Senior Software Designer (C++) – Image Guided Therapy

As a Senior Software Designer (C++) – Image Guided Therapy, you will work on performance-critical, medical roadmapping software (Viewing Software) that directly supports minimally invasive, image-guided medical procedures. Within IGT Innovation, you will contribute to the FORS technology proposition, a key innovation in early business maturity that combines advanced sensing and software to disrupt the current status quo in interventional healthcare.

In this role, you ensure strong technical alignment and reuse between roadmapping features and system functionality developed across the Image Guided Therapy (IGT) System Software teams. You will operate in a safety-critical, real-time clinical environment where software quality, performance, and reliability are essential to patient outcomes.

You will be part of a customer-centric, fast-learning, and agile software team, collaborating closely with architects, system teams, and stakeholders across IGT.

Your role

• Design, develop, and maintain high-quality, performant, and maintainable C++ software for the IGT viewing application and its Windows-based hosting platform, operating in a safety-critical clinical environment.
• Drive feature-based development within an agile framework and take end-to-end ownership of design, implementation, documentation, automated testing, release, and long-term maintainability of medical software.
• Ensure software development and documentation are compliant with IEC 62304, Philips QMS, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Contribute to architectural discussions, influence technical decisions, and continuously improve the codebase and development processes, balancing performance, reliability, safety, and security.
• Collaborate closely with system software teams to ensure technical alignment, reuse, and integration across the broader IGT software landscape.
• Share knowledge, mentor colleagues, and actively contribute to a culture of engineering excellence and continuous improvement.

You will report to the Group Leader FORS Software Solutions, with functional guidance from the application software architect and operational guidance from the software team lead.

This role offers strong technical growth through exposure to complex system software, regulated product development, and cross-team collaboration within Image Guided Therapy, with opportunities to grow toward technical leadership or architecture roles.

You are the right fit if you have:

• A BSc or MSc in Software Engineering, Informatics, Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience.
• At least 5 years of experience developing high-tech, complex applications in modern C++ (C++14 or later), preferably within long-lifecycle or safety-critical systems.
• Strong software design and programming skills in modern C++, including experience developing Windows-based application or platform software.
• Proven experience integrating managed (.NET/C#) and unmanaged (native C++) components using interoperability techniques and tools.
• Experience working within structured product development processes, ideally in regulated industries such as medical devices.
• A mindset that values engineering rigor, clean architecture, collaboration, and applying technical expertise in a domain where software quality truly matters.

Nice to have:

• Experience with automated testing frameworks and CI/CD pipelines for C++ projects.
• Familiarity with static analysis tools, GitHub Actions, or similar tooling.
• Exposure to embedded systems or cross-platform development.

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.

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