Senior Software Engineer, Applications

Stryker • Weston, FL

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

As a Senior Software Engineer, Applications on Stryker’s Mako SmartRobotics team, you will help design and develop application software for robotic-assisted surgery products. This role supports hands-on product development for robotic bone preparation and cutting features, including real-time visual updates, tool movement, and communication with embedded software. You will work closely with software engineers, product owners, systems engineers, software testers, surgeons, marketing partners, and other cross-functional stakeholders to develop safe, robust, and user-friendly software for market-leading medical technology. This is a hybrid/onsite role, with regular onsite work required to support hands-on interaction with robotic systems, testing, development, and lab activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline is required.
• 2+ years of professional software engineering experience is required.
• Experience with C++ is required.

Nice To Haves

• Strong proficiency in C++.
• Experience with Qt/QML for UI development.
• Experience with Linux, Docker, Perforce, GitHub, and/or GitLab.
• Experience working across the full software development lifecycle in an Agile development environment.
• Experience with software engineering tools and practices such as static analysis, dynamic analysis, memory management, unit testing, code coverage, CI/CD, security, and task, defect, or requirements management.
• Knowledge of software architecture design, including design patterns, software modeling, and maintainable application design.
• Strong knowledge of linear algebra, including matrix transforms.
• Experience with computational geometry, computer graphics, 2D/3D transformations, triangle meshes, or related mathematical concepts.
• Experience in medical imaging, image processing, computer vision, algorithm development, computer-assisted surgery, or robotics.
• Experience developing biomedical software or software within a regulated environment.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional partners such as systems engineering, software testing, product management, marketing, clinical users, or quality teams.
• Ability to work onsite/hybrid to support hands-on robotic system development, testing, and lab activities.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop software components based on defined requirements, architecture, design principles, and coding standards.
• Develop application software that supports robotic bone preparation and cutting features, including visual updates, tool movement, and interaction with embedded software.
• Translate software requirements into design, implementation, testing, and documentation deliverables.
• Participate in Agile development activities, including sprint planning, estimation, reviews, and team ceremonies.
• Create, update, and maintain software engineering documentation in accordance with R&D procedures and the Quality Management System.
• Follow defined software development lifecycle procedures to support software quality, including code reviews, unit testing, component testing, code analysis, and defect management.
• Collaborate with software engineers, product owners, systems engineers, software testers, surgeons, marketing, quality, and project management partners.
• Support hands-on testing and integration activities with robotic systems.
• Participate in lab activities, including cadaver labs, to support feature feedback, testing, and validation of robotic-assisted surgery workflows.
• Support integration, troubleshooting, and refinement of application software within complex robotic-assisted surgery systems.
• Execute segments of complex product development work with minimal supervision while aligning technical priorities with business and project objectives.

Benefits

• Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.
• Stryker is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability.
• Stryker Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

What This Job Offers

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