Staff Platform Software Engineer

Intuitive•Sunnyvale, CA

About The Position

We are seeking a Staff Platform Software Engineer to join the software team within the Endoluminal business unit and help drive AI developer enablement initiatives across the company. The successful candidate will build and operate the backend systems that power APIs, data access, and developer workflows.

Requirements

Strong backend development experience (Go, Python, or similar)
Experience designing REST and/or GraphQL APIs
Knowledge of distributed systems and microservices architectures
Familiarity with CI/CD tools and practices (Git, pipelines, automated testing)
Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
Understanding of authentication, authorization, and API security
Experience with performance tuning and scalability optimization
Strong software engineering fundamentals and system design skills
Excellent problem-solving skills and a collaborative mindset
Bachelor's or Master’s degree in computer science or related field.
Minimum of 8 years relevant experience in software platform engineering.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with medical devices or other regulated industries.
Experience with defining and implementing data privacy requirements.

Responsibilities

Design and implement scalable backend services and APIs
Develop data access layers and abstractions for consistent data consumption
Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for services and infrastructure
Implement automated testing strategies (unit, integration, performance)
Define service reliability standards, including SLAs, retries, and fault tolerance
Enable data discovery and access patterns across systems
Partner with data and frontend engineers to deliver end-to-end solutions
Continuously improve developer productivity through tooling and automation