Managing Staff Engineer, Data Engineering

Company Description

At Intuitive, we are united behind our mission: we believe that minimally invasive care is life-enhancing care. Through ingenuity and intelligent technology, we expand the potential of physicians to heal without constraints.
As a pioneer and market leader in robotic-assisted surgery, we strive to foster an inclusive and diverse team, committed to making a difference. For more than 25 years, we have worked with hospitals and care teams around the world to help solve some of healthcare's hardest challenges and advance what is possible.
Intuitive has been built by the efforts of great people from diverse backgrounds. We believe great ideas can come from anywhere. We strive to foster an inclusive culture built around diversity of thought and mutual respect. We lead with inclusion and empower our team members to do their best work as their most authentic selves.
Passionate people who want to make a difference drive our culture. Our team members are grounded in integrity, have a strong capacity to learn, the energy to get things done, and bring diverse, real world experiences to help us think in new ways. We actively invest in our team members to support their long-term growth so they can continue to advance our mission and achieve their highest potential.
Join a team committed to taking big leaps forward for a global community of healthcare professionals and their patients. Together, let's advance the world of minimally invasive care.

Job Description

Primary Function of Position

The Ion endoluminal system is Intuitive's robotic platform for minimally invasive biopsy in the peripheral lung, with an initial goal of improving the early diagnosis of lung cancer. Ion’s Data team is responsible for developing data pipelines, applications, and tools that generate insights and drive decision making for internal and external stakeholders. The successful candidate in this role will manage a high-performing data engineering team to develop robust and performant data pipelines and related applications. You will work as a technical mentor and team builder.

Essential Job Duties

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and business units to understand and communicate Ion’s needs and goals.
• Drive software development and data engineering work across a variety of technical areas, including log-based data pipelines, real-time event streams, and data modeling.
• Own the complete software lifecycle for our data-related software releases, covering requirements definition, prototyping, development, testing, and release.
• Work closely with our data scientists and adjacent software teams to make sure our pipelines and data models support our analytics and reporting goals.
• Promote best practices in software development and data engineering, including code reviews, coding conventions, testing frameworks, sprint planning, and design patterns.
• Create, maintain, and track bottom-up schedules to consistently achieve team deliverables.
• Assess and recommend new tools and technologies that make the data team more effective.
• Mentor and provide guidance to individual contributors, fostering a culture of learning and growth.
• Perform managerial duties such as recruiting, hiring, goal setting, and performance feedback.

Qualifications

Required Skills and Experience

• Extensive hands-on experience in architecting, developing, and launching production-level data pipelines and monitoring.
• Proficient in Python, SQL, and related languages.
• Experience with platforms and tooling such as Snowflake, AWS, Airflow, Kafka, and dbt or similar.
• Previous experience as a software or data team tech lead, either formal or informal.
• Desire to perform managerial duties and team member mentorship.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and a collaborative mindset.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work in a team-oriented environment.

Required Education and Training

• Minimum Bachelor's, Master's or PhD degree in computer science or related field.
• Minimum of 5 years relevant work experience in data engineering and/or software engineering.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Experience with containerization tools like Docker and RESTful APIs.
• Familiarity with observability and alerting tools such as Datadog and PagerDuty.
• Experience working with cybersecurity and data privacy requirements.
• Experience working in medical devices or other regulated industries.

Additional Information

Due to the nature of our business and the role, please note that Intuitive and/or your customer(s) may require that you show current proof of vaccination against certain diseases including COVID-19. Details can vary by role.

Intuitive is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees, and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type, without regard to race, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status, genetic information or any other status protected under federal, state, or local applicable laws.

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with fair chance laws.

We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, benefits, and equity. It would not be typical for someone to be hired at the top end of range for the role, as actual pay will be determined based on several factors, including experience, skills, and qualifications. The target salary ranges are listed.

Due to the nature of our business and the role, please note that Intuitive and/or your customer(s) may require that you show current proof of vaccination against certain diseases including COVID-19.  Details can vary by role.

Intuitive is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees, and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type, without regard to race, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status, genetic information or any other status protected under federal, state, or local applicable laws.

EEO and AA Policy

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with fair chance laws.

Preference will be given to qualified candidates who do not reside, or plan to reside, in Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, or Tennessee.

We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, benefits, and equity. It would not be typical for someone to be hired at the top end of range for the role, as actual pay will be determined based on several factors, including experience, skills, and qualifications. The target salary ranges are listed.