Tandem Diabetes Care · 10 hours ago
Sr. Director, Software Engineering (Embedded)
San Diego, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$245K/yr - $295K/yr
12+ years expTandem Diabetes Care is a leader in the diabetes technology industry, dedicated to creating innovative products for people living with diabetes. The Senior Director, Software Engineering will oversee the development and maintenance of embedded firmware for insulin pumps, ensuring reliability and compliance with medical standards.
Medical Device
Responsibilities
Defines and drives the technical vision and strategy for pump software development teams
Leads, mentors, and develops a high-performing team of software engineers and engineering managers
Fosters a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement within the team
Effectively represents as its leader the pump software team to Senior Leadership and Executive Management
Collaborates with cross-functional teams, including product management, program management, test and systems engineering, and mobile software engineering to deliver integrated solutions
Ensures firmware is secure, scalable, and meets the highest standards of quality and cybersecurity
Ensures seamless integration to Tandem’s automated insulin delivery system including hardware, mobile, and digital health
Provides technical leadership and embraces the philosophy of strong architecture and design of embedded software
Implements robust processes for code reviews, testing, and continuous integration and test
Ensures the team adheres to coding standards, documentation, and best practices
Stays current with the latest embedded development technologies, trends, and best practices
Ensures all embedded software complies with relevant medical device regulations and standards (e.g., FDA, BSI)
Works closely with the regulatory and quality assurance teams to support compliance and audit activities
Ensures compliance with company policies, including Privacy/HIPAA (when applicable), and other legal and regulatory requirements
Directs long- and short-term planning of department personnel and budgets
Builds and maintains strong relationships with software engineering services vendors in-country, nearshore and offshore
Defines high level project scopes, objectives, and deliverables in collaboration with stakeholders
Develops and manages project plans, ensuring timely delivery of milestones
Identifies and mitigates risks and issues throughout the project lifecycle
Qualification
Required
Strong leadership and people management skills
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to lead cross-team collaboration in an engineering organization
Ability to influence and inspire teams to achieve ambitious goals
Proven experience in leading teams that design, develop, test, and deploy embedded firmware on Real-Time Operating Systems (ex. SafeRTOS, Zerphyr)
Proficiency in C and embedded software design patterns and practices
Experience with Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) communications
Familiarity with data analytics and observability
Experience with Agile and Scrum methodologies
Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering or related field, or equivalent combination of education and applicable job experience
12 years of software development experience
7 years of leading software engineering teams, including 4 years in embedded software teams
Preferred
Experience in the medical device industry or other highly regulated industries is highly desirable
Benefits
Competitive compensation package that includes bonus
Robust benefits package
Company
Tandem Diabetes Care
Tandem Diabetes Care, a global insulin delivery and diabetes technology company, manufactures and sells advanced automated insulin delivery systems that reduce the burden of diabetes management, while creating new possibilities for patients, their loved ones, and healthcare providers.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
David Berger
EVP and Chief Operating Officer
Brian Hansen
Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer
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