Principal Software Engineer

Principal Software Engineer – UI/UX (Qt/QML)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.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're working a minimum of 4 days a week onsite as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary.As a Principal Software Engineer – UI/UX (Qt/QML) you will set the technical direction for the Prism Mapping application UI — the architecture that lets clinicians drive an extremely complex real-time medical system without ever feeling its complexity. You'll lead Qt/QML application architecture across the product, partner closely with UX design leadership and product to shape multi-release direction, and drive standards for interaction patterns, state management, accessibility, and performance in a regulated environment. You'll mentor senior UI engineers across teams, drive root cause on the hardest UI problems — the ones tangled up with real-time data, GPU rendering, and clinical workflow — and raise the engineering bar for UI software in a medical device, where every interaction has to be fast, clear, and correct.About the Affera Prism Mapping SystemThe Affera Prism Mapping System is an advanced electrophysiology mapping platform used by physicians to diagnose and guide the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias. It captures and processes signals from inside the beating heart, builds detailed real-time three-dimensional maps of cardiac anatomy and electrical activity, and presents that information to clinicians and mapping specialists during live procedures. Engineers on this team build the software that makes that possible — from the runtime and data pipelines that move signals in milliseconds, to the algorithms that turn raw signals into clinically meaningful information, to the visualization and UI surfaces clinicians rely on in the lab.Primary ResponsibilitiesLead architecture for the Prism Mapping application UI — Qt/QML structure, state management, navigation, theming, accessibility, and performance.Define multi-release direction for the UI in partnership with UX design leadership and product.Set the engineering bar for UI code on clarity, safety, testability, and performance under clinical conditions.Lead the design and delivery of major subsystems, cross-cutting architecture, or large technical initiatives.Exercise broad technical judgment in defining approaches to complex system and architectural problems with limited oversight.Drive technical alignment across software, systems, quality, product, and other cross-functional teams.Establish and promote software design patterns, engineering standards, and development best practices.Provide technical leadership across teams through mentoring, design reviews, and guidance on critical engineering decisions.Identify and drive improvements in architecture, development processes, and system design.Shape the technical roadmap and architectural direction for major subsystems or product capabilities.Communicate complex technical tradeoffs, risks, and recommendations to stakeholders across functions.Required QualificationsBachelor's degree and a minimum of 7 years of relevant experienceOR Master's degree with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experienceOR PhD with 3 years relevant experiencePreferred QualificationsDeep expertise architecting Qt/QML applications at scale — state management, threading, performance, accessibility, theming.Track record of shaping UI architecture for complex technical or clinical products across multiple releases.Strong understanding of how UI architecture interacts with real-time data, GPU rendering, and clinical workflow constraints.Deep expertise in Python and C++ and in software architecture for complex, multi-component systems.Proven experience delivering complex, real-time, device-integrated, or networked systems.Experience leading large, complex, cross-functional technical initiatives.Experience defining architecture, standards, or technical direction across multiple components or teams.Experience solving ambiguous, high-impact technical problems spanning multiple domains or subsystems.Experience influencing technical decisions beyond immediate team boundaries.Experience in regulated environments preferred.Advances how the team uses AI tools — introduces new approaches that raise team productivity and quality.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.Physical Job RequirementsThe 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 of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role.U.S. Work Authorization & SponsorshipAt Medtronic, we are committed to fostering an environment where employees can thrive and make a meaningful impact. In alignment with our enterprise-wide workforce planning approach, U.S. work authorization sponsorship (H-1B, TN, J, etc.) is offered exclusively for Principal-level roles and above, where specialized expertise aligns with long-term business needs. Roles below the Principal level require candidates to possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment.Recruitment Fraud AlertWe are aware of phishing scams targeting job seekers. Please keep the following in mind:Apply only through official Medtronic channels. All legitimate Medtronic recruiting communications come from approved Medtronic platforms and official @medtronic.com email addresses.Medtronic will never ask for payment or sensitive personal information (such as bank account or Social Security details) during early stages of the hiring process. 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PR) locations (USD):$152,800.00 - $229,200.00This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).The base salary range is applicable across the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California. The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience, certification/education, market conditions, and location. Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20+ hours per week: Health, Dental and vision insurance, Health Savings Account, Healthcare Flexible Spending Account, Life insurance, Long-term disability leave, Dependent daycare spending account, Tuition assistance/reimbursement, and Simple Steps (global well-being program).The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees: Incentive plans, 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match, Short-term disability, Paid time off, Paid holidays, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Employee Assistance Program, Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums), and Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums).