Sr Manager, Software (Backend)

Baxter

Job Location:

Bellevue, WA - USA

Yearly Salary: $ 168000 - 231000

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

This is whereyour work makes a difference.

At Baxter we believe every personregardless of who they are or where they are fromdeserves a chance to live a healthy life. It was our founding belief in 1931 and continues to be our guiding principle. We are redefining healthcare delivery to make a greater impact today tomorrow and beyond.

Our Baxter colleagues are united by our Mission to Save and Sustain Lives. Together our community is driven by a culture of courage trust and collaboration. Every individual is empowered to take ownership and make a meaningful impact. We strive for efficient and effective operations and we hold each other accountable for delivering exceptional results.

Here you will find more than just a jobyou will find purpose and pride.

Your Role at Baxter

This is where your work saves lives

Join a missiondriven team building technology that makes a real difference. At Baxter our R&D teams design and deliver lifesaving products used by patients around the world. As a Senior Software Manager youll lead engineering efforts behind our nextgeneration wearable cardiac arrhythmia monitors and the cloud platforms that power them.

This role is perfect for someone who loves innovation thrives in fastmoving environments and enjoys empowering talented engineers to do their best work.

What youll be doing:

Lead & Inspire Engineering Teams

Lead and mentor a highperforming team of 810 engineers.
Hire grow and develop engineering and technical leads.
Build a culture of ownership accountability and continuous improvement.

Drive Cloud Product Delivery

Oversee design and deployment of scalable cloud applications.
Ensure alignment with modern architectures (microservices containers CI/CD).
Own sprint health release readiness and predictable delivery.
Partner closely with Product UX and Architecture to bring ideas to life.

Provide Technical Direction

Guide full-stack development across FE (React/Angular) BE (.NET Java Python ) and SQL/NoSQL databases.
Review architectural decisions for security scalability and long-term maintainability.
Champion DevOps practices automated testing and observability.

Champion Agile Excellence

Lead teams in Scrum environments.
Improve forecasting estimation and overall team velocity.
Track engineering health metrics (defects cycle time) and drive process improvements.

Align Strategy & Influence Stakeholders

Communicate priorities roadmaps and risks to senior leadership.
Support quarterly planning and long-term product strategy.
Manage dependencies across teams to keep execution smooth and aligned.

What Youll Bring:

Bachelors degree in Computer Science Software Engineering or related field.
10 years in software engineering; 35 years managing engineering teams.
Proven success delivering cloud-native products in production.
Experience leading full-stack teams across front-end back-end and data layers.
Strong Agile expertise.
Hands-on experience with CI/CD DevOps Docker Kubernetes.
Familiarity with Terraform or other IaC tools.
Excellent communication and stakeholder skills.

Core Strengths

Deep technical judgment
Inspirational people leadership
Strong execution and delivery discipline
Strategic forward-thinking mindset
Data-driven decision making
Effective risk management

Baxter is committed to supporting the needs for flexibility in the workplace. We do so through our flexible workplace policy which includes a required minimum number of days a week onsite. This policy provides the benefits of connecting and collaborating in-person in support of our Mission. The flexible workplace policy is subject to local laws and legal its discretion Baxter may decide to adjust suspend or discontinue as business needs change.

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 $168000 to $231000 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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US Benefits at Baxter (except for Puerto Rico)

This is where your well-being matters. Baxter offers comprehensive compensation and benefits packages for eligible roles. Our health and well-being benefits include medical and dental coverage that start on day one as well as insurance coverage for basic life accident short-term and long-term disability and business travel accident insurance. Financial and retirement benefits include the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) with the ability to purchase company stock at a discount and the 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (RSP) with options for employee contributions and company matching. We also offer Flexible Spending Accounts educational assistance programs and time-off benefits such as paid holidays paid time off ranging from 20 to 35 days based on length of service family and medical leaves of absence and paid parental leave. Additional benefits include commuting benefits the Employee Discount Program the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and childcare benefits. Join us and enjoy the competitive compensation and benefits we offer to our additional information regarding Baxter US Benefits please speak with your recruiter or visit our Benefits site: Benefits Baxter

Equal Employment Opportunity

Baxter is an equal opportunity employer. Baxter evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race color religion gender national origin age sexual orientation gender identity or expression protected veteran status disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.

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Reasonable Accommodations

Baxter is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities globally. If because of a medical condition or disability you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or interview process please click on the link here and let us know the nature of your request along with your contact information.

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Required Experience:

Manager

This is whereyour work makes a difference.At Baxter we believe every personregardless of who they are or where they are fromdeserves a chance to live a healthy life. It was our founding belief in 1931 and continues to be our guiding principle. We are redefining healthcare delivery to make a greater ...