The opportunity timeline

• Overview

  Danaher is hiring a Principal Software Engineer in Buffalo, NY.

• Role description

  Pour React and Tailwind CSS into work that survives contact with real traffic, and you'll fit right in as our Principal Software Engineer in Buffalo. Sized right for 8 years of Collaboration, this NY role pays $126,000 - $182,000 and opens a path you actually want to walk.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Drive the Tailwind CSS incident postmortem that stops the Buffalo outage from recurring
  • Trace a technology number back through Tailwind CSS services until it finally adds up
  • Decide when to buy C# versus build it for Danaher's Buffalo, NY stack
  • Backfill Kafka test coverage on the riskiest corners of Danaher's codebase
  • Profile and refactor legacy code to reduce technical debt over time
  • Decode the undocumented Java service nobody at Danaher remembers writing

  What You'll Bring

  • An eye for the underdog-spirited detail that separates fine from finished
  • Demonstrated wins in technology work somewhere near Buffalo, NY
  • Comfortable presenting ideas to stakeholders at every level
  • At least 9 years building expertise within the technology space
  • Hands-on experience with modern Swift workflows and tooling
  • Sharp organizational skills and an ability to juggle multiple workstreams
  • A teammate's instinct to unblock others before yourself

  Danaher doesn't chase headlines; it just keeps building the no-ego technology backbone that Buffalo, NY runs on. We give principal hires room to fail small so they can later succeed big on technology work.

  We answer the money question first with $126,000 - $182,000, then keep going with growth budgets, mentorship, and a flexible contract schedule.

  Live right now in Buffalo, NY, and reviewing newcomers daily.

  Go ahead and apply; the worst that happens is Danaher learns your name.

• Required skills

  • Java
  • C#
  • Tailwind CSS
  • Swift
  • React
  • Kafka
  • Collaboration
  • Resilience

• Benefits & perks

  • Roth 401(k) option
  • Annual learning stipend
  • Company Car
  • Annual bonus program
  • Gym membership reimbursement
  • Community service opportunities
  • Paid sick leave

• Apply before 2026-09-01

  Submit your application for this Contract technology position.