Company Description

At Intuitive, we are united behind our mission: we believe that minimally invasive care is life-enhancing care. Through ingenuity and intelligent technology, we expand the potential of physicians to heal without constraints.

As a pioneer and market leader in robotic-assisted surgery, we strive to foster an inclusive and diverse team, committed to making a difference. For more than 25 years, we have worked with hospitals and care teams around the world to help solve some of healthcare's hardest challenges and advance what is possible.

Intuitive has been built by the efforts of great people from diverse backgrounds. We believe great ideas can come from anywhere. We strive to foster an inclusive culture built around diversity of thought and mutual respect. We lead with inclusion and empower our team members to do their best work as their most authentic selves.

Passionate people who want to make a difference drive our culture. Our team members are grounded in integrity, have a strong capacity to learn, the energy to get things done, and bring diverse, real world experiences to help us think in new ways. We actively invest in our team members to support their long-term growth so they can continue to advance our mission and achieve their highest potential.

Join a team committed to taking big leaps forward for a global community of healthcare professionals and their patients. Together, let's advance the world of minimally invasive care.

Job Description

Primary Function of Position
The Ion™ endoluminal system is Intuitive's robotic platform for minimally invasive biopsy in the peripheral lung. Our initial goal is improving the early diagnosis of lung cancer. The Ion R&D team is looking for a gifted engineer to contribute to our planning software, PlanPoint, which helps our physician users create a 3D model of a patient’s lung based on pre-operative medical images.

As a Sr Software Engineer, you will design and implement a variety of new user-facing features for PlanPoint. The ideal candidate is an independent developer with excellent problem-solving skills, capable of producing robust, high-quality code in the face of rapidly changing requirements.

Essential Job Duties

• Work as part of a cross-functional team in a fast-paced, start-up-like business unit
• Prototype new GUI elements, and rapidly iterate to prove concepts or fail quickly
• Design and implement high-quality software in C++
• Contribute to system and software architecture for the Ion platform
• Contribute to formal software documentation

Qualifications

Required Skills and Experience

• Four years of experience designing user-facing software applications
• Strong working knowledge of C++ and object-oriented programming
• Great communication skills
• High levels of independence and technical ownership
• Full-stack mentality, with flexibility to contribute to different areas of the codebase

Required Education and Training

• BS in computer science or equivalent

Working Conditions

• None

Preferred Skills and Experience

• MS or PhD in a related field
• Experience designing medical device software
• Experience working hands-on with X-ray, ultrasound, CT, or other relevant imaging modalities
• Experience working with machine learning or deep learning systems and analysis pipelines
• Experience with GUI frameworks such as Qt or QML
• Experience with graphics libraries such as OpenGL or OpenSceneGraph
• Experience with parallel programming and Cuda is a plus
• Experience with game engines such as Unity or Unreal Engine is a plus

Additional Information

Due to the nature of our business and the role, please note that Intuitive and/or your customer(s) may require that you show current proof of vaccination against certain diseases including COVID-19. Details can vary by role.

Intuitive is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees, and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type, without regard to race, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status, genetic information or any other status protected under federal, state, or local applicable laws.

Mandatory Notices

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with fair chance laws.

Preference will be given to qualified candidates who do not reside, or plan to reside, in Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, or Tennessee.

We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, benefits, and equity. It would not be typical for someone to be hired at the top end of range for the role, as actual pay will be determined based on several factors, including experience, skills, and qualifications. The target salary ranges are listed.