Director of Software

Leader

• Lead a team to meet challenging deadlines whilst maintaining high quality standards and motivating engineers
• Provide mentorship and coaching to engineers at different stages of career growth (approximately 6 engineers)
• Leads recruitment efforts to fill gaps as required
• Manage external vendors and contractors’ software development for SiPhox

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with other technical leaders and contributors around SiPhox to ensure the software/hardware works together as a system, including contributing to and leading design reviews
• Act as a team player first, always willing to work with others to find the right overall approach given the broader constraints
• Partner with Quality and Regulatory teams to ensure software development aligns with design history file documentation and QMS requirements

Process & Continuous Improvement

• Own and refine development processes, understanding the right level of rigor for different points of the development process
• Lead failure investigations, CAPAs, and non-conformance reports as required

What We’re Looking For

Must-Have

• 10+ years of experience in creating software for complex products and systems,
• 3+ years of experience leading and managing a team of engineers
• Developed software as a medical device (SAMD) for a class 2 or 3 application (IEC 62304 class B or C)
• Experienced defining technical product architectures across hardware and software
• Experience designing and deploying distributed systems on AWS (or GCP/Azure)
• Up-to-date with AI coding tools (e.g. Cursor, Claude etc.) and their practical application for software development for rapidly developing high quality software
• Highly capable in modern programming languages, Python, C, C++ etc.
• An outcomes-based mindset – able to understand complex problems and find the best way through for the overall system
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills with a structured approach to root cause analysis
• Excellent verbal and written communication in English —able to distill complex technical problems for diverse audiences
• Collaborative, low-ego working style; comfortable operating across disciplines and asking good questions
• Top-tier work ethic, high standards, and ownership mindset
• Able to do occasional travel (<10%)
• US work authorization
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in relevant engineering or science

Good-to-Have

• Delivered IVD (in-vitro diagnostics) systems through FDA approval and to the market in the US and/or CE marking in Europe
• Experience developing for cybersecurity, including threat modelling, SBOM management and section 524B compliance.
• Experience developing mobile Applications for iOS and Android
• Experience implementing CI/CD and test automation in regulated environments
• Developing fluid handling and/or lab automation systems
• Experience with optical or photonic systems
• Experience developing firmware in an RTOS and with microprocessors (e.g. STM32)

Why This Role Is Unique

You will be part of the team developing a novel product category that will be hugely impactful for millions of customers around the world. This is a highly multi-disciplinary environment, and you’ll work with and learn from teams covering fluidics, optics, mechanics, electronics, biology, and chemistry.

SiPhox is close to submitting its first FDA submission for our system and you will be building the software that takes us through regulatory clearance and as we prepare for commercial launch.

This role is at the heart of what SiPhox is doing and you will have a major impact on the company’s success.

Benefits

• Healthcare, dental, 401k, etc.
• Generous equity compensation
• Two 1-week company shutdowns (summer/July 4 and Christmas break) in addition to PTO
• Luxury gym membership
• Relocation support available

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