Principal Full Stack Developer

At Boston Scientific, we’ll give you the opportunity to harness all that’s within you by working in teams of diverse and high-performing employees, tackling some of the most important health industry challenges. With access to the latest tools, information and training, we’ll help you in advancing your skills and career. Here, you’ll be supported in progressing – whatever your ambitions.

The Principal Full Stack Developer serves as a senior technical leader responsible for shaping the design and delivery of innovative digital platforms that improve patient outcomes, connect medical devices, and enhance clinician experiences worldwide.

This role architects and delivers enterprise-grade applications across the full stack, from intuitive front‑end interfaces to scalable, secure back‑end systems and cloud‑native microservices. The position plays a critical role in advancing high‑performing, compliant digital health and device software solutions while fostering engineering excellence and cross‑functional collaboration.

At Boston Scientific, we value collaboration and synergy. This role follows a hybrid work model requiring employees to be in our Santa Clara, CA office at least three days per week.

Boston Scientific will not offer sponsorship or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position at this time. Relocation assistance is not available for this position at this time.

• Lead and coordinate engineering teams to deliver high‑quality, scalable full stack solutions aligned to business objectives
• Own the architecture, design, and delivery of end‑to‑end software solutions supporting digital health and connected device platforms
• Define and implement cloud‑native architectures using AWS, Azure, and microservices frameworks
• Drive modernization initiatives, including cloud migration, API‑first design, and transition to microservices‑based architectures
• Establish and enforce technical standards, best practices, and scalable design patterns across development teams
• Develop and oversee complex applications and APIs using modern technologies such as React, Type Script, Node.js, and Java Spring Boot
• Partner with Dev Ops and data engineering teams to enable CI/CD pipelines and integrate analytics and AI‑driven capabilities
• Ensure solutions meet enterprise architecture, cybersecurity, and regulatory requirements, including HIPAA, GDPR, and FDA standards
• Collaborate with product management, UX, and quality teams to deliver user‑centered, high‑performing software solutions
• Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership across planning, estimation, and full software development life cycle execution

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field
• Minimum of 8 years' experience in software development
• Minimum of 3 years' experience in a principal, architect, or technical leadership role
• Deep expertise in full stack development using Node.js, and/or Java, with strong back‑end architecture experience
• Proven experience building scalable microservices and distributed systems in AWS and/or Azure environments
• Proficiency in SQL databases
• Hands‑on experience with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
• Strong understanding of security, performance, and accessibility best practices
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments
• Proven technical leadership and ability to influence across teams

• Experience in medical device, digital health, or other regulated environments
• Experience with event‑driven architectures and streaming technologies such as Kafka or Event Hub
• Familiarity with observability practices, including logging, metrics, and tracing
• Experience with performance optimization and application security best practices
• Exposure to AI/ML technologies and data‑driven application development
• Strong stakeholder management and cross‑functional collaboration skills
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and deliver well‑designed, technically sound solutions

Requisition : 627120

Minimum Salary: $11660…