Senior Software Engineer, Medical Imaging

Position Overview

Are you a software development expert that wants to make a difference in medical imaging?  If so, then you’ve come to the right place!  We are seeking a software engineer interested in tackling a wide array of software challenges to scale up our pre-clinical imaging systems for human use. Our ideal candidate is self-motivated but collaborative, and interested in architecting, designing, and developing our core imaging system software.  While we leverage many technologies, if you’re solid in Python and a systems language, you’ll be very capable in our codebase.  As an individual contributor, you will join a 3 to 4-person team of software engineers and computational scientists.  You will also collaborate with the hardware and systems engineers.  You will report to the EVP Engineering.  In the immediate term, you will implement significant improvements to the real-time console.  Long term, you will develop and improve software at all levels of the stack.

Qualification Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and Experience Requirements

Required

• 5+ years of software development experience (or equivalent).
• Extensive Python experience.
• Knowledge of basic linear algebra or signal processing.
• Authorized to work on a full-time basis in the United States or Canada. Will sponsor TN visas.
• Must be fluent in English.

Preferred

• Experience in image processing & signal processing with tools such as numpy, scipy, MATLAB, etc.
• Systems language experience (C, C++, or Rust).
• Proficient with Git or other distributed version control software.
• GPU computing with OpenCL and CuPy.
• Medical software development experience.
• Experience with unit and integration testing.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities (In addition to those listed, other duties may be assigned.)

• Contribute to all phases of MPI system design including requirement analysis, architecture planning and development, code implementation, and verification.
• Develop our core imaging platform including work with digital signal processing, hardware interfacing, image reconstruction, image processing, and physics simulations.
• Help improve the code infrastructure (build, test execution, documentation generation, integration server).

Other Skills and Abilities

• Proven track record of writing clear, concise, and well-designed software.
• Ability to learn quickly, understand complex systems and work closely with others.
• Ability to complete high-quality work on time.
• Ability to work independently and with a minimum of supervision.
• Demonstrates flexibility in a dynamic work environment.
• Detail-oriented with efficient organization strategies.
• Adheres to Magnetic Insight’s policies and procedures.

Reports to: EVP Engineering

Classification: Full-time, salaried, exempt

Schedule: Regular full-time working hours, ability to work evening hours and overtime as needed.

Workplace Location: This position is hybrid or remote.  As a hybrid, the employee is expected to be in the Alameda, CA office for 30% – 50% of their time.  As a remote, the employee is expected to travel to our Alameda, CA office every other month to connect with your team and attend in-person meetings.

If interested, please submit a resume and cover letter answering the questions of what you’re looking for in the role and why Magnetic Insight to careers@magneticinsight.com.

Our Company is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, pregnancy, national origin, citizenship status, uniform service member status, age, genetic information, disability, and for employees working in California, ancestry, ethnicity, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, marital status, protected medical condition, or any other protected status in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local laws.

About Magnetic Insight

Magnetic Insight is a venture-backed and government (NIH) grant-funded biotech startup that’s bringing to market the first new medical imaging technology in 40 years.  Our mission is to establish clinical Magnetic Particle Imaging as a powerful tool for monitoring the treatment of solid tumor cancers and inflammatory diseases.  To succeed, we’re bringing together a diverse group of scientists, engineers, and specialists located primarily in the East Bay Area, CA. We are focusing on technology development in this funding round, so we’ll continue to fundraise as we complete deliverables and pass milestones.  We are looking for talented, agile, and hardworking people, who want to collaborate and innovate with a tight-knit team and embrace the start-up rollercoaster ride.

Magnetic Insight’s Culture

In December, our team met to discuss our existing culture and what makes us unique. Some of the attributes mentioned were:

• There is a sense of belonging and ideas are welcomed from anyone.
• We truly must collaborate – and we do! We rely heavily on each other as resources.
• The company accepts and encourages prioritizing your family and personal health.
• There is an unusual level of empathy.
• Employees are given structure with directives from management, but employees are relied upon to prioritize themselves.
• Mistakes aren’t punished. No one really points the finger. We see how to fix it and move on.
  • Comment from management: We want to continually evaluate this to make sure these qualities aren’t falling apart under stress.
• Leadership listens, accepts feedback, and implements change. They show appreciation.
• As a small company, we’re learning as we go and adjusting along the way.
• We are on board with riding the swings, embracing the challenges, and doing tasks that aren’t always fun in order to get the job done.

And finally: we have a real shot at actually helping patients.

Magnetic Insight’s Core Values

• Customer Focus: We succeed as a company only when we satisfy our customers.
• Resourcefulness: We prioritize, focus, and act creatively with the resources available.
• Clarity: Clear leadership, vision, and goals are necessary for the organization to operate at its best.
• Collaboration: We achieve synergy and excellence when team members have a safe space to speak and contribute.
• Empiricism: We use data and apply quantitative reasoning when making decisions and developing processes.

Magnetic Insight’s Benefits

• 100% medical, dental, and vision benefits for employees and 90% for dependents
• HSA, FSA, commuter benefits
• HSA employer contributions
• Waiver stipends for those not utilizing medical benefits
• Employer-paid life insurance/ AD&D up to your annual salary
• Supplemental short and long-term disability coverage
• 10 paid holidays, 3 weeks of vacation, and 6 days sick leave
• 2 weeks paid parental leave
• 2 weeks paid sabbatical leave after every 3^rd year service
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• 401(k) employer match
• Personalized financial planning services from the provider Origin
• Shuttle to/from BART and the Ferry Terminal to our Alameda facility provided by Harbor Bay Business Park