Senior Software Architect Azurion Eye

Job Description

As Senior Software Architect - Azurion Eye, you will shape the AI-driven software architecture for cath lab solutions, defining and evolving the architecture for lab orchestrator and clinical operating functions across cloud, edge, and system integrations.

• Location: Best, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
• Job type: Full time

You will ensure the architecture supports low-latency workflow automation, standards-based interfacing & strong quality, and regulatory compliance in a complex, global R&D environment.

Your role:

• Partner closely with cross-functional leaders (software, AI/data, systems, cybersecurity, verification, clinical and product) to drive architectural alignment, make trade-offs explicit, and enable crisp decisions across teams and sites.
• Define and evolve software architecture for the Azurion Eye orchestrator and clinical operating functions, including interface design and integration patterns across cloud, edge, and Azurion ecosystem integrations.
• Translate present and future feature needs plus non-functional requirements (latency, availability, scalability, security, observability, maintainability) into practical reference architectures and implementation guardrails for teams.
• Evaluate and reduce technical uncertainty by identifying architectural risks early, shaping mitigation strategies, and contributing to risk management activities in a regulated development context.
• Drive architectural discussions and decisions on system boundaries, interface contracts, and integration strategies to achieve robust interoperability and predictable system performance (microservice-first and REST-based components).
• Embed engineering excellence into architecture: alignment with CI/CD, automation, operational diagnostics and observability patterns that enable frequent, safe releases.
• Support build-vs-buy and partner integration decisions when relevant, ensuring external components accelerate delivery without compromising safety, quality, or long-term evolvability.
• Mentor and coach engineers through design reviews, architectural decision records, and interface governance—raising the bar for documentation quality, implementation consistency, and sustainable execution.
• Foster a culture of continuous learning and collaborative problem solving that strengthens architecture craftsmanship and accelerates delivery of AI-enabled innovation.
• Lead by example by hands-on contributing to the software development of the components & driving PoC’s towards technology & design decisions

You're the right fit if:

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Informatics, Software Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Strong experience (typically 7+ years) designing and delivering complex software in regulated environments, spanning edge/embedded and cloud services. Experience in delivering software under medical device regulation is strongly preferred.
• Experience in building & designing distributed systems across on-prem and cloud-native/edge-native environments, including containers and Kubernetes, and the ability to translate this into actionable guidance for teams.
• Strong background in distributed systems and event-driven or integration-heavy architectures, with the ability to define stable interface contracts that support reliable, low-latency workflow orchestration.
• Hands-on familiarity with modern engineering quality practices (automated testing, CI/CD, observability/monitoring, operational readiness, ai assisted development) applied in a regulated medical context.
• Understanding of healthcare interoperability and imaging ecosystem constraints; familiarity with standards such as DICOM & FHIR is especially relevant in the Azurion Eye context.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills—able to negotiate constraints, explain technical considerations, and recommend solutions across cross-site, cross-functional teams.
• Practical judgment in balancing feature delivery with technical debt and platform evolution, maintaining existing technology while enabling innovation.
• Comfort operating at the intersection of software, AI/data, and system integration, ensuring architecture supports safety, cybersecurity, verification strategy, and design control expectations.
• Pragmatic approach, combining technical leadership with hands-on guidance for services written in Golang & Python.
• Comfort operating in a dynamic, evolving environment where requirements may not always be fully defined.

How we work together

We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week.

About Philips

We are a health technology company.