Software Engineer - Medical Imaging

Staff Software Engineer – Medical Imaging

• Full-time
• Shift: Day
• Max. Salary Region 2: 273,800 USD
• Max. Salary Region 1: 322,100 USD
• Ways of Working:
  Onsite — This job is fully onsite.
• Employee Type:
  Employee
• Min. Salary Region 1: 223,900 USD
• Global Job Level (HCM):
  Professional 5 (13)
• Min. Salary Region 2: 190,300 USD

It started with a simple idea: what if surgery could be less invasive and recovery less painful? Nearly 30 years later, that question still fuels everything we do at Intuitive
. As a global leader in robotic-assisted surgery and minimally invasive care
, our technologies—like the da Vinci surgical system and Ion
—have transformed how care is delivered for millions of patients worldwide.

We’re a team of engineers, clinicians, and innovators united by one purpose: to make surgery smarter, safer, and more human. Every day, our work helps care teams perform with greater precision and patients recover faster, improving outcomes around the world.

The problems we solve demand creativity, rigor, and collaboration. The work is challenging, but deeply meaningful—because every improvement we make has the potential to change a life.

If you’re ready to contribute to something bigger than yourself and help transform the future of healthcare
, you’ll find your purpose here.

This role is part of Intuitive’s Future Forward team that aims to improve surgical outcomes and efficiency by innovating in computer graphics, interaction engineering, and embedded system software development. We work to empower the surgeon by extracting new information from the surgical scene, presenting it with meaningful visualization, and synthesizing it in a way that supports surgical decision‑making. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in embedded systems software engineering, 3D and 2D graphics, and interactive application development with a focus on developing algorithms for multi‑modal medical imaging applications.

• Contribute to the development of world‑class intraoperative navigation and guidance systems of our next‑generation robotic software platform using Qt/QML and other tools in an embedded C/C++ environment to support surgeons in the use of a novel robotic system.
• Collaborate closely with designers, clinical engineers, human factors, and other software developers to integrate simple and elegant interfaces into user‑friendly applications.
• Work with other engineering team members to define the architecture and select tools used for system graphical interfaces.
• Participate in failure mode analysis, to identify and implement robust hazard mitigation strategies.
• Refine prototypes to production‑quality software through rapid iterations.

• Minimum Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in software, Electrical or Computer Engineering (preferred).
• Minimum of 8 years of industry experience developing interactive computer graphics or vision‑based applications.
• Demonstrated experience across phases of the product lifecycle, including design, implementation, debugging, verification, and maintenance.
• Fluent in object‑oriented programming using C/C++.
• Experience with 3D Graphics and GUI development frameworks (e.g., Qt).
• Excellent communication skills and ability to convey technical content to a broader audience.

• Experience with Qt and/or QML.
• Experience with 3D graphics frameworks (Qt3D, OpenGL, Vulkan, CUDA, etc.).
• Experience implementing deep‑learning algorithms in production.
• Experience with ultrasound imaging.
• Proficiency in creating designs that prioritize user delight and safety.
• Experience working in a regulated software environment such as the medical device industry.
• Experience working with software development methodologies and tools.

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.

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

We provide market‑competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, benefits, and equity. Compensation will be based primarily on the job level at which the role is filled and the candidate’s qualifications, consistent with applicable law. Target compensation ranges are listed in the original posting.