Senior Staff Software Engineer
Stryker · San Jose, California ·
- Seniority
- Staff
- Employment
- Contract
- Category
- Software engineering
- Experience
- 6+ years
- Visa sponsorship
- Yes
- Company size
- 1000+
- Salary
- USD 123,900 – 206,500 / year
Lead the design and implementation of medical device software for Stryker’s Endoscopy division, using C#/.NET and WPF to build Windows-based applications and APIs, while ensuring compliance with medical device standards.
Stryker is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join our Endoscopy division. In this role, you will lead the design and implementation of complex software systems, including application architecture and product design documentation. You will apply deep expertise across multiple technological domains to evaluate and adopt new technologies and platforms. As a technical leader, you will mentor engineers and collaborate closely with cross‑functional peers to deliver market‑leading software solutions that meet customer and system requirements. You will follow established design practices, including Agile methodologies, and apply sound software engineering principles to ensure products are safe, reliable, and user‑friendly.
Workplace flexibility: Candidate must reside within a commutable distance to either San Jose, CA or Flower Mound, TX but is expected to be onsite at the facility multiple times per week.
Check out our product portfolio here: Stryker Endoscopy and our Connected OR Hub
What you will do:
Collaborate cross‑functionally with R&D, Quality, Manufacturing, Regulatory, Clinical, Marketing, and Project Management to lead and support successful product development initiatives
Contribute across the full product lifecycle—from concept, design, and development through verification, validation, and launch—delivering high‑quality results aligned with business priorities
Design, develop, modify, and verify medical device software components in accordance with defined requirements, system architecture, and coding standards
Translate user, clinical, market, and Voice of Customer inputs into design requirements, specifications, and advanced component or sub‑system designs
Conduct advanced prototyping, testing, research, and problem solving to evaluate design tradeoffs, resolve complex issues, and ensure performance against requirements
Apply independent judgment to analyze, correct, and optimize complex design challenges while balancing technical, clinical, and business considerations
Participate in code reviews, applying design principles, best practices, and industry standards; estimate development effort, timelines, and resources to support project planning
Generate, review, and maintain comprehensive engineering documentation, including requirements, design, architecture, test artifacts, bugs, and Design History File content
Follow and mentor others on R&D procedures, design controls, risk management, regulatory standards, and Quality Management System requirements while building strong engineering relationships
What you need:
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Travel Percentage: 10%Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability.Stryker Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.