Alcon is hiring a Principal II, Software Engineering to be a hands-on technical lead for our Digital Health initiatives. You will design and deliver applications for hybrid environments, combining strategic architecture planning with deep technical execution to ensure solutions are scalable, secure, and optimized for hybrid cloud and on-premise deployments.

What You'll Do

Define architecture, design, and deployment strategies for applications in hybrid on-prem and Cloud native environments.
Ensure compatibility, performance, and security across diverse infrastructures.
Collaborate with Product Managers, stakeholders, and cross-functional architects to align technical solutions with business goals.
Design and build solutions using Spring Boot, Microservices, and React.
Implement RESTful APIs, integrate front-end components, and optimize application performance.
Conduct code reviews, mentor team members, and enforce best practices.
Understand hardware dependencies, system components, and integration with medical devices.
Drive architectural decisions for scalability, fault tolerance, and performance optimization.
Implement authentication, authorization, and secure communication protocols.
Ensure compliance with healthcare standards and regulatory requirements.
Design solutions for serviceability, remote software updates, patching, and version control.
Build mechanisms for rollback, fail-safe deployments, and minimal downtime.
Implement observability measures and create dashboards for performance and reliability.
Prepare detailed documentation and ensure smooth handover to Operations.

What We're Looking For

Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent years of directly related experience.
10–14+ years in software engineering with 4+ years as a Tech Lead, still actively coding.
Strong hands-on experience in Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, and React.
Expertise in hybrid deployment strategies (on-prem and Cloud-hosted).
Knowledge of hardware integration, system architecture, and performance tuning.
Familiarity with device authentication, security frameworks, and compliance standards.
Familiarity with AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, and networking fundamentals.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to make data-driven decisions.

Nice to Have

Exposure to regulated environments (e.g., healthcare standards like HL7, FHIR, GDPR).
Knowledge of security frameworks and compliance requirements.
Ability to lead design reviews and mentor engineering teams.