Technical Director, Software Engineering - Medical Imaging and Robotics
Laza Medical, a Shifamed Portfolio Company, is at the forefront of developing state-of-the-art imaging solutions for cardiovascular applications. Our mission is to democratize top-quality cardiovascular imaging using robotics and AI. To learn more about Laza Medical, please visit [click to reveal website link].
ABOUT SHIFAMED
Founded in 2009 by serial entrepreneur Amr Salahieh, Shifamed LLC is a privately held medical technology incubator focused on the development of novel medical products to address clinical needs in the rapidly evolving fields of cardiology and ophthalmology.
Description:
You will serve as the hands-on architect behind the "central nervous system" of Laza's robotic imaging platform. This is a high-impact, player-coach role where you will define the system architecture and actively contribute to the core codebase while orchestrating a multidisciplinary team of embedded, control, and cloud engineers. You won't just oversee development; you will set the engineering standard-writing critical path code, driving architectural decisions, and bridging the gap between complex low-level motion control and AI-driven imaging. You will be the technical anchor for a team delivering a safety-critical, life-saving medical device.
Responsibilities, Skills & Hands-On Experience:
- Architect and execute software framework for system.
- Lead, mentor and grow software team for system software, imaging reconstruction, UI/IX, firmware and cloud connectivity.
- CI/CD pipeline for software deployment
- Develop and scope project plans.
- Create requirements and formal test protocols for new features.
- Oversee the full cycle of the development of software.
- Utilize and develop software for real-time systems for safe and fault-tolerant software applications.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement systems for medical devices.
- Implement and optimize software modules for path planning, kinematics, sensor integration, and simulations for testing and development.
- Generate formal design documentation.
Education & Work Experience:
- MS or PhD degree in CS, EE, Robotics or a related field.
- Minimum 15 years of relevant experience, including 5+ years of technical management responsibilities.
- Proficiency in programming using C++, C and Python, and experience with OOP design.
- Proven project management experience on large software projects with hardware components and real time systems.
- Experience with user interfaces and user experience in 3D environments.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Experience with software development process in a regulated medical device environment is a plus.
Our salary ranges are calculated by role, level, and location. Please note that your position within that range will be determined by your job-related knowledge, location, skills, experience, relevant education, and training/certifications. The base salary range for this full-time position is between $225,000 - $265,000 + equity + benefits.
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