Principal Software Engineer

About the role

The Principal Software Engineer – Mobile Applications will serve as a technical leader and hands‑on developer responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining advanced Android and cross‑platform mobile applications.

This role blends hands‑on technical expertise with team leadership, ensuring delivery of secure, high‑quality, and compliant medical software solutions in accordance with FDA and ISO 13485 standards.

Hybrid work model: employees must be in the local office at least three days per week.

Relocation assistance is not available. This position does not offer sponsorship or take over sponsorship of an employment visa.

• Lead the architecture, design, and development of mobile applications for implantable medical devices using Kotlin Multiplatform and core Java.
• Ensure secure communication between devices and cloud systems via Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) and AWS‑based APIs.
• Develop and maintain libraries and SDKs for cross‑platform mobile applications.
• Integrate mobile applications with AWS cloud infrastructure (KMS, S3, Dynamo
  
  DB, Cognito, API Gateway, EC2, Cloud Watch).
• Author and review key design documentation: architecture specs, DFMEA, cybersecurity reports, threat models, etc.
• Conduct peer reviews and maintain code integrity, ensuring traceability and compliance per medical device process.
• Lead Agile/Scrum ceremonies, mentoring distributed teams (U.S., Costa Rica, India, China, Ukraine) across time zones.
• Estimate timelines, propose plans, review milestones and lead app development from concept through commercialization.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in Android mobile app development, with at least 3+ years in medical device application.
• Experience architecting, designing and developing mobile applications.
• Strong command of Kotlin, Kotlin Multiplatform, Java and Android Jetpack architectures (MVVM, Rx, XML data binding).
• 3+ years’ experience with AWS services and secure communication protocols (BLE, Wi‑Fi, HTTPS, OAuth).
• Experience with CI/CD (Jenkins, Git), Sonar Qube, and Atlassian Agile tools.
• Good understanding of IEC 62304, ISO 13485, and FDA design controls for medical device software.
• Demonstrated leadership in cross‑functional R&D environments and distributed global teams.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate across global teams and document regulatory deliverables.

• Experience developing mobile apps for neuromodulation devices.
• Prior experience with medical device connectivity.
• Prior experience with secure BLE communication, data encryption, and integration with AWS cloud services (S3, Dynamo
  
  DB, Cognito, API Gateway).
• Experience in cybersecurity techniques (sandboxing, code obfuscation, penetration testing).
• Exposure to data science or machine learning frameworks (Tensor Flow, Pandas, Num Py, R).

Requisition

Minimum Salary: $103,700

Maximum Salary: $197,000

The anticipated compensation listed above and the value of core and optional employee benefits offered by Boston Scientific (BSC) – see  – will vary based on actual location of the position and other pertinent factors considered in determining actual compensation for the role.

Compensation for non‑exempt (hourly), non‑sales roles may also include variable compensation from time to time (e.g., overtime and shift differential) and annual bonus target (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements).

Compensation for exempt, non‑sales roles may also include variable compensation, i.e., annual bonus target and long‑term incentives (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements).

Boston Scientific Corporation has been and will continue to be an equal opportunity employer. To ensure full implementation of its equal employment policy, the company will continue to take steps to assure that recruitment, hiring, assignment, promotion, compensation, and all other personnel decisions are made and administered without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status,…