Senior Software Technologist

Philips
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Job Title

Senior Software Technologist

Job Description

Job Title

Senior Software Technologist

Your Role

Key Responsibility Area:

  • Looking for a Software Development Engineer with strong software development knowledge and highly proficient in C++ programming.
  • The person with strong product development knowledge preferably on medical devices is desirable.
  • The person is responsible for collaborating with the team to establish software quality goals and development practices, fostering continuous improvement and excellence in software development through stringent standards and methodologies.
  • The role develops software to log and store performance data, usage, errors, etc., enabling continuous monitoring of solutions and products for improved reliability and performance.
  • The role integrates software components and third-party libraries into existing systems, ensuring smooth functionality and interoperability with minimal disruption.
  • The role analyzes and optimizes application performance, identifying and resolving bottlenecks to enhance user experience and system efficiency, ensuring software meets performance benchmarks.
  • The role suggests improvements to existing workflows, demonstrating good understanding of user/ product requirements in the areas of responsibility and mentors team members, motivating and unifying team.

Job Responsibilities

  • Senior Software Technologist who can own and deliver end to end software of a component or set of components.
  • Person would be also responsible to co-ordinate with DevOps team for CI-CD related changes/improvements/troubleshooting.
  • Possess excellent programming knowledge or domain knowledge, being recognized and approached by team members for expertise and guidance, ensures consistent application of best practices and high standards across projects.
  • Stays current with emerging technologies and industry trends such as use on Copilot and other AI platforms for efficiency in software engineering. Incorporating new tools and methodologies to improve development processes and product quality.
  • Integrates software components and third-party libraries into existing systems, ensuring seamless functionality and interoperability with minimal disruption.
  • Conducts and participates in code reviews, providing constructive feedback to peers and ensuring adherence to coding standards and best practices to maintain code quality.
  • Analyzes and optimizes application performance, identifying and resolving bottlenecks to enhance user experience and system efficiency, ensuring the software meets performance benchmarks.
  • Develops software to log and store performance data, usage, errors, etc., enabling continuous monitoring of solutions and products for improved reliability and performance.
  • Collaborates with cross-functional teams, including product managers, designers, and QA engineers, to define, design, and ship new features, ensuring alignment with project goals and user needs.

Key Skills/Competencies

  • Programming Languages C++ Advanced, Realtime OS
  • Proficiency in Linux systems and scripting languages like Python or Ruby
  • Expertise in CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins or GitLab CI
  • Familiar with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure
  • Agile Methodology
  • Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
  • Version Control System
  • Software Design
  • Code Reviews
  • Debugging
  • API Design
  • API Integration
  • Test Driven Development (TDD)

Minimum Required Education

Bachelor's / Master's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology or equivalent.

Minimum Required Experience

Minimum 8-13 years of experience as Software Development, Software Design and Architecture, Testing and Quality Assurance

How We Work Together

We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week.

Onsite roles require full-time presence in the company’s facilities.

Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations.

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About Philips

We are a health technology company. We built our entire company around the belief that every human matters, and we won't stop until everybody everywhere has access to the quality healthcare that we all deserve. Do the work of your life to help the lives of others.

  • Learn more about our business.
  • Discover our rich and exciting history.
  • Learn more about our purpose.

If you’re interested in this role and have many, but not all, of the experiences needed, we encourage you to apply. You may still be the right candidate for this or other opportunities at Philips. Learn more about our culture of impact with care here.

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