Senior Software Engineer

Life Unlimited. At Smith+Nephew, we design and manufacture technology that takes the limits off living.
 

Are you passionate about developing high-quality, scalable, and robust software solutions for medical applications? Do you thrive in a dynamic, collaborative environment where you can make a significant impact? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you! We are seeking a talented Senior Software Engineer to join our team and help us enhance our digital presence and improve customer engagement.

This role will focus on UI/UX design and development alongside hands‑on graphics and rendering work. The Senior Engineer will play a key role in decoupling UI from graphics code and contributing to the modernization of our rendering architecture.

What will you be doing?

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and implementing software solutions that meet the highest standards of quality and performance. Your key responsibilities will include:

• Develop and implement high-quality, scalable, and robust software solutions for medical applications using full-stack development principles. This includes applying knowledge of medical image processing and visualization techniques.
• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including product managers, product owners, and fellow engineers.
• Participate in Agile development processes, including sprint planning, code reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Design, implement, and maintain UI and rendering components for complex applications.
• Contribute to the decoupling of existing UI layers from graphics/rendering code to improve modularity and maintainability.
• Implement and optimize rendering solutions using modern graphics APIs.
• Collaborate with designers, systems engineers, and other software engineers to deliver high‑quality user experiences.
• Participate in technical design discussions and review code for quality and correctness.
• Troubleshoot and resolve rendering, UI, and performance issues in production systems.
   

What will you need to be successful?
 

Education:

• A Bachelor's or Master's in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field is required.
   

Experience:

• 5-8 years of professional experience in design and implementation of complex software components
• Strong hands-on experience with SDL, CUDA, Vulkan, and OpenGL
• Demonstrated expertise in scene rendering and graphics pipeline development.
• Experience modernizing or refactoring legacy rendering or UI architectures.
• Proven ability to deliver complex systems from design through deployment.
• Strong programming skills in a compiled language such as C++, and experience developing production software in Python is preferred.
• Proficiency in image processing algorithms and libraries (e.g., OpenCV, ITK)
• Experience with medical image visualization tools and techniques is a plus
• Proven track record in algorithm development is a plus

Knowledge:

• Deep understanding of UI/UX principles as they apply to graphics‑driven applications is required.
• Knowledge of robotic systems
• Experience in machine learning or deep learning, especially in segmentation, registration, or classification of medical images

Competences:

• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and collaboration skills

Travel:

• Travel Requirements: Domestic / International – up to 15%

You Unlimited. We believe in creating the greatest good for society. Our strongest investments are in our people and the patients we serve.    

• Inclusion and Belonging- Committed to Welcoming, Celebrating and Thriving on Inclusion and Belonging, Learn more about Employee Inclusion Groups on our website ( https://www.smith-nephew.com/).
• Your Future: 401k Matching Program, 401k Plus Program, Discounted Stock Options, Tuition Reimbursement  
• Work/Life Balance: Flexible Personal/Vacation Time Off, Paid Holidays, Flex Holidays, Paid Community Service Day  
• Your Wellbeing: Medical, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account (Employer Contribution of $500+ annually), Employee Assistance Program, Parental Leave, Fertility and Adoption Assistance Program 
• Flexibility: Hybrid Work Model (For most professional roles)  
• Training: Hands-On, Team-Customized, Mentorship  
• Extra Perks: Discounts on fitness clubs, travel and more!  

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