StaffPlatformSoftwareEngineer

It started with a simple idea: what if surgery could be less invasive and recovery less painful? Nearly 30 years later, that question still fuels everything we do at Intuitive. As a global leader in robotic-assisted surgery and minimally invasive care , our technologies—like the da Vinci surgical system and Ion —have transformed how care is delivered for millions of patients worldwide. We’re a team of engineers, clinicians, and innovators united by one purpose: to make surgery smarter, safer, and more human. Every day, our work helps care teams perform with greater precision and patients recover faster, improving outcomes around the world. The problems we solve demand creativity, rigor, and collaboration. The work is challenging, but deeply meaningful—because every improvement we make has the potential to change a life. If you’re ready to contribute to something bigger than yourself and help transform the future of healthcare , you’ll find your purpose here. Primary Function of Position We are seeking a Staff Platform Software Engineer to join the software team within the Endoluminal business unit and help drive AI developer enablement initiatives across the company. The successful candidate will build and operate the backend systems that power APIs, data access, and developer workflows. Essential Job Duties * Design and implement scalable backend services and APIs * Develop data access layers and abstractions for consistent data consumption * Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for services and infrastructure * Implement automated testing strategies (unit, integration, performance) * Define service reliability standards, including SLAs, retries, and fault tolerance * Enable data discovery and access patterns across systems * Partner with data and frontend engineers to deliver end-to-end solutions * Continuously improve developer productivity through tooling and automation ## Qualifications Required Skills and Experience * Strong backend development experience (Go, P