Software Engineer I - Lafayette

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 10 Apr 2026 At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You’ll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world. A Day in the Life Software Engineer I Medtronic Cranial and Spine Technologies Careers That Change Lives As a Software Engineer I, you will apply computer science and software engineering fundamentals to develop world-class software solutions for surgical navigation and robotics platforms. You will write clean, testable code; work with structured and semi-structured data (including complex JSON); and build reliable integrations between software services and medical device hardware. You will also use modern AI-enabled development approaches to accelerate delivery, reduce repetitive work through automation, simplify developer and user workflows, and improve system performance—while maintaining high standards for safety, quality, and traceability. As an entry-level engineer, you will prepare plans for your work, follow technical direction from senior engineers, select the most promising concepts, and implement opportunities for productivity and quality improvement under guidance. You will work closely with other software development teams and cross-functional teams using Agile methodologies and workflows where appropriate. You will ensure tests pass relative to design specifications, prepare formal documentation, and educate stakeholders regarding solutions. You will provide solutions that require the regular use of ingenuity and creativity, and work is performed under only general direction to determine the technical objectives of assignments. At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. We’re working a minimum of 4 days a week onsite as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary. Responsibilities may include the following, and other duties may be assigned. Design, develop, test, and document customer-facing software components, supporting integration of hardware and software related to surgical navigation and robotics products. Design, develop, test, and document internal software components and infrastructure to support efficient development of software components related to surgical navigation and robotics products. Develop and consume APIs and data interfaces; parse, validate, and transform complex JSON payloads; and implement robust error handling and logging. Create developer tooling and automation (e.g., scripts) to analyze datasets, improve build/test workflows, and increase development efficiency. Apply AI tools responsibly to generate and refine code, tests, documentation, and data transformations, accelerating delivery and improving consistency. Build AI-assisted automation to reduce manual steps in development and support processes (e.g., data validation, log triage, regression analysis), creating simpler and more reliable workflows. Use data-driven methods (profiling, instrumentation, and analysis) to identify bottlenecks and implement changes that improve performance, reliability, and scalability. Participate in requirements gathering, estimating, and planning efforts. Interface with mechanical, electrical, systems, and test engineers as well as quality assurance and regulatory compliance teams. Troubleshoot, debug, maintain, and support existing products. Participate in ongoing professional development activities. Effectively contributes to development teams. Must Have: Minimum Requirements Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Computer Science, or a similar Engineering discipline 0 years of software development experience (internships, co-ops, academi ... (truncated, view full listing at source)