Senior Staff Software Engineer, Medical Devices

About the role

AQMed is developing a next-generation, non-invasive cardiac diagnostic platform designed to revolutionize how heart health is assessed. The team operates at the intersection of regulated medical device development and fast-paced startup innovation, with a strong emphasis on quality, scientific rigor, and patient safety. We are seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer to serve as the Technical Lead for our medical device software platform. In this role, you will own the software architecture that powers our device-from embedded Linux to the cloud. Your architectural decisions will keep the platform safe, maintainable, and extensible as our product evolves. You will be raising engineering standards and architecture quality, serving as the final technical authority for our regulated medical product.

Responsibilities

• System Architecture & Technical Strategy
• Own the Platform Architecture: Serve as the final technical authority for the end-to-end software stack, spanning embedded firmware, in-field Linux devices, cloud data pipelines (AWS/GCP), and the clinician-facing web application.
• Product-Ready Foundation: Design clear and flexible interfaces such that our platform can evolve with our product roadmap without major refactors.
• Data Path Integrity: Design and maintain a HIPAA-compliant, production-grade data platform that ensures data confidentiality, integrity, and availability from the sensor to the cloud.
• Execution & Quality Leadership
• Hands-on Engineering: This is a player-coach role. You will write code, review complex PRs, debug hardware-software integration issues in the lab, and configure CI/CD pipelines. You lead by doing, setting the standard for code quality and testing. You know what "good" looks like.
• Technical Mentorship: Mentor a growing team of senior and staff engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence, rigorous review, and psychological safety.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Essential Skills & Experience
• 10+ years of software engineering experience , with at least 4 years serving as a Technical Lead or Architect for complex, distributed, and cloud-heavy systems.
• Medical Device Experience: Proven experience delivering regulated software (IEC 62304 Class B/C) through the full product lifecycle.
• Full-Stack Technical Mastery: Proficiency in modern systems languages (Rust, C++, or Go) and Python. Deep expertise in cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP), Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), containerization (Docker/Kubernetes) and observability (Cloudwatch/Datadog).
• Highly Desired Skills & Experience
• Security & Data Privacy: Experience designing HIPAA/GDPR-compliant systems, including encryption, audit logging, and secure data transmission.
• Product-Aware Mindset: Demonstrated ability to make architectural trade-offs that favor long-term product flexibility and user experience. You can give examples of how you designed a system to accommodate future business needs that weren't yet fully defined.
• SaMD Commercialization: Experience with "Software as a Medical Device" (SaMD) products that

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About SandboxAQ SandboxAQ is a high-growth company delivering AI solutions that address some of the world's greatest challenges. The company's Large Quantitative Models (LQMs) power advances in life sciences, financial services, navigation, cybersecurity, and other sectors. We are a global team that is tech-focused and includes experts in AI, chemistry, cybersecurity, physics, mathematics, medicine, engineering, and other specialties. The company emerged from Alphabet Inc. as an independent, growth capital-backed company in 2022, funded by leading investors and supported by a braintrust of industry leaders. At SandboxAQ, we've cultivated an environment that encourages creativity, collaboration, and impact. By investing deeply in our people, we're building a thriving, global workforce poised to tackle the world's epic challenges. Join us to advance your career in pursuit of an inspiring mission, in a community of like-minded people who value entrepreneurialism, ownership, and transformative impact.

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