At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com

Job Function:

Career Programs

Job Sub Function:

Technology LDP

Job Category:

Career Program

All Job Posting Locations:

Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America

Job Description:

J &J Technology XENA Software Engineering Off Cycle Co-Op – March to September 2026

About Innovative Medicine

Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow. Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way.

Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine

About MedTech

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments. Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech

This is a hybrid role available in Raritan, NJ.

We are searching for the best talent for J &J Technology XENA Software Engineering Off Cycle Co-Op – March to September 2026

Purpose:

Our J&J Technology Co-op Program is comprehensive learning and professional experience in the technology space at one of the world’s leading health care companies. Your application and area of interest will be used to determine which one of our many exciting positions best fits you. Co-op positions are full-time opportunities expecting to last from March 30th, 2026 – September 18th, 2026. This program also works as a feeder pool for our Technology Leadership Development Program (TLDP) for full-time employment upon completion of your degree. If you are selected for a co-op position, you will work directly with your manager as your start date approaches to confirm your exact schedule.

As a J&J XENA Software Engineer Co-Op join our XENA Developer Experience team. A successful candidate will support our XENA platform, with a strong focus on engineering solutions such as the Hosted VSCode IDE, contributing to our XENA CLI & SDK, and GenAI related platform and codebases.

Responsibilities:

• Assist in engineering of a Hosted VSCode IDE based solution.
• Support the development and maintenance of Go (XENA CLI & SDK) & Python (GenAI MCP) based applications.
• Collaborate with development teams to ensure software delivery processes are efficient and meet compliance standards.
• Assist in orchestrating automated deployments of applications via a GitOps (ArgoCD) approach.
• Participate in fixing and resolving build and deployment issues.
• Perform system and application monitoring to ensure efficient platform performance.
• Document processes and provide insights for improvements within DevOps lifecycle.
• Function independently on tasks and collaborate with team members and collaborators to achieve project goals.

Skills:

• Influencing and Impacting Others / Interpersonal Understanding
• Excellent communication, networking, and influencing skills
• High impact individual with the ability to lead, collaborate, challenge, and influence peers, subordinates and senior management to drive data quality measures and innovative strategies leading to business value/results
• Ability to drive resolution for critical issues by bringing in teams together – both J&J internal and external vendors
• A Change Agent with the ability to deal with ambiguity
• Maintains integrity and trust within and across all organizations and relationships
• Customer Orientation - Solicit and apply feedback from internal and external customers; Understand customers’ current and future expectations; Respond promptly to customer needs.

Required Qualifications

• Permanent US work authorization without the need for sponsorship now, or in the future (The company does not provide sponsorship for employment visa status. Students currently in the country on CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT require future sponsorship).
• Have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher, which is reflective of all college coursework.
• Be currently enrolled and pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree, cannot graduate prior to agreed end date.
• For Bachelor level students, by start date, must be considered a sophomore or above.
• Ability to work full-time (40 hours a week during regular working business hours) for the full term. Planned dates of March – September 2026
• Have a passion for a career in technology
• Preferred fields include Information Management, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, Management Information Systems, Computer Science, Software Engineering / Development or Data Science
• Our JJT Co-op Program works as a feeder pool to our Technology Leadership Development Program (TLDP) for full-time employment upon completion of your degree.

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act

Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

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The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

The anticipated base pay for this position is Sophomore $25.50/hour, Junior $27.00/hour, Senior $28.00/hour, Master’s Degree $33.00/hour.

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

This position is overtime eligible. Co-ops may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs such as medical insurance, sick time, and holiday pay in accordance with the terms of the applicable plans. Housing stipend will be offered for those that qualify. For additional general information on Company benefits, please visit https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits.

Push the boundaries of science to transform health—and your career.

Join us and advance life-changing treatments for people who need them most. At Johnson & Johnson, our focus is on improving global health equity and developing MedTech and pharmaceutical innovations that impact the future of health. Using AI and robotics to transform surgery or helping data scientists and clinicians formulate new ways to diagnose and treat disease, this work may sound like sci-fi, but it’s all science, all real, and could be your career. Whatever your background, skills, or career goals, there’s a place for you to help solve some of the world’s most pressing health challenges with us.

Accelerate your career while changing the world.

Each of our broadly-based family of companies offers an inclusive and empowering culture and employee benefits (like paid time off to volunteer, transgender-inclusive and same-sex partner health insurance coverage, and more) designed to help you live your best life, however you define it. And our best-in-class learning and development approaches, mentorship, and access to innovators across the world will help you grow your skills and reach your career goals. Because when you're at your best, nothing stands between you and your next breakthrough.