Senior Backend Software Engineer

Company Description

Founded by Dr. Jonathan Rothberg in 2011, Butterfly Network is a digital health company with a mission is to democratize medical imaging by making high-quality ultrasound affordable, easy-to-use, globally accessible, and intelligently connected, including for the 4.7 billion people around the world lacking access to ultrasound. Butterfly created the world's first handheld single-probe, whole-body ultrasound system using semiconductor technology, Butterfly iQ. 

The company has continued to innovate, leveraging the benefits of Moore’s Law, to launch its second generation Butterfly iQ+ in 2020, and third generation iQ3 in 2024 – each with increased processing power and performance enhancements. 

The disruptive technology has been recognized by TIME’s Best Inventions, Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas, CNBC Disruptor 50, and MedTech Breakthrough Awards, among other accolades. With its proprietary Ultrasound-on-Chip™ technology, intelligent software, and educational offerings, Butterfly is paving the way to mass adoption of ultrasound for earlier detection and remote management of health conditions around the world.

Joining Butterfly is the opportunity to redesign the future of healthcare through the power of technology. Embark on a journey with us to maximize global impact, motivated by the idea that our products will change the lives of millions, along with the people you love.

Job Description

As an experienced Senior Backend Software Engineer at Butterfly, you will be designing and developing the backend software platform that powers our entire ultrasound imaging product line. You will deliver key tools and systems that bridge the gap between many technical domains. We are seeking a talented, driven, hands-on problem-solver to join our world-class team. The ideal candidate is passionate about building rock-solid software that unlocks the performance of real-time imaging and other data-intensive technologies.

As part of our team, your core responsibilities will be: 

• Partner with our hardware, imaging, and mobile software teams to define and develop our next-generation backend & embedded software architecture
• Design performant imaging sequencing control software, safety monitoring systems, and real-time data processing pipelines
• Support hardware bring-up by utilizing modern debugging techniques and tools
• Create automated, end-to-end tests and integrate them reliably into our hardware-in-the-loop CI pipeline
• Perform a broad variety of tasks in support of the role and responsibilities

Qualifications

Baseline skills/experiences/attributes:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field
• 5+ years of C / C++ backend & embedded application development
• 7+ years of experience creating and testing complex software intensive systems
• Deep understanding of computer architecture and a high degree of comfort with cross-platform application and wireless (WiFi and BLE) development
• Designed and deployed reliable software for real-time, fault-intolerant applications – e.g. medicine, scientific computing, aerospace, finance
• Proficiency with debugging complex software systems (e.g. multi-threaded, state-machines) and debug tools (e.g. GDB, LLDB)
• Passion for creating modern, efficient, maintainable code

Ideally, you also have these skills/experiences/attributes (but it’s ok if you don’t!):

• Experience with Embedded Linux, USB, FPGA, PCIe
• Automated unit testing, regression testing, real-time or safety-critical systems
• Over-the-air deployment of firmware upgrades
• iOS/Android software and hardware accessory development

Location

This is an in-office position and will be based out of our office in Taiwan. 

Our offices offer kitchens stocked with snacks and beverages, comfortable work stations, and multiple opportunities to collaborate with your colleagues to build community.

Benefits and Perks

We offer great perks: 

• Basic insurance through the Taiwan government - as a health-tech company, we place great worth on our teams’ well-being
• Kitchen stocked with snacks
• Beautiful office in the tech hub of Taiwan
• Competitive salaried compensation - we value our employees and show it
• Equity - we want every employee to be a stakeholder
• Generous holiday calendar - we encourage employees to celebrate throughout the year
• Team-building social events throughout the year (e.g. New Year, Mid-Autumn Festival, etc.)
• The opportunity to build a revolutionary healthcare product and save millions of lives!

For this role, we are only considering candidates who are legally authorized to work in Taiwan and who do not now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status.

Butterfly Network does not accept agency resumes.

Butterfly Network is an E-Verify Company. 

Butterfly Network is an equal opportunity employer.  Regardless of race, traits associated with race, color, ancestry, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or Veteran status. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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