Principal Full Stack Developer

Additional Location(s): US-CA-San Jose; US-CA-Santa Clara

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

At Boston Scientific, we’ll give you the opportunity to harness all that’s within you by working in teams of diverse and high-performing employees, tackling some of the most important health industry challenges. With access to the latest tools, information and training, we’ll help you in advancing your skills and career. Here, you’ll be supported in progressing – whatever your ambitions.

About the role:

Boston Scientific was recognized as a Glassdoor Best Place to Work in 2026, ranking No. 15 on the Top 100 list, reflecting the culture our employees experience every day.

The Principal Full Stack Developer serves as a senior technical leader responsible for shaping the design and delivery of innovative digital platforms that improve patient outcomes, connect medical devices, and enhance clinician experiences worldwide.

This role architects and delivers enterprise-grade applications across the full stack, from intuitive front-end interfaces to scalable, secure back-end systems and cloud-native microservices. The position plays a critical role in advancing high-performing, compliant digital health and device software solutions while fostering engineering excellence and cross-functional collaboration.

Work Model, sponsorship, relocation:

At Boston Scientific, we value collaboration and synergy. This role follows a hybrid work model requiring employees to be in our Santa Clara, CA office at least three days per week. Boston Scientific will not offer sponsorship or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position at this time. Relocation assistance is not available for this position at this time.

This is a defined-term position with an anticipated duration of 24 months from the employee’s start date.

Your responsibilities will include:

Lead and coordinate engineering teams to deliver high-quality, scalable full stack solutions aligned to business objectives

Own the architecture, design, and delivery of end-to-end software solutions supporting digital health and connected device platforms

Define and implement cloud-native architectures using AWS, Azure, and microservices frameworks

Drive modernization initiatives, including cloud migration, API-first design, and transition to microservices-based architectures

Establish and enforce technical standards, best practices, and scalable design patterns across development teams

Develop and oversee complex applications and APIs using modern technologies such as React, TypeScript, Node.js, and Java Spring Boot

Partner with DevOps and data engineering teams to enable CI/CD pipelines and integrate analytics and AI-driven capabilities

Ensure solutions meet enterprise architecture, cybersecurity, and regulatory requirements, including HIPAA, GDPR, and FDA standards

Collaborate with product management, UX, and quality teams to deliver user-centered, high-performing software solutions

Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership across planning, estimation, and full software development life cycle execution

Required qualifications:

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field

Minimum of 8 years' experience in software development

Minimum of 3 years' experience in a principal, architect, or technical leadership role

Deep expertise in full-stack development using Node.js and/or Java, with strong back-end architecture experience and approximately a 40/60 to 50/50 front-end/back-end development mix

Proven experience building scalable microservices and distributed systems in AWS and/or Azure environments

Proficiency in SQL databases

Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes

Strong understanding of security, performance, and accessibility best practices

Experience working in Agile/ Scrum environments

Proven technical leadership and ability to influence across teams

Preferred qualifications:

Experience in medical device, digital health, or other regulated environments

Experience with event-driven architectures and streaming technologies such as Kafka or Event Hub

Familiarity with observability practices, including logging, metrics, and tracing

Experience with performance optimization and application security best practices

Exposure to AI/ML technologies and data-driven application development

Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills

Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills

Demonstrated ability to work independently and deliver well-designed, technically sound solutions

Requisition ID: 635158

Minimum Salary: $ 116600

Maximum Salary: $ 221500

The anticipated compensation listed above and the value of core and optional employee benefits offered by Boston Scientific (BSC) – see www.bscbenefitsconnect.com— will vary based on actual location of the position and other pertinent factors considered in determining actual compensation for the role. Compensation will be commensurate with demonstrable level of experience and training, pertinent education including licensure and certifications, among other relevant business or organizational needs. At BSC, it is not typical for an individual to be hired near the bottom or top of the anticipated salary range listed above.

Compensation for non-exempt (hourly), non-sales roles may also include variable compensation from time to time (e.g., any overtime and shift differential) and annual bonus target (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements).

Compensation for exempt, non-sales roles may also include variable compensation, i.e., annual bonus target and long-term incentives (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements).

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Boston Scientific transforms lives through innovative medical technologies that improve the health of patients around the world. As a global medical technology leader for more than 45 years, we advance science for life by providing a broad range of high-performance solutions that address unmet patient needs and reduce the cost of healthcare. Our portfolio of devices and therapies helps physicians diagnose and treat complex cardiovascular, respirato