Sr. Software Design Engineer

Philips; Best; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Philips is seeking a (Sr.) Software Design Engineer for the iApps team within Philips Image-Guided Therapy. You will work on developing and advancing 3D imaging applications on the Philips Azurion platform, embedded in cross-functional Scrum teams across Advanced Development and PDLM.

The role emphasizes hands-on Modern C++ engineering for real-time rendering and image processing in medical devices. The position involves collaborating with internal Philips teams and external partners, focusing

Qualifications

• 5+ years hands-on software engineering experience.
• Core Modern C++ (17/20) in daily work with large-scale codebases.
• Experience in 3D rendering, image processing, and computer vision is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Actively write, refactor, and evolve high-performance, modern C++ for real-time 3D visualization in clinical contexts.
• Maintain and enhance rendering engines and visualization pipelines to ensure high-frame-rate, smooth rendering of medical imaging data.
• Integrate and optimize real-time 2D/3D image processing, volume reconstruction, and data streams from detectors/cameras.
• De-risk architectural designs, modernize subsystems, and ensure modularity across the software platform.
• Profile and optimize CPU/GPU bottlenecks, memory usage, and multithreading to meet real-time safety requirements.

Skills

C++17/20

Real-time rendering

Image processing

OpenGL/Vulkan/DirectX

Medical device domain

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science or related field

Tools

OpenGL

Vulkan

DirectX

Job description

Business Unit: Philips Image-Guided Therapy (IGT)_ iApps

Contract Type: Contingent Via Randstad

Location: Best, Netherlands (Hybrid: 3-4 days on-site at R&D facilities)

About The Role

At Philips IGT Systems R&D, we develop industry-leading image-guided therapy solutions that help clinicians decide, guide, treat, and confirm the right therapy in real-time during complex interventional procedures (e.g., balloon angioplasty, cardiac stent placements).

As a (Sr.) Software Design Engineer, you will join the iApps (Interventional Applications) organization developing and advancing our portfolio of 3D imaging applications on the Philips Azurion platform. You will be embedded with multi-disciplinary partner and core Scrum teams - taking ideas from early-stage de-risking and rapid prototyping (Advanced Development) to robust, high-performance clinical releases (PDLM).

This is a hands-on Modern C++ engineering role focused on real-time rendering, image processing, hardware/sensor integration, and modernizing a large-scale, mission-critical codebase.

Key Responsibilities

• Actively write, refactor, and evolve high-performance, modern C++ code (C++17/20) for real-time 3D clinical visualization and interventional guidance applications.


• Maintain and enhance rendering engines and visualization pipelines (OpenGL, Vulkan, DirectX, or proprietary shader pipelines) to ensure high-frame-rate, zero-stutter rendering of medical imaging data.


• Integrate and optimize algorithms for real-time 2D/3D image processing, volume reconstruction, noise reduction, and data acquisition streams from physical X-ray detectors and camera subsystems.


• De-risk architectural designs, modernize legacy subsystems and interfaces, eliminate technical debt, and ensure modularity across our shared software platform.


• Profile and optimize CPU/GPU bottlenecks, memory utilization, latency, and multithreading behavior to meet strict medical real-time and safety-critical standards.


• Design and build automated unit, integration, and subsystem test capabilities (e.g., GoogleTest, Catch2) to enable continuous testing in CI/CD pipelines.


• Collaborate actively in cross-functional Scrum teams (alongside internal Philips teams and external software partner teams), driving technical reviews and continuous improvement.

What We Are Looking For

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, or related field, with 5+ years of hands-on software engineering experience.


• Core Modern (C++ 17/20) has been your primary daily language with strong expertise in and large-scale codebases.


• Experience in 3D Rendering & Visualization, Image Processing & Computer Vision is plus


• Proven track record in profiling/optimizing high-performance software and integrating software with physical hardware/instrumentation.


• Experience in high-tech or safety-critical domains (Medical Devices, Robotics, Semiconductor, Automotive/ADAS, or Gaming/Simulation engines).