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Santa Clara, CA - $134k - $231,150 Full Time Posted by: Johnson & Johnson Posted: Monday, 26 January 2026
 
 

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Overview

Job Function: R&D Product Development

Job Sub Function: R&D Software/Systems Engineering

Job Category: People Leader

All Job Posting Locations: Santa Clara, California, United States of America

Job Description: Johnson & Johnson MedTech is recruiting for a Manager Software Engineering - GUI located in Santa Clara, CA. This position is based in Santa Clara, CA and may require up to 10% travel.

About MedTech

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we're developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments.

Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at jnj.com/medtech

Role

The Manager Software Engineering - GUI plays a key role in leading the development of the multiple graphical user interfaces used in robotic surgery. They will understand the system from both a technical perspective and the user's viewpoint, and guide their team in the design and development of the GUI applications that ultimately enable surgeons on a next-generation surgical robotic system to provide better patient outcomes. We will set a new industry benchmark for robotic surgical capability. We are looking for a candidate who can lead, mentor, and motivate their team to successful product delivery. The candidate is flexible, self-motivated, curious and passionate about revolutionizing the world of medical robotics.

Key Responsibilities
  • Build, lead, and mentor a team of engineers focused on providing GUI applications for a surgical robotics application
  • Contribute to the software architecture design to enable future enhancements and iterative releases
  • Contribute to process improvements and collaborations to improve productivity and ensure compliance
  • Work with software, robotics, User Experience (UX), and other specialists as part of a focused multi-functional team developing the user interfaces for surgical robotics
  • Interact with the User Experience, Clinical Engineering, System Engineering, Product Marketing, and Program Management teams to define requirements and validate features
  • Collaborate with internal and external third-party companies from both business and technical perspectives
  • Support C+ software development, design discussion, and code reviews where appropriate
  • Identify, manage and mitigate technical and project risk through coordination with teams in R&D and external collaborators
Qualifications

Education:

  • Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent

Experience and Skills:

Required:

  • 2+ years of professional experience managing software teams
  • 5+ years of professional experience developing software products
  • Minimum 5 years of Object-Oriented development
  • Strong understanding of software design/architecture and hardware integration
  • Experience with Unit testing and software Verification and Validation processes
  • Collaborative teammate with excellent written and in-person communication skills
  • Proven leadership and collaboration working in distributed environments and teams
  • Ability to work in a regulated environment in compliance to ISO 13485 and 21 CFR 820

Preferred:

  • 3+ years technical experience working in GUI development
  • Proficiency with multi-threaded applications
  • Experience developing C+ for multi-target applications (Qt and Linux)
  • Experience with UI/UX development for natural interfaces
  • Experience working in an Agile development environment
Equal Opportunity

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.

Accommodation

Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an inclusive interview process. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, external applicants please contact us via the Careers page. Internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

Skills

Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

  • Compliance Management
  • Developing Others
  • Inclusive Leadership
  • Innovation
  • Leadership
  • Requirements Analysis
  • Research and Development
  • Researching
  • SAP Product Lifecycle Management
  • Scope Management
  • Scripting Languages
  • Software Acquisitions
  • Software Development Management
  • Software Engineering Practices
  • Software Quality Assurance (SQA)
  • Systems Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
  • Team Management
  • Technologically Savvy
  • Vendor Management

The anticipated base pay range for this position is: Salary Range $134,000 - $231,150

Benefits

Subject to plan terms, employees and/or eligible dependents are eligible to participate in company sponsored benefit programs including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, retirement plans, and time-off benefits. Details are provided in the company benefits information. For more information, refer to the company benefits page.

Santa Clara, CA, United States of America
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$134k - $231,150
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