Senior Staff Software Engineer, Delivery Lead
Becton Dickinson
- Location
- USA CA - Milpitas 155
- Work model
- On-Site
- Level
- Staff
- Posted
- Sep 9, 2026
About this role
As a result of the combination of the BD Biosciences and Diagnostic Solutions business with Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT), by applying to this role, you will be applying for a position with Waters. Waters is a global leader in life sciences, dedicated to accelerating the benefits of pioneering science through analytical technologies, informatics, and service. With a focus on regulated, high-volume testing environments, Waters’ innovative portfolio harnesses deep scientific expertise across biology, chemistry, and physics. Waters collaborates with analytical laboratories around the world to advance the release of effective, high-quality medicines, assure the safety of food and water, and drive better patient outcomes by detecting diseases earlier, managing routine infections, and combatting growing antibiotic resistance. Through a shared culture of relentless innovation, Waters’ passionate team of approximately 16,000 colleagues partner with customers to turn scientific challenges into breakthroughs that improve lives worldwide.

 We are the people who give possibilities purpose BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world. Advancing the world of health™ is our Purpose, and it’s no small feat. It takes the imagination and passion of all of us—from design and engineering to the manufacturing and marketing of our billions of MedTech products per year—to look at the impossible and find transformative solutions that turn dreams into possibilities. 

 Job Description Summary: We are looking for a Senior Staff Software Engineer to join our scientific and medical device software development team. You will be responsible for leading software engineers to plan, build, integrate, test, and deliver software capabilities across a portfolio of software subsystems. This role combines hands-on technical leadership, people leadership, and execution accountability. You will work closely with software architects, product management, systems engineering, quality assurance, regulatory affairs, program management, and remote software teams to ensure the final product meets user needs, business objectives , quality standards, schedule commitments, and applicable medical device regulatory requirements. You will be a mentor for the team, a bridge across software and cross-functional teams, and a practicing engineer who remains engaged in design reviews, code reviews, troubleshooting, and technical decision-making. The Senior Staff Software Engineer b rings a strong problem-solving mindset, with the ability to analyze ambiguous technical and execution challenges, identify practical options, drive decisions, and follow through to resolution. They will d emonstrate strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, with an action-oriented focus on quality, delivery, and results. The ideal candidate will be n aturally curious and customer-oriented; consistently seek ing to learn how customers work, how our technology functions, and how engineering decisions translate into better user outcomes . To be successful in this role, you will d emonstrate the ability to communicate, collaborate, mentor, influence, and drive alignment across local, remote, and cross-functional teams.
Responsibilities
Lead software engineers to deliver high-quality software for scientific and medical device platforms. Own end-to-end software delivery plans, milestones, risks, dependencies, and execution roadmaps for assigned software domains. Drive feature execution from concept through release, ensuring commitments are delivered with high quality and on schedule. Partner with subsystem architects to ensure delivery plans and implementation strategies align with architecture, product roadmaps, and long-term technical direction. Participate in software design reviews, architecture discussions, code reviews, debugging, root-cause analysis, and technical decision-making. Collaborate