Principal Mobile Software Engineer

Additional Locations: Costa Rica-Heredia

Diversity - Innovation - Caring - Global Collaboration - Winning Spirit - High Performance

At our company, we value diversity and believe it is our greatest strength. We are committed to empowering women, supporting the LGBTQ+ community, and creating opportunities for individuals with disabilities. Our belief is that your diversity enriches our work environment. As an equal opportunity employer, we wholeheartedly welcome applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of their background. Additionally, we have a Gender Equality Policy that reflects our commitment to fairness and equality in the workplace.

Hybrid Roles:

Boston Scientific's hybrid workplace includes Working From Home and onsite. You will have the opportunity to discuss details in the interview.

About the role:

We are seeking a Principal Mobile Software Engineer – Mobile to join our team in developing cutting-edge mobile software for medical devices. This role emphasizes Android development with strong expertise in Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) communication and a willingness to contribute to iOS development. You will play a critical role in building secure, reliable, and user-friendly mobile applications that interact with medical hardware and comply with industry regulations.

Your responsibilities include:

• Design and develop Android mobile applications that connect to medical devices via BLE, ensuring secure and reliable data transmission.
• Collaborate with iOS developers, QA, clinical, and hardware teams to create consistent and compliant cross-platform experiences.
• Implement BLE workflows including device discovery, secure pairing, bonding, characteristic interactions, and firmware updates.
• Rapidly ramp up and contribute to iOS development (Swift/Objective-C) where required.
• Write clean, testable, and well-documented code following medical device software standards (e.g., IEC 62304).
• Participate in architecture, risk assessment, and design reviews, especially in the context of regulated medical software.
• Support validation, verification, and regulatory submission processes by generating compliant documentation and test evidence.
• Diagnose and resolve issues related to BLE communication, device interoperability, and user-reported bugs.
• Documents software development and/or test development by writing documents, reports, memos, change requests. Methods used are determined by approved procedures and standards.
• Follow the full design life cycle process including driving efforts in requirements specification, design activities, planning, code reviews and creating corresponding artifacts.
• Analyzes, evaluates, verifies requirements, software and systems using software engineering standards and best practices
• Provide complete expert engineering solutions that are well thought out that is architecturally and technically sound
• Continuously improves process and work methodologies by interfacing with peers/cross-functional groups and analyzing activities to improve workflow and work processes.
• Promote a collaborative environment and pragmatic engineering decision-making.
• Develops and enhances cross-functional team relationships and works cross-functionally to identify and resolve technical and organizational issues.
• Build collaborative relationships with key leaders and peers, internally and externally, across the organization.

Minimum Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, or a related field
• 8+ years of experience in mobile application development, with at least 5+ years in Android (Kotlin/Java).
• Hands-on experience with BLE protocols for mobile-device interaction, ideally in healthcare or medical applications.
• Deep understanding of BLE operations: scanning, connecting, bonding, characteristic read/write, notifications, background tasks.
• Experience working in or willingness to learn iOS development (Swift/Objective-C, CoreBluetooth).
• Familiarity with medical device software development lifecycle (IEC 62304), software documentation, and quality systems.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies and version control systems (Git).
• Strong analytical, debugging, and communication skills.
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Ability to work independently and come up with solutions that are well thought out and technically sound
• Demonstrated experience in software development lifecycle (Agile), object-oriented design methodology
• Demonstrated technical leadership skills
• Creative / innovative thinker
• Good organizational and multi-tasking skills

Requisition ID: 610315

As a leader in medical science for more than 40 years, we are committed to solving the challenges that matter most – united by a deep caring for human life. Our mission to advance science for life is about transforming lives through innovative medical solutions that improve patient lives, create value for our customers, and support our employees and the communities in which we operate. Now more than ever, we have a responsibility to apply those values to everything we do – as a global business and as a global corporate citizen.

So, choosing a career with Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) isn’t just business, it’s personal. And if you’re a natural problem-solver with the imagination, determination, and spirit to make a meaningful difference to people worldwide, we encourage you to apply and look forward to connecting with you!

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At Boston Scientific, you will find a collaborative culture driven by a passion for innovation that keeps us connected on the most essential level. With determination, imagination, and a deep caring for human life, we’re solving some of the most important healthcare industry challenges. Together, we’re one global team committed to making a difference in people’s lives around the world. This is a place where you can find a career with meaningful purpose—improving lives through your life’s work.