Staff Software Engineer

About Intuitive:

Patients First. Always. We build the worlds best surgical robotic systems.

Our surgical robots are deployed worldwide and help over a million people per year be cured of cancer and other ailments. Those people get back to their families and lives faster with less pain.

• Are you passionate about technology Do you want to have a direct impact on helping people live better lives

About the Data Services Team:

We are a rapidly growing organization made up of Software and Data Engineers with a strong DevOps culture focused on building a next-generation Data as a Service (DaaS) platform. We are seeking a strong technical lead who is passionate about designing scalable real-time data systems that deliver high-quality trusted data across the company.

Our platform leverages technologies such as Apache Kafka for real-time data ingestion Apache Flink for stream processing and transformation Snowflake for scalable warehousing and AWS as our cloud backbone. We focus on serving data via APIs and event streams to enable on-demand access analytics and machine learning across product and engineering teams.

This is a newly formed group with a mandate to drive meaningful change by enabling fast reliable and consistent access to data. We aim to eliminate organizational silos and foster a strong culture of collaboration and ownership. If you see a high-leverage solution to a long-standing data problem we support tearing down legacy systems and building the right solution provided you have a strong plan and the drive to make it happen.

About the role:

Were looking for a Staff Software Engineer who is passionate about building a modern scalable Data as a Service (DaaS) platform that powers Intuitives Digital products and supports over 2000 engineers across the organization. In this role you will own and evolve critical components of our real-time and micro-batch data pipelines that power product development internal tools and analytics.

Your work will focus on enabling high-throughput low-latency data delivery through streaming pipelines dynamic transformations and APIs driving discoverability accessibility and actionable insights. You will help define the architecture and engineering practices that support self-service analytics and operational decision-making on scale.

As a catalyst for change you will be at the forefront of reimagining how engineering teams consume and interact with data. Long-term success in this role means building robust efficient systems and replacing legacy processes with modern solutions that allow teams to move faster with greater confidence and autonomy.

Responsibilities:

• Design and build scalable distributed Data as a Service that ingest process and serve data from robotics manufacturing engineering and clinical sources in real time and batch modes
• Develop and maintain robust APIs data services and tooling to provide internal teams with secure efficient and intuitive access to high-quality data
• Partner with engineering analytics and business stakeholders to evolve data contracts and models that support emerging use cases and ensure semantic consistency
• Implement CI/CD practices for data services including automated testing for data quality service reliability and schema evolution
• Championing a self-service data culture by building discoverable well-documented data products and guiding teams toward empowered autonomous data access
• Act as a technical leader within the data domain driving best practices mentoring teammates and continuously improving how data is produced shared and consumed across the organization

Qualifications :

Key Skills & Experience:

• Solid quantitative background in Computer Science Engineering Physics Math or 810 years of hands-on experience in a technically demanding role
• Proficient in at least two major programming languages such as Python Go Scala C or Java with a strong understanding of software design and architecture
• Proven experience building data pipelines and working with distributed systems using technologies like Apache Spark Kafka Elasticsearch Snowflake and Airflow
• Strong collaborator who actively contributes to code reviews system design discussions sprint planning and KPI evaluations to drive team excellence and technical quality

Bonus Points:

• Experience working on Data Platform or Infrastructure Engineering teams
• Hands-on experience with AWS Docker Kubernetes Kafka Elasticsearch Apache Airflow Snowflake and Terraform
• Familiarity with CI/CD best practices for DataOps and deployment automation

Additional Information :

Due to the nature of our business and the role please note that Intuitive and/or your customer(s) may require that you show current proof of vaccination against certain diseases including COVID-19.  Details can vary by role.

Intuitive is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race sex pregnancy sexual orientation gender identity national origin color age religion protected veteran or disability status genetic information or any other status protected under federal state or local applicable laws.

Mandatory Notices

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with fair chance laws.

Preference will be given to qualified candidates who do not reside or plan to reside in Alabama Arkansas Delaware Florida Indiana Iowa Louisiana Maryland Mississippi Missouri Oklahoma Pennsylvania South Carolina or Tennessee.

We provide market-competitive compensation packages inclusive of base pay incentives benefits and equity. It would not be typical for someone to be hired at the top end of range for the role as actual pay will be determined based on several factors including experience skills and qualifications. The target salary ranges are listed.

Due to the nature of our business and the role please note that Intuitive and/or your customer(s) may require that you show current proof of vaccination against certain diseases including COVID-19.  Details can vary by role.

Intuitive is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race sex pregnancy sexual orientation gender identity national origin color age religion protected veteran or disability status genetic information or any other status protected under federal state or local applicable laws.

Mandatory Notices

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with fair chance laws.

Preference will be given to qualified candidates who do not reside or plan to reside in Alabama Arkansas Delaware Florida Indiana Iowa Louisiana Maryland Mississippi Missouri Oklahoma Pennsylvania South Carolina or Tennessee.

We provide market-competitive compensation packages inclusive of base pay incentives benefits and equity. It would not be typical for someone to be hired at the top end of range for the role as actual pay will be determined based on several factors including experience skills and qualifications. The target salary ranges are listed.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time