Intuitive Surgical
Managing Staff Software Engineer - Embedded UI
Intuitive Surgical is hiring a Managing Staff Software Engineer - Embedded UI in Sunnyvale, CA, United States. Posted September 23, 2026.
Job at a glance
- Company
- Intuitive Surgical
- Location
- Sunnyvale, CA, United States
- Workplace
- On-site
- Sector
- Engineering & Technology
- Posted
- September 23, 2026
About the job
Job Description
Primary Function of the Position
Our team works collaboratively within a cross-functional team to develop the graphical user interface for both existing and future robotic systems in the da Vinci product line. We are passionate about both the function and finish of digital interfaces, with expertise in a broad range of development environments. The ideal candidate is an independent and fast-paced developer with excellent problem-solving skills, capable of producing robust, high-quality code in the face of rapidly changing requirements.to build a coherent test and calibration strategy and develop software to implement the same.
Essential Job Duties
- Lead a small team of talented SW engineers to develop world-class digital interfaces.
- Develop simple and elegant interfaces for the da Vinci product line, using Qt and other tools in an embedded C/C++ environment.
- Maintain superior development standards from prototypes through production and implement the visual language of the product.
- Collaborate with interaction and visual designers to produce beautiful and functional interfaces.
- Contribute to system and software architecture and work with other members of the engineering team to define the architecture and select the tools used for system graphical interfaces.
- Work with platform software, mechanical and electrical engineers to explore new user interface technologies.
- Rapidly iterate on prototypes of those technologies to assess feasibility and value.