
Principal Software Engineer, Medical Devices
SandboxAQ
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Palo Alto • California • United States
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Salary
💰 $187,847 - $324,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Own the Platform Architecture: Serve as the final technical authority for the end-to-end software stack
- Architect with "future-proofing" in mind. Anticipate the needs of future commercialization
- Design and maintain a HIPAA-compliant, production-grade data platform that ensures data confidentiality, integrity, and availability from the sensor to the cloud
- Lead the engineering team’s adherence to applicable medical device standards and regulations
- Write code, review complex PRs, debug hardware-software integration issues, and configure CI/CD pipelines
- Mentor a growing team of senior and staff engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence
Requirements
- 10+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 4 years serving as a Technical Lead or Architect for complex, distributed systems
- Deep Medical Device Experience: Proven experience delivering regulated software (IEC 62304 Class B/C) through the full lifecycle, from concept to 510(k)/ De Novo/ PMA submission and post-market support
- Product-Aware Mindset: Demonstrated ability to make architectural trade-offs that favor long-term product flexibility and user experience
- Full-Stack Technical Mastery: Proficiency in modern systems languages (Rust, C++, or Go) and Python. Deep expertise in cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP), Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), and containerization (Docker/Kubernetes)
- Security & Data Privacy: Experience designing HIPAA/GDPR-compliant systems, including encryption, audit logging, and secure data transmission.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents with generous employer premium contributions
- Retirement savings with company matching
- Paid parental leave and inclusive family-building benefits
- Flexible paid time off
- Company-wide seasonal breaks
- Support for flexible work arrangements that enable sustainable performance
- Opportunities for continuous learning and growth through on-the-job development, cross-functional collaboration, and access to internal learning and development programs
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Hard Skills & Tools
software engineeringtechnical leadarchitectdistributed systemsmedical device softwareIEC 62304RustC++GoPython
Soft Skills
mentoringtechnical excellencearchitectural trade-offsproduct flexibilityuser experience