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Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure R&D | Boston, MA – DePuy Synthes

Johnson & Johnson


Job Location:

Boston, MA - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 92000 - 148350
Posted: 29 July 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 26 October 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

At Johnson & Johnsonwe believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build aworld where complex diseases are prevented treated and curedwhere treatments are smarter and less invasive andsolutions are our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow and profoundly impact health for more at

As guided by Our Credo Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.

Job Function:

R&D Product Development

Job Sub Function:

R&D Software/Systems Engineering

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

Boston Massachusetts United States of America

Job Description:

About Orthopaedics

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology were developing the next generation of smarter less invasive more personalized treatments.
Are you passionate about improving and expanding the possibilities of Orthopaedics Ready to join a team thats reimagining how we heal Our Orthopaedics teams help keep more than 6 million people moving each year while delivering clinical and economic value to surgeons and healthcare systems.

Our teams build solutions for joint reconstruction; trauma and craniomaxillofacial; sports extremities and elective foot and ankle; spine; and robotics and digital surgery.

Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at are searching for the best talent for a Senior Software Engineer Infrastructure R&D to join our J&J Orthopaedics team (DePuy Synthes). This position is based in Boston MA.

Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopaedics business to establish a standalone orthopaedics company operating as DePuy Synthes. The process of the planned separation is anticipated to be completed within 18 to 24 months subject to legal requirements including consultation with works councils and other employee representative bodies as may be required regulatory approvals and other customary conditions and approvals.

Should you accept this position it is anticipated that following conclusion of the transaction you would be an employee of DePuy Synthes and your employment would be governed by DePuy Synthes employment processes programs policies and benefit that case details of any planned changes would be provided to you by DePuy Synthes at an appropriate time and subject to any necessary consultation processes.

Purpose:

As a Senior Software Engineer in the Infrastructure R&D team you will lead development of highperformance ondevice medical software applications that securely connect to cloud for telemetry command & control remote diagnostics and overtheair updates. You will collaborate closely with a multi-functional team of systems hardware firmware quality and regulatory partners to deliver safe reliable and scalable software that directly impacts patient outcomes.

You will be responsible for:

  • Build productiongrade ondevice applications and services in C#/.NET for Windows targets integrating with clinical applications local and cloud services.
  • Experience with relational databases and embedded databases such as SQLite including schema design data modeling and data normalization. Strong proficiency in writing optimizing and debugging SQL queries.
  • Develop concurrent multithreaded components and services using REST APIs and databases with an architecture that supports evolution and versioning.
  • Design and implement secure devicetocloud connectivity using modern secure technologies like IoT authenticated APIs.
  • Use secure coding principles to ensure cybersecurity and patient safety with appropriate technologies and cybersecurity processes. Examples: X.509 device identity mutual TLS certificate rotation secure storage (e.g. integration with Key Vault) threat modeling and leastprivilege access.
  • Build cloudconnected backends and integrations in Azure or similar cloud environments (Functions App Service containers where appropriate) to support telemetry ingestion command routing and fleet operations.
  • Drive software quality through unit/integration/system tests (including hardwareintheloop) profiling observability (structured logging metrics traces) and CI/CD integration.
  • Contribute to regulatory documentation traceability and V&V aligned with IEC 62304 ISO 14971 and related guidance; support submissions (e.g. FDA 510(k)) as needed.
  • Collaborate in Agile/Scrum workflows mentor junior engineers and lead design/code reviews to sustain longterm maintainability.
Qualifications:
Required:

  • Bachelors degree in Computer Science Computer/Software Engineering Electrical Engineering or related field is required. Masters degree is a plus.
  • 5 years of relevant industry experience is required.
  • Strong proficiency in full-stack C#/.NET development objectoriented design and core CS fundamentals (data structures algorithms).
  • Demonstrated expertise in multithreaded/concurrent programming asynchronous patterns performance optimization and database read-write operations.
  • Handson experience developing on embedded Windows targets (e.g. Windows IoT/Windows services) including integration with device controllers and peripherals.
  • Proven experience building secure connected/IoT edge applications: networking TLS device identity/certificates and resilient connectivity patterns.
  • Proficiency across the full SDLC in a regulated environment: requirements design implementation testing traceability release and maintenance.
  • Strong debugging and profiling skills on Windows; experience with CI/CD and automated testing.
  • Excellent communication collaboration and influence skills; ability to be a key participant in architecture and design reviews.
  • Ability to work in Boston and travel as required.
  • Up to 10% business may be required.
Preferred:

  • Experience with AI-driven development.
  • Experience with Windows application development using WPF or C / Qt.
  • Experience in developing regulated medical device software (SaMD) under standards like IEC 62304 FDA cybersecurity guidance.
  • Experience with requirements design documentation in tools like Polarion JAMA etc.
  • Experience in Python programming and script-based testing test automation would be a plus.
Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity age national origin disability protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.
Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation please contact us via or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

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Required Skills:

Algorithms Data Structures Engineering Full Stack Development Multithreading

Preferred Skills:

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$92000.00 - $148350.00

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

Subject to the terms of their respective plans employees are eligible to participate in the Companys consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).


Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:

Vacation 120 hours per calendar year

Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado 48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington 56 hours per calendar year

Holiday pay including Floating Holidays 13 days per calendar year

Work Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year

Parental Leave 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child

Bereavement Leave 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year

Caregiver Leave 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period10 days

Volunteer Leave 32 hours per calendar year

Military Spouse Time-Off 80 hours per calendar year


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