Intuitive · 20 hours ago
Staff Software Engineer
Sunnyvale, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$180K/yr - $260K/yr
8+ years expIntuitive is a pioneer and market leader in robotic-assisted surgery, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse team. They are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to build a modern, scalable Data as a Service platform that supports over 2,000 engineers, focusing on real-time and micro-batch data pipelines, APIs, and enabling self-service analytics.
Health CareManufacturingMedical Device
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
Qualification
Required
Solid quantitative background in Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, Math, or 8–10+ 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
Minimum a bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field
Preferred
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
Company
Intuitive
Intuitive designs and manufactures robotic-assisted surgical systems.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$5MKey Investors
St. Cloud Capital
2003-04-30Post Ipo Equity
2000-06-23IPO
1996-01-01Seed· $5M
Leadership Team
Craig Child
Sr. Vice President, Human Resources
Gillian Duncan
Senior Vice President, Professional Education & Program Services - Worldwide
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