Principal Software Engineer

Additional Location(s):  N/A

Diversity - Innovation - Caring - Global Collaboration - Winning Spirit - High Performance

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.           

About the role:

Boston Scientific is seeking a highly motivated and result driven software test engineer to join our Coronary Therapies R&D team working on innovative products that sustain and improve the lives of patients around the world. Join a fast-growing and talented team, as we invest in a best-in-class software product using best-in-class software practices. This role will help lead a team of 6. The successful candidate will participate in medical device software verification and validation in collaboration with cross-functional teams. Testing medical device application requires rigor and attention to detail to meet industry and regulatory standards. We’re looking for a motivated and creative SW application test engineer with a focus on quality who has experience with requirements-based software test automation.

 

Work Mode:
At Boston Scientific, we value collaboration and synergy. This role follows a hybrid work model, requiring employees to be in our local office three days per week.

Relocation:
Relocation assistance is not available for this position at this time.

VISA:
Boston Scientific will not offer sponsorship or take over sponsorship of an employment VISA for this position at this time.

 

Your responsibilities will include:

• Oversee planning, designing, and executing test strategies to ensure alignment with project goals and regulatory standards.
• Coordinate and prioritize test activities within projects, while facilitating communication among cross-functional teams regarding objectives, timelines, and deliverables.
• Provide mentorship and technical guidance to less experienced test engineers, supporting their growth and knowledge sharing.
• Develop, track, and present test metrics, progress, and quality reports to senior management.
• Lead root cause analysis of test failures, coordinate resolutions, and support continuous improvement by evaluating new tools and best practices.
• Ensure traceability of test cases to requirements, compliance with industry standards, and represent the test team in meetings, audits, and reviews.

 

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or related field
• 8 years of relevant experience with a BS or 5+ years of relevant experience with a MS
• 5 or more years of test automation experience
• Expert level experience in Python
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Proven technical leadership
• Experience working with BDD (Behavior Driven Development) and Gherkin
• Experience in design test infrastructure and select tools for implementation
• Experience with Windows services and desktop applications
• Experience in using tools like Jira, Jama Connect, Bitbucket, Git, Jenkins
• Previous medical device experience in an Agile work environment

 

 

Preferred qualifications

• Experience in Secure Software Development Life Cycle (SSDLC)
• Experience in PowerShell and Python
• Testing experience in C#, C++, HTTP, and MQTT
• Experience in installing, configuring and troubleshooting Windows-based environments
• Experience with network analysis tools (e.g. tcpdump, nmap, Wireshark)

 

Requisition ID: 623379 

Minimum Salary: $ 102100 

Maximum Salary: $ 194000 

 

The anticipated compensation listed above and the value of core and optional employee benefits offered by Boston Scientific (BSC) – see www.bscbenefitsconnect.com—will vary based on actual location of the position an