Principal Video Engineer (Digital Surgery)

Location: Onsite in Goleta, California, United States. Relocation is available.

Salary: $170,000–$210,000 per year.

Company

hirify.global develops medical imaging and digital surgery products as part of the B. Braun Group, a global healthcare organization focused on patient, clinician, and environmental safety.

What you will do

• Define, develop, and optimize end-to-end video pipelines for digital surgery products, including color science and image quality optimization.
• Lead the architecture and implementation of video acquisition, image processing, rendering, display, calibration, synchronization, and real-time video workflows.
• Develop advanced imaging capabilities such as fluorescence-guided surgery, multi-modal visualization, image enhancement, and integration of perioperative imaging and navigation data.
• Build high-performance C++ software and GPU-accelerated CUDA algorithms for performance-critical imaging applications.
• Optimize real-time graphics and visualization pipelines using OpenGL, OpenCV, GStreamer, FFmpeg, and video codecs.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship while collaborating with Software, Hardware, and Systems Engineering on requirements, roadmaps, verification, validation, and regulatory compliance.

Requirements

• 12+ years of related hardware, software, or systems experience with a bachelor’s degree; or 10 years with a master’s degree; or a PhD with 8 years of experience, including significant GPU-based imaging experience.
• Strong experience with C++, CUDA, object-oriented design, and programming.
• Experience developing software for regulated medical devices under IEC 62304, FDA Design Controls, ISO 13485, and related standards.
• Experience with version control systems such as Git or SVN and established software engineering practices.
• Working knowledge of Scrum or other Agile development methodologies.

Culture & Benefits

• Work with cross-functional Software, Hardware, and Systems Engineering teams on digital surgery innovation.
• Healthcare benefits and a 401(k) plan.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Focus on knowledge sharing, continuous improvement, efficiency, sustainability, and healthcare safety.