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Lead Software Engineer

Elekta
Swedenfull_timeVerifiedPosted 24 Jul 2025

About the role

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Want to join a team with a mission to improve and save lives?  

We continually look for motivated and skilled individuals who are interested in supporting our customers – healthcare professionals who use our products to help patients and their communities.

We currently have the following opportunity available - please contact us for more details!

We don’t just build technology. We build hope.

Here at Elekta, you will make a difference. We are leaders in precision radiation therapy, we're committed to ensuring everyone has access to the best cancer care possible. Are you as passionate about humanity and innovation as we are? Then we would love to meet you!

What you’ll do at Elekta

The Lead Software Engineer is involved in the specification and development of the product, associated tools and the continuous integration system.

The Lead Software Engineer will co-operate within their agile team and with other teams in the Neuro program, using the prescribed methods of

coding, review, version control system handling, etc. to deliver their work and to assist others where necessary. The engineer may lead their team in certain aspects of its work.

Responsibilities:

  • To participate in all activities of software R&D projects, with emphasis on requirement specification, design, implementation, testing and documentation, user interface and usability considerations, risk analysis and configuration management whilst following company standards
  • To write and review TPS code and code for supporting systems and tools
  • To assist other teams in the Engineering department with TPS-related issues when required
  • To perform evaluations of technologies, methodologies and products
  • To follow the technical and clinical evolution within the field
  • Apply agile principles and practices, following SAFe methodology as a member of a scrum team.
  • Understand and adhere to the Elekta quality system, and introduce improvements to its effectiveness
  • To actively contribute to developing the TPS Engineering department by suggesting process improvements, sharing knowledge and coaching co-workers, and taking responsibility for software code and design improvements.

Authorities:

  • To participate in the definition and system design of products
  • To decide design solutions and implementation of those solutions
  • To review code and software-related documents
  • To review technical product documents

Relevant knowledge, skills and competencies:

  • Master of Science in Engineering Physics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent
  • Excellent command of English in speech and writing
  • Configuration management, continuous integration pipelines
  • Work with Linux systems
  • Significant work with C++
  • Thorough experience in Software Engineering, using version control systems, handling multiple branches in a team-based environment.
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