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Principal Software Engineer

Job Description Summary

As Senior Staff Software Engineer, you’ll work closely with architects and technical product managers to translate overall system architecture and product requirements into well-designed and implemented software components. You’ll take ownership of the implementation of individual software components, with high emphasis on quality, test-driven development, and sound software engineering practices - using software engineering best practices to ensure a high standard of quality for all the team deliverables.

At GE Healthcare, we are committed to bringing cloud-based solutions for our customers: all aspects of computing services across the cloud and edge – including servers, databases, storage, networking, analytics, software, intelligence are delivered over the Internet. Our Science & Technology organization is harnessing the power of technology to make healthcare more precise, more personalized, and more accessible for everyone. From driving the overall clinical research and patient-centric innovation strategy to delivering new digital and machine learning capabilities - we’re committed to leading digital transformation, improving outcomes for patients and providers, and creating a world where healthcare has no limits.

Our teams are based in the US.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

  • Technical Execution:

    • Design, build, test, deploy, and maintain user-facing experiences, APIs, and scalable distributed services for healthcare data integration.

    • Take ownership of individual software components, emphasizing quality, test-driven development, and sound engineering practices.

    • Implement innovative solutions to transform service performance, durability, cost, and security.

    • Use software engineering best practices to ensure a high standard of quality for all team deliverables.

  • Collaboration & Leadership:

    • Work with architects, product managers, and engineering teams to align on technical direction and data strategies.

    • Participate in design and code reviews, providing constructive feedback and mentoring junior engineers.

    • May lead projects with low risk and resource requirements; act as a resource for colleagues with less experience.

  • Continuous Improvement:

    • Drive improvements in testability, operational excellence, automation, and documentation.

    • Promote best practices and contribute to a culture of engineering excellence.

  • Compliance & Security:

    • Implement robust security and privacy controls in accordance with healthcare regulations (HIPAA, GDPR).

  • Customer Focus:

    • Work directly with end customers to assess needs, identify solutions, and resolve disagreements constructively.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline.

  • 8+ years of professional software development experience across the stack, including front-end engineering and modern design principles.

  • 4+ year of experience building scalable, distributed systems using a modern cloud framework (AWS, Azure, or GCP).

  • In-depth knowledge of distributed systems, cloud platforms, and data integration frameworks.

  • Strong programming skills (Java, Python, Go) and experience with microservices architecture.

  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines, test automation, and DevOps practices.

  • Ability to communicate technical information clearly and build consensus within the team.

Desired Qualifications

  • 10+ years of professional software development experience.

  • Master’s or PhD degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field.

  • Experience designing/architecting large-scale distributed systems, preferably using AWS technologies.

  • Experience with big data systems, analytics, containerized microservices, serverless functions, and event-driven architecture.

  • Experience supporting production software deployments and technical expertise across all deployment models (cloud and on-premises).

  • Experience creating, documenting, and communicating software architectures for complex products.

  • Experience in building, tracking, and communicating plans within Agile processes.

  • Excellent technical problem-solving skills and aptitude to learn new technologies and methodologies.

  • Nice to have - Familiarity with healthcare interoperability standards (FHIR, DICOM).

Eligibility Requirements

  • Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening. 

Work/Life Balance

Our team puts a significant value on work-life balance. Having a healthy balance between your personal and professional life is crucial to your happiness and success here. We don’t focus on how many hours you spend at work or online. Instead, we’re happy to offer a flexible schedule so you can have a more productive and well-balanced life—both in and outside of work.

Mentorship & Career Growth

We maintain diverse engineering, and leadership perspectives and backgrounds across technology and beyond. Our employees are excited to share their experiences and mentor more junior engineers. Team members are highly encouraged to set up mentorship relationships with seasoned engineers, not only in our team, but also across the broader GE Healthcare population.
 

Inclusive Team Culture

Here at GE HealthCare, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have many employee-led affinity groups, innovative benefit offerings, and encourage ongoing learning experiences.

#LI-Hybrid

We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.

For U.S. based positions only, the pay range for this position is $188,640.00-$282,960.00 Annual. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the pay range and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including skills, qualifications, experience and location. In addition, this position may also be eligible to earn performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI). GE HealthCare offers a competitive benefits package, including not but limited to medical, dental, vision, paid time off, a 401(k) plan with employee and company contribution opportunities, life, disability, and accident insurance, and tuition reimbursement.

GE HealthCare offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

GE HealthCare will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).

While GE HealthCare does not currently require U.S. employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, some GE HealthCare customers have vaccination mandates that may apply to certain GE HealthCare employees.

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes

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