Senior Software Engineering Manager

As a Senior Software Engineering Manager, you will be involved in designs, programs, documents, tests, and fixes bugs involved in creating and maintaining applications and frameworks involved in a software release lifecycle resulting in a digital product. Impacts approaches, projects and programs in the functional area or affected business organization and ways of working. Impacts quality, efficiency and effectiveness of own team. Has significant input into priorities. Guided by professional practices and policies that are shaped by the role. The role has moderate autonomy, requiring high levels of operational judgment.

GE Healthcare is a leading global medical technology and digital solutions innovator. Our mission is to improve lives in the moments that matter. Unlock your ambition, turn ideas into world-changing realities, and join an organization where every voice makes a difference, and every difference builds a healthier world.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Design, build, deliver, and maintain software applications and services across machine, cloud, platform, and application domains.
• Own the full software development lifecycle, including requirement analysis, architecture, implementation, documentation, testing, deployment, and operations.
• Lead engineering teams as a first-line or second-line manager, fostering a culture of technical excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Develop specialized knowledge in software engineering and serve as a resource for best practices and quality standards.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends, applying them to improve engineering outcomes and product capabilities.
• Contribute to strategy and policy development within the engineering organization, ensuring alignment with business goals and delivery excellence.
• Make informed decisions using technical expertise and data analysis, solving moderately complex problems in engineering, product, or operational domains.
• Collaborate across functions and geographies, using influence and persuasion to drive consensus and alignment.
• Mentor and guide less experienced colleagues and lead small to mid-sized projects with moderate risk and resource requirements.
• While primarily a leadership role, the position requires hands-on technical contributions when necessary—especially in areas such as architecture reviews, prototyping, debugging, or accelerating delivery on critical paths.

Educational Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master' s degree in Engineering with experience in the Digital Technology & Software Engineering.

Desired Characteristics:

• Engineering Leadership: Proven experience managing and scaling engineering teams, including hiring, mentoring, performance management, and career development.
• Strategic Execution: Ability to translate business goals into technical strategy and drive execution across multiple teams and projects.
• Software Delivery Expertise: Strong understanding of the full software development lifecycle, including architecture, implementation, testing, deployment, and operations.
• Technical Depth: Proficiency in Java/Python and modern frameworks (e.g., Spring Boot, Microservices), with hands-on experience in building scalable and resilient systems.
• Cloud & Infrastructure: Deep knowledge of AWS services (EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, ECS/EKS), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions).
• AI-Augmented Development: Exposure to AI-assisted software development practices, including tools for code generation, automated testing, intelligent debugging, and documentation (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Tabnine).
• Security & Reliability: Familiarity with secure communication protocols (e.g., mTLS), PKI, and designing systems for high availability and fault tolerance.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Ability to work effectively with Product, Design, QA, and Business stakeholders to align engineering efforts with strategic priorities.
• Data-Driven Decision Making: Experience using metrics, KPIs, and data analysis to guide team performance and product decisions.
• Change Leadership: Demonstrated ability to lead teams through technical, organizational, or process changes while maintaining engagement and productivity.
• Innovation Mindset: Track record of fostering a culture of experimentation, continuous learning, and technical excellence.
• Communication & Influence: Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence across technical and non-technical audiences.
• Agile Practices: Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments, with a focus on iterative delivery and continuous improvement.
• DevOps & Observability: Exposure to DevOps practices, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation), and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK).
• Comfortable rolling up sleeves to write code, troubleshoot complex issues, or contribute to architectural decisions when needed, without compromising team empowerment.

Inclusion and Diversity

GE Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer where inclusion matters. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

We expect all employees to live and breathe our behaviors: to act with humility and build trust; lead with transparency; deliver with focus, and drive ownership – always with unyielding integrity.

Our total rewards are designed to unlock your ambition by giving you the boost and flexibility you need to turn your ideas into world-changing realities. Our salary and benefits are everything you'd expect from an organization with global strength and scale, and you'll be surrounded by career opportunities in a culture that fosters care, collaboration and support.

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Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes