Senior Software Engineer

Job overview

The Senior Software Engineer role is onsite in Maple Grove, MN, with a salary range of $120,000–$165,000 per year. Nextern partners with original equipment manufacturers, clinicians, and innovators to design, develop, and manufacture medical devices intended to address patient needs and improve lives. The engineer develops and maintains software and firmware for medical-device products, working with multidisciplinary teams to meet product and project requirements. The role also supports regulated development through documentation, testing, risk analysis, process improvement, and technical mentorship.

What you'll do

• Design, develop, and maintain software using C, C++, C#, and Python
• create and maintain product requirements, specifications, design, development, integration, and test documentation
• review requirements, specifications, designs, code, and other artifacts
• contribute to system risk analysis and FMEA
• help plan project schedules and development activities
• own software on smaller projects and components on larger systems
• improve software processes
• implement code to product requirements and coding standards
• plan and execute integration and unit tests
• consult on verification testing
• correct assigned defects
• coordinate embedded software and firmware configuration and release
• mentor software engineers on architecture, code review, and verification planning.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

senior software engineer

maple grove mn

nextern

$120,000–$165,000 per year

embedded software

firmware

c++

medical devices

software testing

fmea

iec 62304 preferred

technical mentorship

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Medical, dental, and vision care
• retirement plan with company match
• paid time off, personal days, and birthday holiday
• wellness resources
• life insurance
• family leave
• short- and long-term disability.

Why this role

The role includes technical mentorship and may serve as software product owner on smaller projects; medical software lifecycle and IEC 62304 experience are preferred.

About the employer

Nextern is hiring for this role. Industry: Custom Computer Programming Services. Sector: 54.