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Senior Software Engineer, Medical Device

Hologic Careers
Newark, DE Full Time
POSTED ON 10/16/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 12/15/2026

Located in Newark, DE, Hologic's Innovation Center is continuing to offer job opportunities. We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer (C#/ .NET, Full Stack) to design, develop, troubleshoot, and debug software for new and existing products.

The person in this role will work as part of a team developing user-facing applications for medical devices related to breast and skeletal health. This team currently works to support applications using C#, WPF, .NET, Java and Android, for clinical and internal users.

In addition to technical skills, we are looking for someone to be a strong technical leader on this team. They should deeply understand and adhere to good coding practices and be able to effectively mentor junior engineers. We expect them to partner with management to improve team processes and efficiency. The most successful person in this role exhibits a high degree of technical excellence, is collaborative, and takes initiative to do what’s best for the product and customer. 

This role requires 3 days in office, with 2 flexible day per week to work from home. 

At Hologic we are committed to creating groundbreaking technology that enables healthier lives everywhere, every day. We strive to become global champions for women's health by delivering dependable technology that saves lives. Apply today and join a purpose you will be proud to stand behind.

 

Role Expectations

  • Develop an expert level of understanding of our products and their use in clinical practice, to maintain, design, develop and test them.
  • Design and develop high quality software. 
  • Develop and maintain software under an Agile/Scrum/Continuous Integration methodology.
  • Contribute to technical documentation of new product , features, and functionality.
  • Identify, design, and implement appropriate software testing.
  • Collaborate with Test Engineers to understand functionality for the development and support of testing plans.
  • Identify, diagnose, prioritize, and resolve technical issues. 
  • Analyze defects, provide feedback, and implement process improvements. 
  • Train external teams on key product design elements, their operation, and how to use them properly.
  • Apply and share knowledge of new and emerging technologies and continually seek opportunities for potential product improvements.
  • Act as a technical leader by continuously searching for potential product improvements and insisting on the highest levels of product quality and usability.
  • Define and develop product improvements and new features in collaboration with Product Management and Domain Experts. 
  • Perform software risk assessments (ex: FMEAs); evaluate and develop risk mitigations as applicable to component, subsystem, and system level testing.

 

Skills

  • Expert understanding of computer science concepts, including operating systems, databases, software systems, and networking.
  • Expert programming skills, including Object-Oriented coding skills in .NET/C#, C , C, Java or similar language. 
  • Demonstrated mastery of software design principles, algorithms, data structures, and multithreading concepts. Ability to recognize and leverage design patterns.
  • Ability to architect software, defining the high-level structure of a complex software system, to meet functional & performance needs and support future maintainability.
  • Strong debugging skills; Experienced in troubleshooting and resolving complex issues.
  • Ability to work with & contribute to appropriate technical documentation (ex: software requirement specifications, software design documentation, release notes, etc.)
  • Ability to conduct and participate in effective, thorough code reviews.
  • Strong familiarity with developer tooling, including version control , CICD build pipelines, and issue & project tracking tools. 
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, particularly in communicating complex technical details with both technical and non-technical audiences. 
  • Ability to adapt communication style to suit different audiences. 
  • Strong contributor to high performing team. 
  • Demonstrate ownership in executing project plans and meeting deadlines. 
  • Strong awareness of both local and system-level impact of code written.
  • Ability to provide feedback on requirements and test cases for completeness, accuracy, and ability to implement and test. 
  • Ability to support & drive departmental best practices and product or process improvements. 
  • Familiarity & experience with secure coding principles or cybersecurity is a plus.
  • Medical device experience is a plus. 
  • Medical imaging/general image processing is a plus. 
  • Understanding DICOM/HL7 is a plus. 

 

 Education

  • Preferred Minimum Technical/Advanced Degree: Technical Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in a related field. 

 

Technical Experience

  • Bachelors Degree – 5-8 yrs 
  • Masters Degree - 4-6 yrs

 

So why join Hologic?

 

We are committed to making Hologic the company where top talent comes to grow. For you to succeed, we want to enable you with the tools and knowledge required and so we provide comprehensive training when you join as well as continued development and training throughout your career. We offer a competitive salary and an annual bonus scheme, one of our talent partners can discuss this in more detail with you.

 

If you have the right skills and experience and want to join our team, apply today. We can’t wait to hear from you!

 

The annualized base salary range for this role is $106,500 - $166,600 and is bonus eligible. Final compensation packages will ultimately depend on factors including relevant experience, skillset, knowledge, geography, education, business needs and market demand.

 

Agency and Third-Party Recruiter Notice: Agencies that submit a resume to Hologic must have a current executed Hologic Agency Agreement executed by a member of the Human Resource Department. In addition Agencies may only submit candidates to positions for which they have been invited to do so by a Hologic Recruiter. All resumes must be sent to the Hologic Recruiter under these terms or they will not be considered.

 

Hologic, Inc. is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer inclusive of disability and veterans.

 

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