Senior Software Engineer
Smith & Nephew6 months ago
Pittsburgh, PA, USASenior
Responsibilities
- Develop scalable and robust software solutions for medical applications using full-stack development principles.
- Design, implement, and maintain UI and rendering components for complex applications.
- Decouple UI layers from graphics and rendering code to improve modularity and maintainability.
- Implement and optimize rendering solutions using modern graphics APIs.
- Apply medical image processing and visualization techniques.
- Collaborate with product managers, product owners, designers, systems engineers, and software engineers.
- Participate in technical design discussions, code reviews, sprint planning, and continuous improvement activities.
- Troubleshoot and resolve rendering, UI, and performance issues in production systems.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or master's degree in software engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, or a related field.
- 5–8 years of professional experience designing and implementing complex software components.
- Strong hands-on experience with SDL, CUDA, Vulkan, and OpenGL.
- Expertise in scene rendering and graphics pipeline development.
- Experience modernizing or refactoring legacy rendering or UI architectures.
- Proven ability to deliver complex systems from design through deployment.
- Strong programming skills in C++ or another compiled language.
- Production software development experience in Python is preferred.
- Proficiency with image-processing algorithms and libraries such as OpenCV and ITK.
- Deep understanding of UI/UX principles for graphics-driven applications.
- Knowledge of robotic systems and experience with machine learning or deep learning for medical-image segmentation, registration, or classification.
- Experience with medical image visualization tools and algorithm development is a plus.
- Excellent communication, problem-solving, and collaboration skills.
Benefits
- Hybrid work model for most professional roles.
- 401k Matching Program, 401k Plus Program, discounted stock options, and tuition reimbursement.
- Flexible personal/vacation time off, paid holidays, flex holidays, and a paid community service day.
- Medical, dental, vision, health savings account with an employer contribution of $500+ annually, employee assistance program, parental leave, and fertility and adoption assistance.
- Hands-on, team-customized training and mentorship.
- Fitness club, travel, and other discounts.
- Domestic and international travel of up to 15% may be required.
About Smith & Nephew
Smith+Nephew is a global medical-technology company that designs and manufactures devices for orthopaedics, sports medicine, ENT, and advanced wound management. It sells implants, trauma fixation systems, arthroscopy instruments, surgical robotics (such as the CORI system), and wound dressings/therapies to hospitals and surgeons worldwide through direct sales and distributors. Founded in 1856 and headquartered in Watford, UK, it is a public company listed on the London and New York stock exchanges.