Principal Software Engineer

Summary

Hands-on Principal Software Engineer providing technical leadership across software, firmware and signal processing for a wearable medical device platform, ensuring IEC 62304 compliance and supporting regulatory approval.

Salary: £85,000 - 85,000 per year

Requirements:
  • Extensive software engineering experience within regulated medical devices
  • Principal, Lead, Architect or equivalent senior technical experience
  • Strong knowledge of IEC 62304 and the medical device software development lifecycle
  • Strong software architecture and systems-level engineering experience
  • Broad technical understanding across software, embedded/firmware and signal processing or algorithm development
  • Experience supporting medical devices through regulatory approval and commercial release
  • Hands-on technical background with the ability to contribute directly to development and complex problem-solving
Responsibilities:
  • Provide technical leadership across software development, architecture and engineering best practice
  • Own and evolve the software architecture across the medical device platform
  • Lead technical decision-making across Software, Signal Processing and Firmware interfaces
  • Ensure software development aligns with IEC 62304 and wider medical device requirements
  • Support regulatory submissions and the progression of products towards commercial release
  • Provide technical guidance to internal engineers, contractors and external development partners
  • Remain hands-on with software development, code reviews, testing, documentation and troubleshooting
Technologies:
  • Architect
  • Embedded
  • Firmware
  • Support

More:

Cure Talent are delighted to be partnered with an emerging wearable medical technology company at a defining stage of its growth. The business is developing next-generation physiological monitoring solutions and is transitioning from advanced product development towards regulatory approval and commercial launch. This is a hands-on technical leadership role working closely with the Head of Engineering and multidisciplinary teams spanning Software, Signal Processing and Firmware, helping shape the architecture and engineering foundations for future products.

last updated 34 week of 2026

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