Principal Backend Software Engineer (Hybrid)

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.

The research we do and the products we develop improve outcomes for patients around the world. As a Principal Back-End Software Engineer at Baxter, your work contributes directly to making a significant impact on others. Its challenging work-and you're not on your own. Our teams collaborate multi-functionally and lead by influence. Whether guiding a team through a project or leading an impactful team, our research and development team is responsible for influencing others to achieve results.

Our colleagues within our R&D organization desire to work on products that make a meaningful difference in others' lives. We are motivated by the power of teamwork and are natural leaders who are skilled at influencing others. When you join Baxter in this role, you'll use your analytical approach to identify risks and opportunities for innovation quickly. Agile and willing to act, you stay calm under pressure!

Your Team

Do you want to use your back-end development skills to make a difference in the world of Cardiology? Bardy Diagnostics is an exciting, fast growing organization within Baxter with a unique and compelling product looking for the right Principal Back-End Software Engineer to help us achieve our mission!

Join a multi-skilled team dedicated to developing innovative wearable cardiac arrhythmia monitors and associated cloud-based software. In this role, you'll work in a small and dedicated team passionate about the development of these products. The ideal candidate will be motivated by the unique challenges and opportunities of a fast-growing medical device organization, by solving sophisticated technical problems, and have a penchant for continuous improvement and engineering excellence.

What you'll be doing

• Build secure, reliable, scalable and efficient backends systems.
• Developing and maintaining a GraphQL API.
• Work as a team to develop high quality, testable applications based on product and regulatory requirements.
• Contribute within a collaborative environment, using lean but effective software practices.
• Design and coding practices consistent with security and regulatory standards.
• Develop software to integrate with legacy application systems and infrastructure, as needed.

What you'll bring

• 7+ years of experience designing and developing web applications.
• Emphasis on designing and building backend systems and APIs (Graph preferred) and building systems at scale.
• Excellent coding skills and strong proficiency in web technologies, with an emphasis in JavaScript web development in Azure or Linux-based hosting.
• Experience with Node.js.
• Strong knowledge of database technologies: PostgreSQL, Azure SQL DB, Cosmos DB, and Azure storage tables.
• Demonstrated ability to tune application and database for performance.
• BS in Computer Science, Software Engineering or equivalent.
• Demonstrable strong design and programming fundamentals.
• Familiarity with configuration management and issue tracking.
• Experience developing to any of HITRUST, HIPAA, SOC2, SOX, PCI standards preferred.
• Familiarity with .NET/Python/Java preferred.

We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. At Baxter, we are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices. The estimated base salary for this position is $104,000 to $156,000 annually. The estimated range is meant to reflect an anticipated salary range for the position. We may pay more or less than of the anticipated range based upon market data and other factors, all of which are subject to change. Individual pay is based on upon location, skills and expertise, experience, and other relevant factors. This position may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses. For questions about this, our pay philosophy, and available benefits, please speak to the recruiter if you decide to apply and are selected for an interview.

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The successful candidate for this job may be required to verify that he or she has been vaccinated against COVID-19, subject to reasonable accommodations for individuals with medical conditions or religious beliefs that prevent vaccination, and in accordance with applicable law.

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