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Director, Software Engineering - Cloud

Director, Software Engineering - Cloud

ATEC SpineCarlsbad, California, United States
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In this role, the candidate will manage one or more teams developing intra-operative medical device embedded applications, mobile applications, web applications, and cloud infrastructure including architecture, design, analysis, documentation, testing, release and change / configuration control. This role focuses on people and process leadership as the director of software development teams.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Lead multiple internal, external, and remote software development teams and drive integration of software development activities.
  • Establish and facilitate implementation of industry best practices in Agile methodologies in medical device software development consistent with the IEC62304 standard.
  • Oversee the interpretation and analysis of system and software requirements and design inputs, break down and partition requirements into respective appropriate architectural components
  • Review and validate proposed software architectures and designs to achieve the requirements
  • Lead the process of resource planning and budgeting across multiple complex projects.
  • Oversee the design and implementation of cloud infrastructure, web applications, mobile applications and embedded applications
  • Accountable for the teams under leadership to :
  • Lead and document code reviews on existing and proposed designs
  • Identify resource requirements and select appropriate resources to meet requirements
  • Propose and manage to applicable coding standards and best practices
  • Identify problems, propose and test mitigations and drive continuous improvement
  • Work with Marketing to understand and fulfill customer requirements and expectations
  • Work with Software Quality to execute and manage V&V protocols and reports
  • Identify risks and review & edit risk analysis
  • Maintain and update the software requirements and design documentation throughout the entire system life cycle. Perform requirements traceability to ensure proper coverage of system requirements through verification tests
  • Create experimental platforms to assess performance of both current and proposed solutions
  • Create and manage Change Orders to complete Design History File documentation
  • Review and approve Change Orders as appropriate
  • Other duties as assigned

Supervisory Responsibilities

The Software lead will have management responsibility over on-site developers and will coordinate the offsite software development teams.

Requirements

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  • Demonstrated success in leading development of medical systems software, applying the Agile process and working in an ISO13485 regulated quality system environment
  • Experienced in software architecture, design and coding in a variety of operating systems and frameworks, e.g. Windows, Linux, C#, .NET Framework, C++, Azure Cloud Services, and cloud database architecture
  • Experience with JIRA and / or other issue tracking systems
  • Experience with Azure DevOps and / or other version control and repository systems
  • Experience with software & system configuration control and management (CI / CD pipelines, etc)
  • Ability to understand SW / FW / HW interactions and dependencies
  • Familiarity with Azure Cloud database architectures and experience integrating SW applications with cloud hosted platforms
  • Experience in object-oriented software design in embedded systems
  • Experience managing remote development teams
  • Experience managing external / contract development resources
  • Ability to work with minimal supervision for most tasks - knowing what needs to be done and how to do it
  • Good documentation, recordkeeping and data collection skills with attention to detail
  • Must be skilled at managing a significant workload and obtaining positive results, taking on additional responsibility and managing priorities as needed.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to produce accurate, punctual reports / information, as required and thoroughly share information with others. Must be able to read, write and speak effectively
  • Exceptional listening skills with the ability to seek constructive feedback, build relationships, promote teamwork and remain flexible and open-minded. Able to quickly adapt to change
  • Capable of creating and following realistic plans, goal setting, resource management, contingency planning, coordinating and cooperating with others
  • Able to travel (domestic and international) up to 15% of the time

    • Education and Experience

  • BS degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science or related field
  • Master’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering preferred.
  • 8 to 12+ years of experience in the field of medical device software preferred; or the equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
  • 5 to 8+ years software management or leadership experience preferred.

    • Salary Range

    Alphatec Spine, Inc. complies with state and federal wage and hour laws and compensation depends upon candidate’s qualifications, education, skill set, years of experience, and internal equity. $205,000 to $225,000 Full-Time Annual Salary Range

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