Software Engineer, iOS/VisionOS (Mixed Reality)(Principal)

Work Flexibility: Remote or Hybrid or Onsite

It's an Exciting Time to Join Stryker!

What You Will Do

As a valued member of Stryker’s AI innovation unit, you will work alongside trailblazers, industry visionaries, innovators, and inventors who are committed to bringing computer vision, AI/ML and digital innovation to the operating room and other healthcare settings.

You’ll contribute to fast-paced cycles of leading edge innovation and develop core technologies that power a wide array of Stryker’s solutions, including: surgical robotics and navigation, image-guided surgery, treatment selection, outcome assessment, and clinical decision intelligence. You will apply your core skills across a range of deployment platforms spanning from mobile applications, cloud services, and SDKs to embedded systems, edge devices, and mixed reality (XR) platforms. You will have an opportunity to work across a wide variety of therapeutic areas ranging from orthopedics and neurosurgery to emergency care and operating room safety and efficiency – plus much more.

The  Principal Software Engineer,  iOS/VisionOS (Mixed Reality) will be responsible for designing and developing advanced features for our iOS/VisionOS (Mixed Reality) applications, as well as maintaining and optimizing existing features. This person will lead the overall software architecture and work closely with the rest of the development team, including designers and backend developers, to ensure that our apps meet the highest standards of quality and performance.

Technical Responsibilities:

• You will conduct and design advanced prototyping and testing.
• You will conduct advanced problem solving, identify potential solutions, and evaluate them against component and sub-system requirements.
• You will conduct and design research and studies to support advanced product design.
• You will translate user needs to design inputs/specifications and produce advanced component and sub-system level designs.
• You will analyze and correct complex product design issues, using independent judgment.
• You will independently balance design tradeoffs while designing a component of the system.
• You will develop and design software systems per requirements and architecture defined.
• You will lead development of Mobile Applications for iOS products include iPads, iPods, and iPhones.
• You will design, architect, and develop maintainable, testable, functional software that meets product and customer requirements
• You will enforce and maintain software coding standards
• You will analyze user needs and software requirements to determine feasibility of design within time and cost constraints.
• You will develop prototypes for future AR/xR experiences, drive continued development, and integrate robust solutions into product.
• User Interface (UI) Design: You will develop visually appealing and intuitive user interfaces that provide an exceptional user experience, using Swift or Objective-C and leveraging iOS frameworks such as UIKit, ARKit, etc.
• Model Deployment and Integration: You will work closely with the Computer Vision team to deploy AI/ML models and assets into medical devices or head-mounted devices. This may involve optimizing models for real-time performance, ensuring compatibility with the device's hardware and software, and implementing APIs for seamless communication between the AI/ML model/assets and the device.

General Responsibilities:

• You will lead cooperative efforts with R&D, Quality, Manufacturing, Regulatory, Clinical, Marketing and Project Management to ensure project success
• You will lead and support other team members to create or improve procedures, policies, processes, systems, and technology requirements
• You will develop and utilize tools to enhance the company’s product/process development or performance
• You will mentor and grow technical talent within discipline/function
• You will lead and support complex product development for cross functional teams, influencing multiple technical areas of expertise
• You will hold the team accountable to deliver high quality results with passion, energy and drive to meet business priorities
• You will mentor, develop and influence across the business, intentionally building divisional relationships
• You will identify and implement design and process solutions and ensure they are sustained over time
• You will lead code reviews for projects/systems as independent reviewer applying design principals, coding standards and best practices
• You will collaboratively review and update coding standards

What You Need

• Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science or other related discipline required