What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Software Engineer in Test- Surgical Robotics position at HealthCare Recruiters International?
Our client is an exciting, development-stage innovator within the advanced electromechanical medical device space. They have immediate need for a Staff Software Engineer in Test to help supercharge the engineering workflows across the team.
This role blends software engineering, including some coding with DevOps and internal tooling, ensuring developers can prototype & test (automated frameworks) with less friction.
This is largely an onsite position though possibly with 1-2 days/week from home so we can only consider qualified candidates who live within a commutable distance to the office.
Responsibilities Include:
- Lead efforts to update our development environments, streamline build/test workflows, and scaleup the systems that support both R&D and manufacturing
- Own and improve systems that span developer experience, CI/CD pipelines, system administration, test automation, development environments (e.g., CMake, colcon, GitLab CI)
- Lead software design verification testing activities, in support of clinical submissions
- Ability to flex into adjacent domains like general ROS2 development or cloud infrastructure, depending on interest and evolving needs
- Develop and maintain internal Python and C tools that accelerate developer workflows, CI automation, and robot test infrastructure
- Support Linux system administration tasks including system upgrades (e.g., Ubuntu 22.04 → 24.04), network configuration, and computer provisioning
- Define and document development environment standards, Docker-based toolchains, and onboarding guides. Own the development tool chain and set a vision for what good looks like within the team
- Ensure traceability across software/hardware in regulated systems. Contribute to cybersecurity posture (hardening Linux images, scanning containers, etc.)
- Champion reproducibility and traceability across the stack, ensuring every artifact (build, config, test result) can be tied back to source and version
Qualifications Include:
- BS in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
- 5 years of experience in infrastructure, tooling, DevOps, or full-stack engineering with a systems focus within medical device
- Proficient in Python and C with strong software engineering fundamentals
- Experience with Linux development environments, build systems (e.g. CMake), and tools like Ansible, Docker, and Git
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD systems such as GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins