Intuitive Surgical

Job Description

Primary Function of Position

We are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to build backend services and APIs that support our

robotic platforms and associated application workflows. The successful candidate will design and

build services and APIs that are scalable, testable, maintainable, and easy to integrate with

internal and external systems. This role will also provide technical leadership across service

design, architecture, and engineering practices.

Essential Job Duties (Specific responsibilities and tasks an individual would be expected to

perform in the role. Additional job duties may be determined by functional people manager)

• Design, build, test, and operate backend services and APIs that support our robotic

platforms and associated application workflows.

• Architect and develop service capabilities such as remote configuration management,

software updates, service workflows, and telemetry data ingestion.

• Implement comprehensive unit, integration, and end-to-end testing within CI pipelines.
• Drive CI/CD, observability, and operational practices that support small, frequent, and

high-confidence releases.

• Ensure services and APIs include first-class documentation,

health endpoints, and uptime monitoring.

• Partner with embedded, infrastructure, and product teams

to deliver solutions that are useful and broadly adoptable.

• Collaborate with security and quality teams to ensure

solutions meet compliance and operational requirements.

• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineers, helping guide architecture,

implementation, and engineering best practices