Sr Manager, Software (Backend)
About The Position
This is where your work makes a difference. At Baxter, we believe every person—regardless of who they are or where they are from—deserves a chance to live a healthy life. It was our founding belief in 1931 and continues to be our guiding principle. We are redefining healthcare delivery to make a greater impact today, tomorrow, and beyond. Our Baxter colleagues are united by our Mission to Save and Sustain Lives. Together, our community is driven by a culture of courage, trust, and collaboration. Every individual is empowered to take ownership and make a meaningful impact. We strive for efficient and effective operations, and we hold each other accountable for delivering exceptional results. Here, you will find more than just a job—you will find purpose and pride. Your Role at Baxter This is where your work saves lives Join a mission‑driven team building technology that makes a real difference. At Baxter, our R&D teams design and deliver life‑saving products used by patients around the world. As a Senior Software Manager, you’ll lead engineering efforts behind our next‑generation wearable cardiac arrhythmia monitors and the cloud platforms that power them. This role is perfect for someone who loves innovation, thrives in fast‑moving environments, and enjoys empowering talented engineers to do their best work.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
- 10+ years in software engineering; 3–5+ years managing engineering teams.
- Proven success delivering cloud-native products in production.
- Experience leading full-stack teams across front-end, back-end, and data layers.
- Strong Agile expertise.
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD, DevOps, Docker, Kubernetes.
- Familiarity with Terraform or other IaC tools.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder skills.
- Deep technical judgment
- Inspirational people leadership
- Strong execution and delivery discipline
- Strategic, forward-thinking mindset
- Data-driven decision making
- Effective risk management
Responsibilities
- Lead & Inspire Engineering Teams Lead and mentor a high‑performing team of 8–10 engineers.
- Hire, grow, and develop engineering and technical leads.
- Build a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Drive Cloud Product Delivery Oversee design and deployment of scalable cloud applications.
- Ensure alignment with modern architectures (microservices, containers, CI/CD).
- Own sprint health, release readiness, and predictable delivery.
- Partner closely with Product, UX, and Architecture to bring ideas to life.
- Provide Technical Direction Guide full-stack development across FE (React/Angular), BE (.NET, Java, Python, Node.js), and SQL/NoSQL databases.
- Review architectural decisions for security, scalability, and long-term maintainability.
- Champion DevOps practices, automated testing, and observability.
- Champion Agile Excellence Lead teams in Scrum environments.
- Improve forecasting, estimation, and overall team velocity.
- Track engineering health metrics (defects, cycle time) and drive process improvements.
- Align Strategy & Influence Stakeholders Communicate priorities, roadmaps, and risks to senior leadership.
- Support quarterly planning and long-term product strategy.
- Manage dependencies across teams to keep execution smooth and aligned.
Benefits
- Baxter offers comprehensive compensation and benefits packages for eligible roles.
- Our health and well-being benefits include medical and dental coverage that start on day one, as well as insurance coverage for basic life, accident, short-term and long-term disability, and business travel accident insurance.
- Financial and retirement benefits include the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), with the ability to purchase company stock at a discount, and the 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (RSP), with options for employee contributions and company matching.
- We also offer Flexible Spending Accounts, educational assistance programs, and time-off benefits such as paid holidays, paid time off ranging from 20 to 35 days based on length of service, family and medical leaves of absence, and paid parental leave.
- Additional benefits include commuting benefits, the Employee Discount Program, the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and childcare benefits.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
