Senior Full Stack Engineer
About The Position
Intuitive is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to build backend services, APIs, and customer-facing web applications that support the Ion endoluminal robotic fleet and its associated application workflows. The Ion platform supports minimally invasive biopsy in the peripheral lung, with an initial goal of improving early lung cancer diagnosis. The role is remote, with employees coming onsite when requested by their leader. The successful candidate will design and build scalable, testable, maintainable software that integrates readily with internal and external systems. They will contribute across backend and frontend development, automated testing, CI/CD, observability, operational practices, and user experience development. The role also involves collaboration with embedded, infrastructure, data, design, product, security, and quality teams to deliver useful, data-driven solutions that meet compliance and operational requirements.
Requirements
- Strong experience building backend services and APIs using one or more languages such as TypeScript/JavaScript, Go, Python, Java, or similar.
- Strong experience in front-end development with modern frameworks such as React.js, Vue.js, Svelte, or similar.
- Experience designing GraphQL, REST, or GRPC APIs with clear contracts, documentation, versioning, and backward compatibility.
- Experience with relational databases such as Postgres, service-side data modeling, and transactional system design.
- Experience with automated testing, GitLab CI/CD, and AWS-based deployment practices for backend services.
- Experience with containerized deployment and orchestration technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, Amazon ECS, or Amazon EKS.
- Solid understanding of distributed systems concerns, including reliability, failure handling, observability, and operational support.
- Strong troubleshooting and incident management skills.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and a collaborative mindset.
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science or a related field.
- Minimum of 6 years of relevant software engineering experience, including backend services or API development.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working with medical devices or other regulated industries.
- Experience defining and implementing data privacy requirements.
- Experience with third-party API and data integrations, particularly with EMR systems.
- Experience in mobile application development.
Responsibilities
- Develop backend services and APIs supporting the robotic fleet and associated application workflows.
- Implement comprehensive unit, integration, and end-to-end testing within CI pipelines.
- Contribute to CI/CD, observability, and operational practices that enable small, frequent, high-confidence releases.
- Ensure services and APIs have documentation, health endpoints, and uptime monitoring.
- Partner with embedded, infrastructure, and data teams to deliver useful, data-driven solutions.
- Coordinate with design and product teams to refine, scope, and develop user experiences.
- Collaborate with security and quality teams to ensure solutions meet compliance and operational requirements.
Benefits
- Market-competitive compensation package including base pay, incentives, benefits, and equity.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
