Staff Software Architect

Staff Software Architect

Job Description Summary

GE HealthCare is seeking a highly experienced Staff Software Engineer to join the Software Builder Tools (SBT) team in Bangalore, India.

In this role, you will be responsible for the strategy, scalability, reliability, and operational excellence of the software development platforms used across GE HealthCare engineering organizations. You will partner with software product development teams to ensure critical engineering tools remain highly available, secure, compliant, and capable of supporting the delivery of New Product Introductions (NPIs) and commercial software products.

You will serve as a technical leader driving the roadmap and operational health of enterprise software engineering platforms such as GitLab, Coverity, JFrog Artifactory, Sonar, SwaggerHub, and related DevSecOps tooling while identifying opportunities to simplify processes, improve developer productivity, and implement responsible AI capabilities across the software development lifecycle.

Job Description

Job Responsibilities
* Lead the architectural design and evolution of highly scalable, secure, and performant software tools for healthcare product development teams
* Define and document architectural principles, patterns, and best practices that guide development teams in building robust and maintainable software.
* Evaluate and select appropriate technologies, frameworks, and tools to meet project requirements and align with long-term strategic goals.
* Collaborate closely with product management, engineering leadership, and other architects to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
* Drive initiatives for technical debt reduction, system optimization, and performance tuning.
* Research and evaluate emerging technologies and industry trends to identify opportunities for innovation and competitive advantage within healthcare.
* Act as a subject matter expert and provide technical guidance on complex problem-solving and troubleshooting.

Required Qualifications
* Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
* 5+ years of software engineering, DevOps, platform engineering, or software tools experience.
* Strong experience with modern software development lifecycle practices.

* Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and cloud-native architectural patterns (e.g., microservices, serverless, containers).
* Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively articulate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.

Preferred Qualifications

* Experience supporting regulated industries such as healthcare, medical devices, or life sciences.

* Knowledge of software supply chain security and secure SDLC practices.

* Experience leading platform modernization or enterprise tool migration initiatives.

* Experience applying AI and Generative AI technologies within software development workflows.

* Familiarity with product lifecycle management, requirements management, test management, and engineering compliance processes.

Inclusion and Diversity

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 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.

Additional Information

Experience Level

Senior Level