Staff Platform Engineer — Architect & Hands-On Leader

MRINetwork; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential Medical Robotics Company in Central Ohio seeks a Staff Platform Software Engineer to own the architecture and technical roadmap for the software foundation supporting robotics, controls, AI, hardware, and safety-critical systems. This technical‑leadership role combines hands‑on coding (roughly 60%) with architecture, mentorship, and documentation (roughly 40%).

You will establish core abstractions, interfaces, and engineering standards for multiple teams and align with IEC 62304 and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Approximately 10–15 years of professional software engineering experience.
• Deep, recent C++ and embedded or real‑time software‑design expertise.
• Experience taking a complex platform from early development through commercial launch.
• Experience building software in medical devices or another regulated, safety‑critical industry.
• Experience with lifecycle standards such as IEC 62304, ISO 26262, or DO‑178C.
• Ownership of architecture‑level decisions, not just implementation within someone else’s architecture.
• Experience defining APIs, frameworks, and abstractions used by other teams.
• Software‑development practices, testing, and documentation responsibilities.
• Willingness to work in person in Central Ohio.

Responsibilities

• Own the architecture and roadmap for the core software‑platform layer.
• Define interfaces between platform, hardware, control algorithms, AI systems, firmware, and safety‑critical subsystems.
• Lead decisions involving real‑time constraints, fault handling, safety interlocks, versioning, and upgrades.
• Design reusable APIs and abstractions that serve multiple engineering teams.
• Establish standards for testing, code review, documentation, reliability, and developer experience.
• Drive software practices supporting IEC 62304 Class B/C and FDA design controls.
• Partner with quality and regulatory teams to maintain traceability and risk artifacts.
• Represent platform architecture in design reviews, ISO 14971 risk assessments, regulatory reviews, and audits.
• Mentor platform and firmware engineers while continuing to write production C++.
• Help build the platform‑engineering function from the ground up.
• Potentially grow into broader engineering management as the team expands.

Skills

C++

Embedded/RTOS design

Architecture decisions

Regulatory documentation

Technical leadership

Mentoring

In-person work

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/CE or related technical discipline

Tools

QNX RTOS

ROS2

Embedded Linux

Python

Job description

Confidential Medical Robotics Company in Central Ohio seeks a Staff Platform Software Engineer to own the architecture and technical roadmap for the software foundation supporting robotics, controls, AI, hardware, and safety-critical systems. This technical‑leadership role combines hands‑on coding (roughly 60%) with architecture, mentorship, and documentation (roughly 40%).

You will establish core abstractions, interfaces, and engineering standards for multiple teams and align with IEC 62304 and