Senior Reliability Software Engineer

Galway, IrelandFull-timePosted Jul 15, 2026

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

A Day in The Life Of:

  • Collaborates with cross-functional teams on design of software for class I, II and III medical devices per software standards, e.g. IEC62304

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

  • Evaluates designs for potential failure modes, assesses potential hazards and harms, prioritizes safety risks, identifies appropriate risk controls, and compiles evidence to demonstrate benefits outweigh product risks

  • Design and execute reliability tests to demonstrate software is reliable

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

  • Participate in process improvement initiatives for the software quality 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

  • 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, mentoring and problem-solving skills

  • Proficiency working in a team environment

  • Strong oral and written communication skills

  • Experience in software design for regulated industries

  • Experience with Agile methodologies and Test-Driven Development

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

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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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