Senior Full Stack Engineer

Intuitive • Sunnyvale, CA

11h • Remote

About The Position

Intuitive is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to build backend services, APIs, and customer-facing web applications supporting its Ion robotic fleet and related application workflows. The role focuses on creating scalable, testable, maintainable software that integrates with internal and external systems. It can be performed remotely.

The engineer will work with embedded, infrastructure, and data teams, as well as design, product, security, and quality teams, to deliver useful, data-driven solutions and user experiences that meet compliance and operational requirements. The position supports a robotic platform for minimally invasive peripheral lung biopsy intended to improve early lung cancer diagnosis.

Requirements

• Strong experience building backend services and APIs in 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 for the robotic fleet and associated application workflows.
• Implement unit, integration, and end-to-end testing within CI pipelines.
• Contribute to CI/CD, observability, and operational practices supporting 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 meet compliance and operational requirements.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior