Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced and hands-on Lead Software Engineer to lead the design, development, and delivery of a next-generation Ophthalmology Imaging Viewer platform. The platform will enable clinicians and graders to review retinal and ophthalmic images, visualize AI-assisted findings, manage imaging workflows, and support clinical research and decision-making. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in medical imaging applications, cloud-native software development, up-to-date web technologies, and integration of AI/ML algorithms into clinical workflows.

The individual will lead a team of engineers, collaborate closely with Product Management, Clinical Experts, Data Scientists, and QA teams, and drive technical excellence across the platform.

Responsibilities

- Product Design &
- Architecture Lead the architecture, design, and development of a scalable ophthalmology image viewing platform.

- Define software architecture, coding standards, and technical roadmaps.

- Drive cloud-native and microservices-based application development.

- AI Integration &

- Clinical Decision Support Integrate AI/ML models into image viewing workflows to assist clinicians and human readers.

- Collaborate with Data Science teams to operationalize model deployment, monitoring, and performance evaluation.

- Ensure AI outputs are presented in a clinically explainable and auditable manner.

- Medical Imaging &

- Interoperability Implement support for DICOM and ophthalmic imaging standards.

- Develop image annotation, measurement, grading, and reporting capabilities.





- Ensure compatibility with healthcare interoperability standards where applicable.

- Engineering Leadership Lead, mentor, and coach software engineers.

- Conduct code reviews and architectural reviews.

- Promote engineering best practices including test automation, CI/CD, security, and observability.

- Manage sprint planning, technical backlog prioritization, and delivery commitments.

- Drive technical innovation and continuous improvement initiatives.

- Quality &

- Compliance Ensure development aligns with software quality processes.

- Support software validation and verification activities.

- Maintain technical documentation required for regulatory and quality audits.

- Implement secure coding practices and data privacy controls.

Required Skills &

- Experience

- Experience 8+ years of software development experience.

- 3+ years of technical leadership experience leading engineering teams.

- Proven experience building enterprise-scale imaging or healthcare applications.

- Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.

Front-End Development

- Strong expertise in ReactJS, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3

- Experience building high-performance Single Page Applications (SPA).





- Experience with image-intensive applications requiring advanced rendering and visualization.

Medical Imaging

- Experience with one or more imaging toolkits/frameworks CornerstoneJS, OHIF Viewer, OpenLayers, VTK.js, OpenCV

- Strong understanding of DICOM, DICOMweb, Image annotation standards, Medical imaging workflows

- Experience handling large image datasets and multi-resolution image pyramids.

Backend &
- Cloud Technologies

- Strong experience with Node.js, Express.js, GraphQL, REST APIs

- Experience with cloud platforms AWS, Azure, Google Cloud

- Experience building microservices and event-driven systems.

Databases

- Experience with PostgreSQL, MySQL, Aurora, DynamoDB, MongoDB

- Strong understanding of data modeling and performance optimization.

AI/ML Integration

- Experience integrating AI/ML inference services into production applications.

- Experience visualizing AI outputs within user-facing applications.

- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, ECS/EKS, CI/CD pipelines, GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline.

Qualifications

- B.E., B.Tech., M.E., M.Tech., MCA, or equivalent degree in Computer Science, Electronics, Biomedical Engineering, or related field.

- Advanced degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Medical Imaging, or Biomedical Engineering is a plus.

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