Graphics Software Engineer

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** Job Description Summary
** Organization's Summary Statement:
The University of Maryland Institute for Health Computing (IHC) merges the computational expertise, clinical expertise, biomedical innovation, health data and academic resources of the University of Maryland, College Park; the University of Maryland, Baltimore; and the University of Maryland Medical System to innovate health care delivery and support the Montgomery County life science community.

Job Summary:

We are building next-generation intelligent, immersive, high-performance tools for healthcare, and are looking for a highly motivated, performance-oriented software engineer to own the full development stack. This position requires passion for real-time XR programming on cutting-edge hardware while closely integrating AI/ML for neural rendering, generative medical visualization, real-time inference, and data-driven enhancements. Expect to do deep dives in C++/C#/Python coding, low-latency optimizations, GPU expertise, and developing massively parallel software to run on IHC’s state-of-the-art supercomputer, while shipping production-grade immersive applications that transform surgical planning, training, clinical workflows, and diagnostics.
This is a builder-first role with over 80% time devoted to hands-on coding, software architecture, optimization, deployment, and iteration in a fast-moving, interdisciplinary environment. This position involves mentoring junior talent, maintaining mission-critical infrastructure, and collaborating with computer scientists and clinicians to build and deploy visual computing tools to revolutionize healthcare. This position is in a supportive, mission-driven, research-lab environment with mentorship from senior scientists, engineers, researchers, and professors, access to top-tier hardware, and opportunities for rapid professional development while contributing to health computing.

This position is fully onsite and requires presence at the IHC office in North Bethesda.
Responsibilities/Duties:

• Hands-on architect, developer, and optimizer:
Architect, code, profile, and ship high-performance XR + AI visualization systems – including real-time neural rendering (Gaussian splatting, NeRF variants), AI-enhanced volume rendering, generative modeling, multi-modal data fusion, Unity/Unreal pipelines, and edge-deployed inferencing. Own end-to-end implementation from prototype to polished product, targeting 90+ FPS on XR hardware.

• Infrastructure and platform engineering:
Design, scale, and harden the institute’s advanced XR + GPU-accelerated ML compute ecosystem for real-time visual computing pipelines, cross-platform deployment, and performance tooling.

• Mentor, Accelerate, Learn, and Collaborate:
Work closely with senior team members, contribute to code reviews, mentor undergrads as you level up in modern XR + AI workflows. Hands-on experiential teaching of specialized classes, and more informal hands-on instruction for faculty/users at IHC.

• High-impact flex work on emerging priorities, keeping pace with

Minimum Qualification:

Education:

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a closely related field.

Experience:

Strong academic record with relevant coursework in real-time graphics, computer vision, XR development, or AI-integrated systems.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Foundational AI/ML knowledge:
PyTorch/Tensor Flow basics, computer vision/graphics concepts.  
• Solid C++ proficiency (performance-oriented coding) with working knowledge of C#.  
• Comfortable Python usage for ML prototyping, scripting, data handling, and rapid experimentation.

• Familiarity with Windows, Linux, macOS, and mobile platforms.  
• Strong communication skills for both technical and non-technical audiences.  
• Excellent problem-solver who enjoys debugging, profiling, troubleshooting, and making programs   run smoothly.

• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and independently when needed.  
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.  
• Genuine excitement to code interactive, intelligent, and immersive tools that advance healthcare.
Preferences:

• Master's Degree in Computer…