Associate Software Engineer
Globus Medical
Summary
The Associate Software Engineer develops high-quality software for Globus Medical products. The engineer works with product and clinical teams to understand user needs and contributes throughout the software development lifecycle, from design and implementation through testing and release. The successful candidate will bring strength in at least one area of software development and enough breadth to work effectively with adjacent parts of the product. Depending on the team, this may include applications, user interfaces, services, data, algorithms, devices, or firmware. The engineer is not expected to be an expert in every area. The scope and autonomy of the position will be calibrated to the selected career level.
Job description
Position Summary
The Associate Software Engineer develops high-quality software for Globus Medical products. The engineer works with product and clinical teams to understand user needs and contributes throughout the software development lifecycle, from design and implementation through testing and release. The successful candidate will bring strength in at least one area of software development and enough breadth to work effectively with adjacent parts of the product. Depending on the team, this may include applications, user interfaces, services, data, algorithms, devices, or firmware. The engineer is not expected to be an expert in every area. The scope and autonomy of the position will be calibrated to the selected career level.
Responsibilities
- Translate clinical, user, and product needs into clear software behavior, designs, interfaces, and verification approaches.
- Design, implement, debug, and test production-quality software using established engineering practices.
- Develop prototypes and proofs of concept when needed to evaluate product or technical ideas.
- Integrate software with adjacent components and systems relevant to the assigned product area.
- Participate in design reviews, code reviews, testing, and release activities.
- Contribute to required medical-device software documentation and follow applicable quality and cybersecurity processes.
- Collaborate with clinical, product, systems, UX, quality, and other engineering specialists as needed.
- Communicate technical decisions, progress, and risks clearly.
- Provide technical guidance or mentoring appropriate to the selected career level.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or advanced degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, physics, or another technical field. Equivalent practical experience may be considered.
- Experience designing, implementing, debugging, and testing software in at least one language appropriate to the product.
- Experience using AI-assisted development tools to support software design, implementation, testing, debugging, or documentation, while independently validating outputs and following applicable security and confidentiality requirements.
- Working knowledge of software design, source control, code review, and automated testing.
- Ability to solve technical problems and learn unfamiliar parts of a software system.
- Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience developing software for medical devices, robotics, navigation, imaging, surgical systems, or another regulated or safety-critical industry.
- Experience with one or more technologies selected for the position.
- Experience with relevant application, UI, service, data, algorithm, device, firmware, or test technologies.
- Familiarity with medical-device software development, design controls, or risk management.
- Experience working directly with clinical users, customers, service teams, or other end users.
- Experience providing technical leadership or mentoring appropriate to the selected career level.
Working Expectations
- Ability to travel up to 10% of the time.
- Ability to attend laboratory sessions, surgeries, customer observations, or field activities as required by the product area.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or advanced degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, physics, or another technical field. Equivalent practical experience may be considered.
- Experience designing, implementing, debugging, and testing software in at least one language appropriate to the product.
- Experience using AI-assisted development tools to support software design, implementation, testing, debugging, or documentation, while independently validating outputs and following applicable security and confidentiality requirements.
- Working knowledge of software design, source control, code review, and automated testing.
- Ability to solve technical problems and learn unfamiliar parts of a software system.
- Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience developing software for medical devices, robotics, navigation, imaging, surgical systems, or another regulated or safety-critical industry.
- Experience with one or more technologies selected for the position.
- Experience with relevant application, UI, service, data, algorithm, device, firmware, or test technologies.
- Familiarity with medical-device software development, design controls, or risk management.
- Experience working directly with clinical users, customers, service teams, or other end users.
- Experience providing technical leadership or mentoring appropriate to the selected career level.
- Ability to travel up to 10% of the time.
- Ability to attend laboratory sessions, surgeries, customer observations, or field activities as required by the product area.
Company overview
Globus Medical, Inc. is a leading publicly traded orthopedic medical device company headquartered in Audubon, Pennsylvania, founded in 2003. The company specializes in the design, development, and commercialization of innovative musculoskeletal solutions that enable surgeons to promote healing in patients with musculoskeletal disorders. Globus Medical has established itself as the fastest growing company in the history of orthopedics through its single-minded focus on advancing surgical technologies. The company's comprehensive product portfolio includes spinal implants, trauma solutions, artificial joints, and the revolutionary ExcelsiusGPS surgical robotic system for spine surgery. Their robotic navigation technology provides sub-millimeter accuracy for transpedicular drilling and screw placement procedures. Globus Medical also offers advanced surgical planning software and registry solutions like SpineTRACK and OrthoTRACK for comprehensive treatment outcomes data collection. The company's mission is to utilize superior engineering and technology to achieve pain-free, active lives for all patients, driving significant technological advancements across a complete suite of orthopedic products.