Principal Software Engineer Jobs in North Carolina

Req # 213345 Location Raleigh, North Carolina, United States Job Category Research and Development Date posted 11/12/2026

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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.

Baxter is seeking a visionary and highly skilled Principal Embedded Software Engineer to join our Novum Infusion Pump team in the Medical Products and Therapies group. As a key member of our team, you will play a pivotal role in driving the development of cutting-edge, embedded software solutions that enhance our infusion portfolio. If you're passionate about developing high-quality software that meets the needs of our clients, we want to hear from you.

What you’ll be doing:

As a Principal Embedded Software Engineer, you'll:

• Design and Develop Embedded Software Applications: Create high-performance and robust embedded software, ensuring seamless integration with hardware components and accurate implementation of high precision system functionality.

• Architectural Design: Contribute to the architecture of our software services and devices, focusing on modularity, scalability, and maintainability, and ensuring that software and hardware components work in harmony.

• Collaborate Across Functions: Work closely with hardware engineers, product managers, and other stakeholders to define system requirements and ensure seamless integration of software and hardware components.

• Mentor and Guide: Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior and mid-level engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.

• Ensure Code Quality: Conduct thorough code reviews, ensuring adherence to coding standards and best practices, and implement testing strategies to validate software functionality and performance.

• Stay Ahead of the Curve: Stay abreast of emerging technologies and industry trends, particularly in embedded systems development and verification, to drive innovation within the team.

• Document and Share Knowledge: Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for software designs, processes, and testing procedures, and share knowledge with the team to ensure continuous improvement.

What you’ll bring:

• Expertise in Embedded Software Development: Bachelor’s in computer science, electrical engineering, or a related field, with 5+ years of experience in embedded software development, and 2+ years of experience specifically writing high reliability real-time embedded software in C/C++.

• Technical Skills: Highly proficient in C++, with a strong understanding of object-oriented programming principles, and experience with real-time operating systems (RTOS) and embedded Linux.

• Soft Skills: Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail, strong communication and interpersonal skills, and proven leadership abilities, with experience managing technical projects and mentoring team members.

Preferred Qualifications

• Additional Programming Languages: Experience with additional programming languages such as Python, and familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git) and continuous integration/continuous deployment (e.g., Jenkins) tools.

• OOAD Principles: Knowledge of object-oriented design principles as they relate to embedded systems, and demonstrated experience in writing, debugging, and optimizing C/C++ code for embedded systems.

• Automated Testing: Experience with automated testing using GTest.

• Experience in a regulated industry preferred, ideally in medical device software with IEC 62304 experience.

• Excellent documentation skills.

Baxter is committed to supporting the needs for flexibility in the workplace. We do so through our flexible workplace policy which includes a minimum of 3 days a week onsite. This policy provides the benefits of connecting and collaborating in-person in support of our Mission.

We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. At Baxter, we are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices. The estimated base salary for this position is $120,000 to $165,000 annually. The estimated range is meant to reflect an anticipated salary range for the position. We may pay more or less than of the anticipated range based upon market data and other factors, all of which are subject to change. Individual pay is based on upon location, skills and expertise, experience, and other relevant factors. This position may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses. For questions about this, our pay philosophy, and available benefits, please speak to the recruiter if you decide to apply and are selected for an interview.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

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US Benefits at Baxter (except for Puerto Rico)

This is where your well-being matters. 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. Join us and enjoy the competitive compensation and benefits we offer to our employees. For additional information regarding Baxter US Benefits, please speak with your recruiter or visit our Benefits site: Benefits | Baxter

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