Senior Software Engineer - Verification Testing

Medtronic·Workday
Galway, IrelandFull-timePosted Jun 29, 2026
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Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact.

A Day in the Life

Medtronic

At Medtronic, we value what makes you unique. Be part of a company that thinks differently to solve problems, make progress, and deliver meaningful innovations.

Our Purpose

At Medtronic Patient Care Systems (PCS), we power the digital heartbeat behind life-saving cardiac therapies. We build the connected ecosystem that enables clinicians to monitor, manage, and protect millions of patients living with implantable cardiac devices around the world.

From secure device connectivity and real-time data platforms to intelligent clinical tools and patient-facing experiences, PCS transforms complex cardiac data into clarity — helping physicians make faster decisions, improving outcomes, and giving patients greater confidence in their care.

Every line of code we write supports someone’s parent, spouse, child, or friend. Our work ensures that life-saving therapies are not only delivered safely and reliably, but continuously improved through innovation, insight, and global scale.

If you want to build technology that truly matters where uptime means peace of mind and innovation means more birthdays, join us. Together, we are shaping the future of connected cardiac care and changing lives every single day.

Come for a job, stay for a career!

A Day in The Life Of:

In general, the following responsibilities apply for the Senior Software Engineer role. This includes, but is not limited to the following:

  • Design, develop, and test software for class I, II and III medical devices per software standards, e.g. IEC62304.

  • Design, build, and maintain automation tools and infrastructure to support frequent execution of testing activities for medical device software applications.

  • Design, build, execute, and maintain automated verification tests to ensure performance of medical device applications to requirements.

  • Plan projects, manage scope, and estimate work in collaboration with product engineers, technology architects, software design engineers, and software test engineers.

  • Provide hands-on leadership, coaching, mentoring, and software engineering best practices to junior software engineers.

  • Conduct and/or participate in technical reviews of requirements, specifications, designs, code and other engineering artifacts, ensuring timely delivery to meet program commitments.

  • Participate in process improvement initiatives for the software verification team. This includes recognizing areas for improvement as well as working with others to develop and document process improvements.

  • Develop reusable patterns and encourage innovation that will increase team velocity.

  • Work collaboratively across functions and with internal and external partners to deliver high quality products to the marketplace.

Key Skills & Experience

  • Minimum NFQ level 8 bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related technical field.

  • Minimum of 4 years of relevant technical experience, or advanced degree with 2 years of technical experience.

  • Passion for creating high quality software and documentation

  • Strong Leadership and mentoring skills

  • Strong problem-solving skills

  • Proficiency working in a team environment

  • Strong oral and written communication skills

  • Demonstrated experience in software testing and test automation, including the design or implementation of test automation frameworks

  • Demonstrated ability to enhance processes and technology in support of frequent test automation and quality improvement

  • Experience with Agile methodologies and Test-Driven Development

  • Proficiency in two or more of the following technologies: XML, C++, Java, JavaScript, HTML, C#, .NET, Python

Medtronic offer a competitive salary and flexible Benefits Package

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Physical Job Requirements

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position. 

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Benefits & Compensation

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create.  We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.
 

 

Pay range / Rango salarial / Intervalo salarial /Fascia retributiva / Tranche de salaire / Gehaltsband / Salaribereik:  Ireland: 65,600.00 EUR - 98,400.00 EUR | 

 

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).

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