Senior Desktop Software Engineer for Brain-Computer Interface

Orbit Neuro Co.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Orbit Neuro Co. is seeking a senior desktop software engineer to shape a greenfield brain-sensing wearable desktop application. You will define architecture, select technologies, and drive a responsive UI while coordinating with acquisition services and cloud publication.

You will work closely with scientists and designers to turn complex instrument behavior into intuitive interactions, ensuring robust session workflows and headless testing support.

Qualifications

• Degree in computer science or related field.
• At least five years of professional experience building desktop applications.
• Strong modern C++ skills and experience with GUI frameworks such as Qt.
• Experience integrating services, devices, or data streams into software.

Responsibilities

• Shape the application architecture, tech choices, and UI vs acquisition boundaries.
• Create workflows for connection, self-test, recording setup, and session monitoring.
• Develop acquisition and recording services coordinating device state, storage, and cloud publication.
• Build responsive interfaces showing session progress, measurement quality, and device status.
• Collaborate with scientists and designers to translate instrument behavior into intuitive interactions.
• Design robust session/recording workflows to build user confidence in data.
• Build simulators, replay tools, tests, and packaging for cross-platform delivery.

Skills

Desktop application development

Modern C++

Asynchronous programming

GUI design & event-driven

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/EE or related field

Tools

Qt framework

gRPC

Protobuf

REST APIs

WebSockets

IPC

CMake

Googletest/Catch2

Qt Quick/QML

Job description

Orbit Neuro Co. is seeking a senior desktop software engineer to shape a greenfield brain-sensing wearable desktop application. You will define architecture, select technologies, and drive a responsive UI while coordinating with acquisition services and cloud publication.

You will work closely with scientists and designers to turn complex instrument behavior into intuitive interactions, ensuring robust session workflows and headless testing support.