Sr. Software Engineer (Team Lead)

HistoSonics, Inc.; Minneapolis, Saint Paul (MN, MN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Life and disability insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Job summary

HistoSonics, Inc. is seeking a Team Lead to run the day-to-day rhythm of empowered software teams, blending Product Owner and Scrum Master duties.

You will translate priorities into a concrete backlog and lead agile ceremonies to maximize value and quality. You will collaborate with Product Managers, Dev Leads, and Project Managers to align execution with engineering standards while driving continuous improvement and predictable delivery.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of experience in software development or delivery roles.
• Experience as Software Engineer, Scrum Master, or Product Owner.
• Ability to operate as a technical contributor without formal people-management authority.
• Familiar with agile methodologies and facilitating ceremonies.
• Willingness to travel domestically up to 10%.
• Experience in medical device or regulated software preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the team backlog with the Product Manager.
• Facilitate agile ceremonies (planning, standups, reviews, retros) and ensure clear goals.
• Monitor sprint progress, identify risks, blockers, and scope concerns.
• Track metrics like sprint predictability, backlog readiness, throughput, cycle time.
• Maintain backlog hygiene, prioritization, dependencies, acceptance criteria.
• Support delivery balance with quality and continuous improvement.
• Coordinate with Software Project Manager on milestones and risks.
• Coordinate with Dev Lead on technical sequencing and capacity.
• Coordinate with Functional Manager on people-related issues.
• Maintain stakeholder visibility into progress, risks, blockers.
• Foster ownership, transparency and continuous learning.

Skills

Software Engineer

Scrum Master

Product Owner

Technical contributor

Agile methodologies

Backlog management

Stakeholder collaboration

Execution metrics

Regulated software

Scrum certifications

Travel willingness

Job description

HistoSonics is a commercial-stage medtech company advancing the Edison® System, a novel non-invasive sonic beam therapy based on histotripsy. Since receiving FDA De Novo grant for the non-invasive destruction of liver tumors in 2023, the company has progressed beyond initial market entry into commercial expansion, reimbursement momentum, and ongoing clinical and pipeline development. In addition to its current liver tumor indication, HistoSonics is pursuing future indications across multiple applications including kidney, pancreas, prostate, neuro, women’s health, and other significant underserved human health areas, to realize the broader potential histotripsy across multiple disease states and medical specialties.

Location: Ann Arbor, MI or Plymouth, MN

Position Summary (Why This Role Matters)

The Team Lead is responsible for leading the day-to-day operating rhythm of empowered software team(s). This role combines Product Owner and Scrum Master responsibilities — translating product priorities into a clear, actionable team backlog while facilitating agile ceremonies, removing process blockers, tracking team execution health, and driving continuous improvement. The Team Lead partners closely with Functional Managers and Product Managers to ensure the team is working on the highest-value priorities, and with the Dev Lead to ensure technical execution is well-coordinated, predictable, and aligned with engineering quality standards.

Key Responsibilities (What You’ll Do)

• Own and maintain the team backlog in partnership with the Product Manager, translating priorities and customer needs into clear, actionable backlog items.
• Facilitate the team's agile ceremonies (sprint planning, refinement, standups, reviews, retrospectives) and ensure sprint goals are clear, realistic, and aligned with priorities.
• Monitor sprint progress and help the team identify risks, blockers, and scope concerns early, and ensure retrospective actions are tracked and followed through.
• Track team execution metrics such as sprint predictability, backlog readiness, throughput, carryover, blockers, and cycle time, to drive continuous improvement in team flow and delivery effectiveness.
• Maintain backlog hygiene, including prioritization, refinement, dependencies, acceptance criteria, and traceability as needed.
• Support the team in balancing delivery commitments with quality, sustainability, and continuous improvement.
• Coordinate with the Software Project Manager on milestones, dependencies, risks, and project-level commitments.
• Coordinate with the Dev Lead on technical sequencing, delivery risks, engineering capacity, and quality concerns.
• Coordinate with the Functional Manager when team capacity, skills, or people-related issues affect delivery.
• Maintain stakeholder visibility into team progress, risks, and blockers.
• Foster a culture of ownership, transparency, accountability, and continuous learning, and help the team improve how it works.

Qualifications And Skills

• 5-8 years of experience in software development or delivery roles.
• Significant experience as a Software Engineer, Scrum Master, or Product Owner.
• Demonstrated ability to operate as an experienced technical contributor without formal people-management authority, influencing through expertise and relationships.
• Deep familiarity with agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, or hybrid approaches) and hands-on experience facilitating agile ceremonies.
• Strong backlog management skills, including refinement, prioritization frameworks, and writing clear acceptance criteria.
• Experience partnering with Product Managers, Dev Leads, Architects, and Project Managers.
• Comfortable using execution metrics (predictability, throughput, cycle time, carryover) to drive improvement.
• Experience in medical device, healthcare technology, or another regulated software environment preferred.
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM, CSP-SM), Product Owner (CSPO), or equivalent certification preferred.
• Willingness to travel domestically up to 10%.

Benefits :

We offer a comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees. This includes health, dental, and vision insurance, life, short-term and long-term disability insurance, 401(k), paid time off, and more.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship:

Employer will not sponsor visas for position.