Senior Software Engineer

At Alcon, we are driven by the meaningful work we do to help people see brilliantly. We innovate boldly, champion progress, and act with speed as the global leader in eye care. Here, you’ll be recognized for your commitment and contributions and see your career like never before. Together, we go above and beyond to make an impact in the lives of our patients and customers.

We foster an inclusive culture and are looking for diverse, talented people to join Alcon. As a Senior Software Engineer supporting the Software Engineering Team, a typical day will include:

• Responsible for the development and documentation of complex software applications embedded in state-of-art ophthalmic surgical medical devices.

• Develop software running on surgical devices to integrate with our cloud-based platform.

• Participate in all phases of the software lifecycle, including concept development, requirements, design, implementation, and testing.

• Gaining an in-depth understanding of the anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the eye

WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO ALCON:

• High School Diploma or equivalent

• The ability to fluently read, write, understand and communicate in English

• 5 Years of Relevant Experience

• Work hours:40 hours

• Travel:up tp 5%

• Relocation: Yes

• Sponsorship Assistance: Yes

Preferred Experience:

• Extensive hands-on Windows development experience.

• Extensive Experience with C# & .NET

• Experience with C++ and Microsoft technology stacks.

• Experience with healthcare interoperability standards like HL7, FHIR, and DICOM.

• Experience with Identity & Access Management, Public Key Infrastructure, TLS Encryption, and TCP/IP.

• Experience with Cloud connectivity.

• Cybersecurity and related risk mitigation design approaches

• Graphical User Interface development and customization using Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF\XAML), Model-View-ViewModel (MVVM) pattern

• Development of medical device software in an FDA regulated environment.

• Extensive experience with multi-threading and interprocess communication.

• Extensive Software Architecture and Object Oriented Software Design Patterns.

• Experience using Git

• Proven ability to independently research technical issues and generate creative/innovative solutions.

• Familiarity with hardware design constraints as applied to software interfaces.

• Strong working knowledge of advanced design principles that facilitate maintainability, reuse, and clarity of design.

HOW YOU CAN THRIVE:

• Collaborate with teammates to share standard processes and findings as work evolves

• See your career like never before with focused growth and development opportunities

• Join Alcon’s mission to provide outstanding, innovative products and solutions to improve sight, improve lives, and grow your career!

• Alcon provides robust benefits package including health, life, retirement, flexible time off and much more.

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