Senior Principal Software Engineer - CRDN

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 20 Oct 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.

A Day in the Life Senior Principal Software Engineer Careers that Change Lives Medtronic is a global leader in medical technology, services, and solutions that take on the healthcare industry's greatest challenges. Engineers and Scientists create our market-leading portfolio of innovations. Join the Coronary & Renal Denervation team and help us bring the next generation of life-changing medical technology to patients worldwide.

At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology can do to help alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be. Come for a job, stay for a career. Treatments We

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Renal Denervation Key Technologies Symplicity Spyral Renal Denervation (RDN) System Medtronic’s Coronary and Renal Denervation (CRDN) business is looking for a Senior Principal Software Engineer to be part of a high-performing team that is revolutionizing the design and development of energy based therapeutic medical devices to treat hypertension. In this role, you will leverage both your technical breadth and business acumen to support the next generation medical device software products.

This position is in Mounds View, MN. within the Coronary and Renal Denervation (CRDN) unit. At 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 are working on-site 4 days per 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.

This role will require less than 10% of travel to enhance collaboration and ensure successful completion of projects.

We believe that when people from different cultures, genders, and points of view come together, innovation is the result —and everyone wins. Medtronic walks the walk, creating an inclusive culture where you can thrive.

A Day in the Life
In general, the following responsibilities apply for the Senior Principal Software Engineer role. This includes, but is not limited to the following:

The Senior Principal Software Engineer will serve as the technical leader and be responsible for architecting, designing, building, and scaling embedded software for next generation medical device. This role combines deep hands-on engineering expertise with architectural leadership, technical decision-making, and mentorship.

The Senior Principal Engineer drives technical strategy, ensures engineering excellence, and partners closely with cross-functional teams and business stakeholders to deliver impactful solutions. In general, the following responsibilities apply for the Senior Principal Software Engineer role, this includes, but is not limited to the following:

Architect, Design, develop, test, and maintain high-quality medical device embedded software solutions as part of the software team in accordance with Agile principles and Scrum methodologies

Define and uphold architectural standards, design patterns, and best practices

Make high-impact technical decisions that align with long-term platform and…