Senior Software Engineer
Bellevue, WA (Hybrid) · Full-time · $120,000–$160,000
Compensation
The salary range for this position is $120,000–$160,000 per year, depending on experience and qualifications. As an early hire, you will also receive a meaningful equity stake in the company. Our benefits package includes employer-paid medical coverage for employees, dental and vision, a 401(k) with company match, paid time off (including paid sick leave), and basic life insurance.
About the Role
Do you want to help create the first generation of medical robotics tools for trauma patients?
Every year, people die from injuries they could have survived if a trauma surgeon had reached them in time. Lightside Surgical is building a portable, field-deployable robotics platform that can control life-threatening bleeding whether the patient is in an ambulance, at a rural clinic, or on the scene. We need you to help us achieve our goal: Making survival depend less on how close you are to an experienced trauma surgeon.
We are building a next-generation virtual medical simulation platform used in the development of AI-assisted robotic trauma intervention tools. We use a proprietary state-of-the-art data-driven video-game engine to facilitate the creation of simulation environments to train and validate new robotic tools.
Responsibilities
Required Qualifications
Additional Qualifications
Experience in one or more of the following, a plus:
Who We're Looking For
You are an experienced engine developer who is passionate about real-time engine technology and enjoy building core technology from the ground up. You understand how modern data-driven game engines are architected and are motivated to improve core engine functionality, performance, and tools. You thrive in a collaborative startup environment where your work has a direct impact on the product and the future of the company.
If you are excited about applying your real-time engine expertise to advance the future of medical robotics, we'd love to hear from you.
Why Join Us?
You'll help develop the first generation of AI-driven robotics tools for trauma patients. As an early member of the team, you'll have significant ownership of the engine code base and the work you do will have a direct impact on people’s lives.
Lightside Surgical is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants and employees with disabilities.
The salary range for this position is $120,000–$160,000 per year, depending on experience and qualifications. As an early hire, you will also receive a meaningful equity stake in the company. Our benefits package includes employer-paid medical coverage for employees, dental and vision, a 401(k) with company match, paid time off (including paid sick leave), and basic life insurance.
About the Role
Do you want to help create the first generation of medical robotics tools for trauma patients?
Every year, people die from injuries they could have survived if a trauma surgeon had reached them in time. Lightside Surgical is building a portable, field-deployable robotics platform that can control life-threatening bleeding whether the patient is in an ambulance, at a rural clinic, or on the scene. We need you to help us achieve our goal: Making survival depend less on how close you are to an experienced trauma surgeon.
We are building a next-generation virtual medical simulation platform used in the development of AI-assisted robotic trauma intervention tools. We use a proprietary state-of-the-art data-driven video-game engine to facilitate the creation of simulation environments to train and validate new robotic tools.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain a data-driven rendering engine for medical robotics applications.
- Architect and implement core engine systems with a focus on performance and stability.
- Develop and improve scene management tools, asset pipelines, and supporting engine infrastructure.
- Build robust tools and workflows that enable efficient content creation and rapid iteration.
- Optimize CPU and GPU performance for real-time rendering applications.
- Collaborate closely with robotics engineers to integrate robotics systems data into the scene.
Required Qualifications
- 3+ years of professional software development experience.
- Experience designing and implementing a modern game engine or real-time rendering engine.
- Strong C++ programming skills.
- Solid understanding of 3D programming concepts.
- Strong foundation in linear algebra and mathematics used in computer graphics.
- Understanding of real-time engine systems, including asset pipelines, object management, and tools.
- Self-motivated with the ability to solve complex technical problems independently and collaboratively.
Additional Qualifications
Experience in one or more of the following, a plus:
- Real-time physics simulation.
- Multi-threaded software development.
- Real-time 3D graphics pipelines.
- Programmable shader development.
- Graphics debugging and profiling tools.
Who We're Looking For
You are an experienced engine developer who is passionate about real-time engine technology and enjoy building core technology from the ground up. You understand how modern data-driven game engines are architected and are motivated to improve core engine functionality, performance, and tools. You thrive in a collaborative startup environment where your work has a direct impact on the product and the future of the company.
If you are excited about applying your real-time engine expertise to advance the future of medical robotics, we'd love to hear from you.
Why Join Us?
You'll help develop the first generation of AI-driven robotics tools for trauma patients. As an early member of the team, you'll have significant ownership of the engine code base and the work you do will have a direct impact on people’s lives.
Lightside Surgical is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants and employees with disabilities.