Intuitive Surgical
Sr Software Engineer, PlanPoint
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- Workplace
- On-site
- Sector
- Engineering & Technology
- Posted
- Aug 3, 2026
- First found
- Sep 30, 2026, 1:14 PM ET
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Job Description
Primary Function of Position The Ion™ endoluminal system is Intuitive's robotic platform for minimally invasive biopsy in the peripheral lung. Our initial goal is improving the early diagnosis of lung cancer. The Ion R&D team is looking for a gifted engineer to contribute to our planning software, PlanPoint, which helps our physician users create a 3D model of a patient’s lung based on pre-operative medical images.
As a Sr Software Engineer, you will design and implement a variety of new user-facing features for PlanPoint. The ideal candidate is an independent developer with excellent problem-solving skills, capable of producing robust, high-quality code in the face of rapidly changing requirements.
Essential Job Duties
- Work as part of a cross-functional team in a fast-paced, start-up-like business unit
- Prototype new GUI elements, and rapidly iterate to prove concepts or fail quickly
- Design and implement high-quality software in C++
- Contribute to system and software architecture for the Ion platform
- Contribute to formal software documentation
