Software Engineer – R&D Orthopedic Surgery

Description

You will join the R&D Orthopedic Surgery team as a software engineer and take part in building surgical applications for orthopedic procedures. Your work covers the whole medical device cycle, from prototyping new ideas through implementation to clinical evaluation of the finished device. What you build will be used in hospitals around the world.

You will work in a multidisciplinary team of hardware, software and clinical application engineers. Using C++ and HTML5, you will help create software for the company's orthopedic surgery portfolio, working with other teams and the existing software framework. Orthopedic surgeons in hospitals worldwide will use the application.

The company is based in Munich and has been in health technology for over 35 years. It digitizes medical workflows from diagnosis to therapy, and its digital ecosystem is used in 4000 hospitals in 120 countries. The company has around 2000 employees across 25 locations worldwide.

Responsibilities

• Take part in the full software lifecycle, from first concept to product release.
• Design and implement components and services across system layers in C++, C, Rust, TypeScript, HTML5 and React.
• Build software for systems that support accurate and reliable surgical procedures.
• Help shape a robust, scalable and maintainable architecture together with other R&D teams.
• Keep software quality high through code reviews, automated tests and CI/CD.
• Write and maintain documentation and verification records that meet medical device standards.
• Work across the stack, from user interfaces to core system design.
• Deliver software that meets medical regulations and standards such as IEC 62304, ISO 14971 and IEC 62366 for the EU and US markets.

Requirements

• A degree in computer science, mathematics, physics, engineering or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong object-oriented programming skills, with C++ as your main language.
• Experience with, or a strong interest in, system-level development (C++, C, Rust) and modern frontend technologies (TypeScript, HTML5, React).
• Familiarity with AI models for daily work and agents for complex tasks is beneficial.
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Git, Ansible or Jenkins, or similar.
• A structured approach to software development with a focus on quality.
• Curiosity, a sense of ownership and a drive to solve complex problems. You want to build technology that makes a real difference in clinical practice.
• Fluent English and German.

Conditions

Hybrid working within Germany, with flexible working hours.

30 vacation days, plus December 24 and December 31.

Benefits

• Bike leasing through a partner provider.
• Parking garage and secure underground bike storage.
• Subsidized company restaurant and in-house cafes, which have won awards.
• Varied fitness programme in a modern 360 m² company gym.
• Regular after-work, team and company events.
• Training and continuing education opportunities.
• An international, supportive team and work with a lasting impact on medical technology.