Sr. Software Engineering Manager

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 31 Aug 2026

Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact.

Medtronic Neuroscience is focused on transforming care for patients with neurological, spinal, and chronic pain conditions. Through meaningful innovation and strong clinical partnerships, we help clinicians deliver therapies that improve lives and expand what is possible in-patient care.

As a Senior Software Engineering Manager, you will provide organizational and technical leadership for multiple software engineering teams developing products and capabilities within a regulated medical technology environment. This role is responsible for building engineering talent, establishing technical direction, driving execution, and partnering with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver high-quality software solutions that support business and portfolio objectives.

• Lead multiple software engineering teams and provide direction, coaching, and performance management for engineers, technical leads, and emerging leaders.
• Establish engineering strategies, development practices, and technical standards that support scalable, secure, and maintainable software solutions.
• Oversee software development activities across multiple programs, ensuring alignment to quality objectives, delivery commitments, and business priorities.
• Partner with product, quality, regulatory, clinical, operations, and security stakeholders to define requirements, priorities, and implementation plans.
• Drive continuous improvement through adoption of modern software engineering practices, automated testing, continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD), and operational excellence initiatives.
• Manage resource allocation, capacity planning, project dependencies, and risk mitigation activities across teams and programs.
• Ensure compliance with applicable software development processes, regulatory requirements, and industry standards, including audit and inspection readiness.
• Communicate program status, key metrics, risks, and strategic recommendations to engineering and business leadership.

• Bachelor's degree with 7 years of relevant experience OR Master's degree with 5 years of relevant experience.
• 5 years of people leadership experience.

• Experience leading software development teams through the full software development lifecycle, including planning, delivery, deployment, and maintenance.
• Experience managing cross-functional initiatives involving engineering, product, quality, or regulatory stakeholders.
• Experience developing software within a structured quality or regulated development environment.
• Experience leading multiple software engineering teams, technical leads, or engineering managers.
• Experience with cloud-based platforms and services, including Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Experience implementing Dev Ops practices, CI/CD pipelines, and modern software delivery methodologies.
• Experience in medical device software development or another highly regulated industry.
• Knowledge of software lifecycle and quality standards, including International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 62304 and IEC 82304.

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.

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…