Software Engineer (C++) – Surgical Navigation Platform IGRS, HTIC, IIT Madras | On-site, IIT Madras Campus, Chennai The Image Guided Robotic Systems (IGRS) group is a division of the Healthcare Technology Innovation Centre (HTIC) at IIT Madras. We design and build complete surgical navigation systems, from hardware integration and real-time software to clinical workflows, to make precision surgery more accessible and affordable. We are looking for a C++ engineer to join our team and take ownership of a core software component of our navigation platform. What you will do
• Take ownership of an existing C++ server-client codebase and become its primary maintainer
• Investigate, debug and fix issues across the server and client components
• Maintain and extend client SDKs on Windows, Linux and macOS
• Work on low-latency, bidirectional communication between the server and client applications over UDP
• Integrate third-party hardware SDKs into the software pipeline
• Design and implement recent features as the platform evolves, keeping the code simple and readable
• Maintain the CMake build system and the CI/CD pipeline that produces releases for each operating system
• Write clear documentation and tests, and contribute to software documentation for medical device development as the product moves toward regulatory processes
• Work closely with the algorithm, hardware and clinical teams to understand requirements and deliver reliable software What we are looking for
• Strong working knowledge of C++ and object-oriented design




• Hands-on experience with multithreading and synchronization (threads, mutexes, condition variables)
• Experience with socket programming, preferably UDP, including serialization, timeouts and handling packet loss
• Comfort reading, understanding and improving code written by others
• Familiarity with cross-platform development on Windows, Linux and macOS
• Experience with CMake and Git
• A methodical approach to debugging, using tools such as debuggers, logs and profilers
• A preference for clean, simple code over clever code Good to have
• Exposure to image processing or computer vision libraries such as OpenCV
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins)
• Experience building or maintaining libraries or SDKs used by other developers
• Familiarity with real-time or performance-sensitive systems
• Awareness of medical device software standards such as IEC 62304 (not required; willingness to learn is enough) What you will gain
• Ownership of a critical software component in a surgical navigation system
• Opportunity to grow into 3D geometry, imaging and sensor modelling over time
• Exposure to the full lifecycle of medical device software, including regulatory practices
• Work in a multidisciplinary team at the intersection of engineering and clinical practice at IIT Madras

Experience:
Open to all experience levels. The designation will depend on the candidate’s experience.

Location:
On-site, IIT Madras Campus, Chennai

📌 C++ Software Engineer (Chennai)
🏢 IGRS - IIT Madras
📍 Chennai