platforms.
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across embedded, cloud, regulatory, and clinical teams.

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or related field.
• Knowledge of IEC 62304, FDA design controls, ISO 14971, and FDA cybersecurity guidance.
• Familiarity with SBOM generation and CVE triage for embedded Linux platforms.

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

The anticipated base pay range for this position is: $109,000 - $174,800. The Company maintains highly competitive, performance‑based compensation programs. Under current guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual performance bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan. Bonuses are awarded at the Company’s discretion on an individual basis.

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