Staff Software Engineer

Activ•Boston, MA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Activ Surgical is an early-stage medical device startup dedicated to transforming advanced surgical visualization through innovative imaging, computer vision, and AI technologies. Our market-leading product integrates cutting-edge solutions to deliver enhanced clinical insights for laparoscopic and minimally invasive procedures. We are seeking an experienced Staff Software Engineer to join our fast-moving, highly collaborative software team. This is an opportunity to work on challenging technical problems at the intersection of medical imaging, computer vision, machine learning, and real-time systems, and to have a direct impact on life-saving products used in the operating room. As a Staff Software Engineer, you will play a key role across all aspects of software development, helping expand adoption of our current product through integrating Activ Surgical technology with strategic partnerships while contributing to the development of our next-generation platform. Your work will help empower surgeons with improved visualization and decision-making tools in the operating room. You will serve as a technical expert in applying modern software design principles to build scalable, high-performance software solutions for laser speckle contrast imaging (LSCI) and fluorescence imaging systems on Windows-based platforms. Leveraging your strong hands-on engineering skills and analytical expertise in data analysis, computer vision, and real-time systems, you will design and develop innovative, high-quality medical device software with minimal supervision. You are a flexible and dependable team player who collaborates effectively with engineers across disciplines to deliver breakthrough solutions in a fast-paced environment. You bring a positive, enthusiastic mindset and maintain professionalism and composure while working under pressure and meeting critical deadlines.

Requirements

BS in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field with a demonstrated passion for software development, software craftsmanship, and test-driven development with meticulous attention to details
8+ years of experience in product software development, with 5+ years in medical device R&D.
Proficiency in Object Oriented Design, C++ 11 and beyond, C#/WPF MVVM Framework or other modern UI frameworks are required.
Expert in object-oriented analysis and design with product software development experience for real-time video rate image handling and processing.
Proficiency in scripting languages, such as Python, or PowerShell script and Windows batch commands.
Proficiency in software development best practices including software source control (git), unit testing, and continuous integration.
Good grasp of User Experience concepts, cybersecurity standards, and secure software development process.
Working knowledge of IEC 62304, ISO 13485, and FDA cybersecurity guidance.
Excellent oral and written communication skills, teamwork, and multitasking skills

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
Proficiency in GPU programming, Image processing, and automated test solutions.
Experience in modern User Interface design.
Knowledge of advanced imaging technologies (e.g. hyperspectral imaging, fluorescence imaging, multispectral imaging, or laser speckle contrast imaging)
Experience with surgical vision systems, especially endoscopic or laparoscopic camera platforms
Product development experience in network interface and database management software.
Experience with Deep Learning, Convolutional Neural Networks, or other AI techniques.
Experience in DevOps tools.
Exposure to agile software methods (e.g. JIRA experience for software development sprints and issue tracking)

Responsibilities

Maintain and improve overall Activ Surgical application software system and internal software tools.
Apply modern design principles to develop new features and improvements in software architecture, user-interface, database, and network from concept to design and implementation to commercial product release.
Conduct research and development of laser speckles contrast imaging (LSCI) algorithms and techniques using machine learning, advanced computer vision, and other state-of-the-art technologies.
Develop rapid prototypes for demonstrating new features, proof of concepts, GUI design, and hardware evaluation in direct collaboration with commercial, and cross functional team.
Improve Activ Surgical software development processes to meet the latest FDA guidelines and cybersecurity standards.
Evaluate and select third-party software tools and libraries, including SOUP (Software of Unknown Provenance) and COTS (Commercial off-the-shelf software)
Conduct investigations of software-related complaints from the field and internal users.
Contribute to the creation and revision of software design documents and other software development lifecycle documents.
Contribute to software design review and software pull request review.