Senior Software Engineer – Simulation & ML Platform

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, computer engineering, robotics, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of industry experience developing software for simulation, machine learning, robotics, computer vision, or autonomous-systems.

with high-volume image, video, time-series, or scientific data and formats such as Parquet, Zarr, or HDF5.

• Strong proficiency in Python and at least one additional language such as C++, Java, or TypeScript.
• Experience building data-intensive applications or data-processing pipelines.

designing and operating production-quality backend or platform systems.

with asynchronous processing, distributed workers, message queues, or event-driven architectures.

• Strong understanding of API design, data modeling, concurrency, failure handling, and distributed-system fundamentals.
• Experience with Docker, Linux, testing, observability, and production deployment.

• Experience with NVIDIA Isaac Sim, Isaac Lab, MuJoCo, Gazebo, PhysX, or another robotics simulation platform. Familiarity with USD assets and scene composition.
• Experience with coordinate transforms, robot kinematics, joint states, trajectory representations, sensor synchronization, or closed-loop control.
• Experience with ROS or ROS 2 and GPU-enabled applications or infrastructure.
• Experience with Redis, RabbitMQ, Kafka, Ray, Celery, Kubernetes, Slurm, or cloud batch systems.
• Experience building scientific, engineering, ML, or internal developer tools.
• Experience with PyTorch, JAX, TensorFlow, MLflow, or Weights & Biases.

Due to the nature of our business and the role, please note that Intuitive and/or your customer(s) may require that you show current proof of vaccination against certain diseases including COVID-19.

Details can vary by role.

Intuitive is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees, and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type, without regard to race, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status, genetic information or any other status protected under federal, state, or local applicable laws.

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Export Controls Disclaimer: In accordance with the U.S.

Export Administration Regulations (15 CFR §743.13(b)), some roles at Intuitive Surgical may be subject to U.S. export controls for prospective employees who are nationals from countries currently on embargo or sanctions status.

Certain information you provide as part of the application will be used for purposes of determining whether Intuitive Surgical will need to (i) obtain an export license from the U.S.

Government on your behalf (note: the government’s licensing process can take 3 to 6+ months) or (ii) implement a Technology Control Plan (“TCP”) (note: typically adds 2 weeks to the hiring process).

For any Intuitive role subject to export controls, final offers are contingent upon obtaining an approved export license and/or an executed TCP prior to the prospective employee’s start date, which may or may not be flexible, and within a timeframe that does not unreasonably impede the hiring need.

If applicable, candidates will be notified and instructed on any requirements for these purposes.

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This position may be filled at a different job level than listed here depending on

business need and/or on the selected candidate’s experience, knowledge and skills.

will be based primarily on the job level at which the role is filled and the

candidate’s qualifications, consistent with applicable law.

We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, benefits, and equity.

It would not be typical for someone to be hired at the top end of range for the role, as actual pay will be determined based on several factors, including experience, skills, and qualifications.

The target compensation ranges are listed.

It started with a simple idea: what if surgery could be less invasive and recovery less painful?

Nearly 30 years later, that question still fuels everything we do at Intuitive.

As a global leader in robotic-assisted surgery and minimally invasive care, our technologies—like the da Vinci surgical system and Ion—have transformed how care is delivered for millions of patients worldwide.

We’re a team of engineers, clinicians, and innovators united by one purpose: to make surgery smarter, safer, and more human.

Every day, our work helps care teams perform with greater precision and patients recover faster, improving outcomes around the world.

The problems we solve demand creativity, rigor, and collaboration.

The work is challenging, but deeply meaningful—because every improvement we make has the potential to change a life.

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