Intuitive

Staff Interaction Software Engineer

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At a Glance

Location
San Francisco, California, United States
Employment
Full-time
Experience
8+ years
Posted
2026-03-27T18:32:17.847Z

Key Requirements

Domain Knowledge

  • Education
  • Engineering
  • Medical

Requirements

Minimum of 8 years of industry experience developing interactive computer graphics, or vision-based applications

Demonstrated experience across phases of the product lifecycle, including    design, implementation, debug, verification, and maintenance

Fluent in object-oriented programming using C/C++

Experience with 3D Graphics and GUI development frameworks (e.g.

Experience with Qt and/or QML

Experience with 3D graphics frameworks (Qt3D, OpenGL, Vulkan, CUDA etc.)

Compensation & Benefits

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

U.S. Export Controls Disclaimer:  In accordance with the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (15 CFR §743.13(b)), some roles at Intuitive Surgical may be subject to U.S. export controls for prospective employees
who are nationals from countries currently on embargo or sanctions status.

Certain information you provide as part of the application will be used for purposes of determining whether Intuitive Surgical will need to (i) obtain an export license from the U.S. Government on your behalf (note: the government’s licensing process can take 3 to 6+ months) or (ii) implement a Technology Control Plan (“TCP”) (note: typically adds 2 weeks to the hiring process).

For any Intuitive role subject to export controls, final offers are contingent upon obtaining an approved export license and/or an executed TCP prior to the prospective employee’s
start date, which may or may not be flexible, and within a timeframe that does not unreasonably impede the hiring need. If applicable, candidates will be notified and instructed on any requirements for these purposes.

Responsibilities

This role will be part of Intuitive Future Forward team that aims to improve surgical outcomes and efficiency by innovating in computer graphics, interaction engineering, and embedded system software development.

We work to empower the surgeon by extracting new information from the surgical scene, presenting it with meaningful visualization, and synthesizing it in a way that supports surgical decision making.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in the embedded systems software engineering, 3D and 2D graphics, and interactive application development with a focus on developing algorithms for multi-modal medical imaging applications.

As a member of the Intuitive Future Forward team, you will collaborate and contribute to the conceptualization, design, implementation, and evaluation of new digital interfaces to support a novel robotic system.

You will contribute across the entire development cycle, taking concepts from initial prototypes to production software.

In this role, you will design and implement a variety of software components and will take on projects with broad technical scope, generating delightful digital interfaces inclusive of 2D and 3D content.

About the Company

It started with a simple idea: what if surgery could be less invasive and recovery less painful? Nearly 30 years later, that question still fuels everything we do at

Intuitive

. As a global leader in

robotic-assisted surgery

and

minimally invasive care