Senior Principal Software Engineer - C/C++

This is where you save and sustain lives

At Baxter, we are deeply connected by our mission. No matter your role at Baxter, your work makes a positive impact on people around the world. You’ll feel a sense of purpose throughout the organization, as we know our work improves outcomes for millions of patients. 

Baxter’s products and therapies are found in almost every hospital worldwide, in clinics and in the home. For over 85 years, we have pioneered significant medical innovations that transform healthcare.

Together, we create a place where we are happy, successful and inspire each other. This is where you can do your best work. 

Join us at the intersection of saving and sustaining lives— where your purpose accelerates our mission. 

Your Role at Baxter

This is where your work saves lives

As a Senior Principal Software Engineer, you will be responsible for developing innovative healthcare solutions in alignment with the Infusion Pump Platforms direction and operational priorities. The ideal candidate will possess a proven understanding of standard engineering techniques and successfully apply them to development efforts for new and existing products within the Infusion portfolio. 

This role is based out of our Raleigh, NC location with relocation benefits available.

What you'll be doing:

• Using your technical breadth, depth, ability, and expertise to make choices of technology for business problems and quickly prototype the same to drive decisions. 

• Planning and implementing workstreams or projects. This includes constructing and handling project schedules, leading onshore and offshore execution teams, performing execution tasks, collaborating with development groups and technical support groups. 

• Providing leadership within assigned team to ensure milestones for projects and/or sprints are met. 

• Devising innovative ways to sophisticated problems through product modifications and proposing alternative designs and concepts. 

• Collaborating with multi-functional teams, including product management, design, and QA, to ensure software solutions meet business requirements. 

• When applicable, leading creation of software requirements based on deep understanding of customer needs.  

• Analyzing software requirements and defining software architecture. Participating in code reviews and building software within specified timelines. 

• Developing architectures that meet time-to-market, exceeding quality targets, quickly diagnosing problems in the field, quickly diagnosing issues during product development and requirements evolution (scalable / extensible). 

• Applying proven design patterns to build software solutions and capable using aging off-the-shelf and open-source software to provide timely solutions. 

• Applying system engineering principles, methods, and techniques. This includes Requirements Management, Risk Management and Configuration Management to software/device development. 

• Responsible for implementation of modules/units, performing peer code review, performing unit-testing, subsystem testing and participating/leading various system integration activities. 

• Supporting Cybersecurity assessments and defect management. 

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What you'll bring: 

• Bachelors or a Masters Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering or related field with 8+ years of related experience. 

• Strong problem-solving skills, and the ability to work independently and make decisions with minimal direction. 

• Highly process oriente