Senior Software Engineer II (m/f/d) - Computer Aided Manufacturing

Dentsply Sirona is the world’s largest manufacturer of professional dental products and technologies, with a 130-year history of innovation and service to the dental industry and patients worldwide. Dentsply Sirona develops, manufactures, and markets a comprehensive solutions offering including dental and oral health products as well as other consumable medical devices under a strong portfolio of world class brands. Dentsply Sirona’s products provide innovative, high-quality and effective solutions to advance patient care and deliver better and safer dentistry. Dentsply Sirona’s global headquarters is located in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. The company’s shares are listed in the United States on NASDAQ under the symbol XRAY.

We develop and operate Software for the compilation, management and execution of Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM) jobs. Our software has advanced algorithms for tasks such as orientation optimization, support structure generation and calculation of dynamic toolpaths (for subtractive manufacturing) and slice images as well as irradiation strategies (for additive manufacturing), feeding state-of-the-art devices that are developed and assembled entirely in-house, for the creation of patient-specific appliances in dental practices and laboratories.

We are looking for an experienced and talented Software Developer (m/f/d) with a strong technical and/or natural scientific background to strengthen our teams for the further development of our features and for our endeavor to move functionality from a monolithic on-premise software product to a microservice-based, GCP-hosted cloud offering. This individual will be expected to take key responsibility and drive innovation within our Computer Aided Manufacturing R&D activities.

Senior Software Engineer II (m/f/d) - Computer Aided Manufacturing

Key Responsibilities:

Technical Implementation & Development

• Drive cross-functional alignment between Product, UX, and Infrastructure teams.
• Mentor engineers across multiple teams, serving as a technical coach and advisor.
• Introduce and champion new technologies to improve development efficiency.
• Own incident response processes and ensure system resiliency.

Project Scope & Complexity

• Lead implementation across multiple epics, coordinating multiple features and ensuring consistency in refinement.
• Guide epic refinement process to effectively manage multiple features across different teams.

Communication & Impact

• Present complex technical strategies to diverse stakeholder groups.
• Drive alignment on technical decisions across multiple teams.

Leadership & Growth

• Provide company-wide technical mentorship.
• Guide architectural decisions and technical direction.

Requirements and Qualifications:

Education

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in a field related to Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science or equivalent experience.

Years and Type of Experience

• 6 - 8 Years of software engineering experience.
• Experience leading complex technical projects across teams.
• Experience with system architecture and scalability.
• Experience mentoring engineers across multiple teams.
• Experience with distributed systems.
• Experience with technical strategy development is advantageous.
• Experience in medical device development is a plus.
• Track record of successful architecture decisions is a plus.

Key Skills, Knowledge & Capabilities

• Expert-level technical strategy and system design skills.
• Sound knowledge in at least one of the fields of Algorithmics, Robotics / Trajectory Planning, Computational Geometry, CAM Systems, Computer Graphics, 3D Mesh Processing and Tool Development, Physical Modelling.
• Strong incident response and system reliability experience.
• Proven cross-functional leadership abilities.
• Good knowledge of English, both written and spoken. German language skills is advantageous.
• Experience with regulatory compliance is advantageous.
• Industry recognition and thought leadership is a plus.
• Deep understanding of scalability and performance optimization is a plus.

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DentsplySirona is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, or protected Veteran status. We appreciate your interest in DentsplySirona.

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