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Medtronic

Senior Software Engineer – 3D Visualization, OpenGL

Medtronic

Sr. Software Engineer at Medtronic focusing on 3D visualization using OpenGL and VTK.

Posted 5/7/2026full-timeNewton • Massachusetts, Minnesota • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $124,800 - $187,200 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
Distributed SystemsDockerLinuxPythonQt

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Own significant rendering subsystems: anatomy rendering, signal/activation overlays, catheter visualization, interactive 3D camera and selection.
  • Optimize the OpenGL/VTK rendering pipeline for real-time performance under realistic clinical workloads.
  • Drive root cause on hard rendering problems: shader bugs, GPU memory issues, frame-rate cliffs, cross-driver behavior.
  • Own features, components, or subsystems end-to-end.
  • Determine the technical approach for complex component- and subsystem-level problems with limited supervision.
  • Lead development across design, implementation, integration, and support for assigned areas.
  • Contribute to software architecture, design improvements, engineering practices, and development processes.
  • Provide technical leadership through code reviews, mentoring, and guidance.
  • Collaborate effectively across software, systems, hardware, and quality in a regulated environment.
  • Communicate technical issues, tradeoffs, and recommendations clearly to team members and stakeholders.

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 4 years of relevant experience OR Master’s degree with a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience OR PhD with 0 years relevant experience
  • Strong production experience with OpenGL, WebGL, Vulkan, DirectX, or comparable rendering API; experience with VTK or comparable 3D toolkits.
  • Experience integrating real-time 3D rendering with Qt/QML application UIs.
  • Comfort debugging at the GPU level: shaders, driver behavior, memory budgets, frame-rate analysis.
  • Strong Python and/or C++ expertise, with a track record of delivering production software.
  • Experience building large, complex software applications or subsystems.
  • Experience with Linux, networking, and multi-device or distributed systems.
  • Experience with Docker, CI/CD, and automated testing.
  • Strong debugging and problem-solving skills, including the ability to work effectively with ambiguity and incomplete information.
  • Experience contributing to architecture, design standards, or technical direction within a team or subsystem.
  • Experience collaborating across cross-functional teams in a regulated or quality-driven environment.
  • Sets standards and best practices for effective use of AI development tools on the team.

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Health, Dental and vision insurance
  • Health Savings Account
  • Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
  • Life insurance
  • Long-term disability leave
  • Dependent daycare spending account
  • Tuition assistance/reimbursement
  • Simple Steps (global well-being program)
  • Incentive plans
  • 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match
  • Short-term disability
  • Paid time off
  • Paid holidays
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums)
  • Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums)

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Hard Skills & Tools
OpenGLWebGLVulkanDirectXVTKPythonC++real-time 3D renderingdebuggingautomated testing
Soft Skills
technical leadershipproblem-solvingcommunicationcollaborationmentoringdesign improvementsengineering practicesguidanceworking with ambiguitysetting standards