Senior Software Quality Engineer – SaMD & AI/ML

Xapply; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Intuitive Surgical is seeking a Senior Software Quality Engineer to provide independent quality oversight for SaMD, SiMD, and digital health solutions. You will partner with Engineering, Regulatory, and Product Quality to drive quality by design across the lifecycle.

This role requires strong software quality knowledge, SDLC proficiency, and a focus on regulatory and cybersecurity readiness to ensure safe, effective medical devices.

Qualifications

• Experience in software quality engineering across the SDLC.
• Ability to challenge design decisions with quality risk analysis.
• Familiarity with regulatory, cybersecurity, and risk management expectations.

Responsibilities

• Provide independent quality oversight for SaMD/SiMD and cloud healthcare solutions.
• Lead quality-by-design practices early in product development.
• Evaluate architecture, design, verification, and release readiness for quality and compliance.

Skills

Software Quality

SDLC

Cybersecurity

Quality Leadership

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS or Eng

Tools

Git

Azure DevOps

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI/CD

Job description

Intuitive Surgical is seeking a Senior Software Quality Engineer to provide independent quality oversight for SaMD, SiMD, and digital health solutions. You will partner with Engineering, Regulatory, and Product Quality to drive quality by design across the lifecycle.

This role requires strong software quality knowledge, SDLC proficiency, and a focus on regulatory and cybersecurity readiness to ensure safe, effective medical devices.