Director, Software Engineering

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San Jose, CA
Hybrid
255K-300K Annually
Healthtech • Robotics
The Role
Company Overview
Embark on an enriching journey with PROCEPT BioRobotics, where our vision, mission, and values guide everything we do as a company. We are committed to revolutionizing treatment for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH, otherwise known as prostate gland enlargement) through innovation in surgical robotics. As our company succeeds and grows, we improve the quality of life of patients, provide more effective treatment options for surgeons, uphold the trust of our shareholders. That starts with a commitment to our People with a focus on creating an evolving landscape for your career, brimming with transformative opportunities that provide continuous career growth opportunities.

The Opportunity That Awaits You

Are you ready to lead the next era of innovation in surgical robotics? Join us as the Director of Software Engineering, where you will lead and inspire high-performing teams across Cloud & Data, Robot Software, and Firmware development. In this role, you will shape the systems that power our groundbreaking Aquablation therapy platform — ensuring [QK1] we build with excellence, quality, and innovation at our core.
This is more than a leadership role – it’s a chance to roll up your sleeves, mentor rising stars, push boundaries and deliver systems that transform lives. If you are passionate about building teams, setting a high bar for technical and execution excellence, and working on technology that matters, this is the opportunity for you.

What Your Day-To-Day Will Involve:

Leadership and Execution
Provide day-to-day leadership for Cloud & Data, Robot Software, and Firmware teams.
Mentor and develop existing Managers and senior (e.g. Principal) engineers.
Drive a culture of ownership, execution, and accountability, inspiring teams to meet ambitious milestones.

Engineering Excellence
Set and enforce engineering best practices across all teams to establish a culture of engineering excellence with scalable, testable, and maintainable systems
Implement effective work tracking and project management processes, in collaboration with Program Management, to drive predictability through structured accountability frameworks.
Foster a hands-on engineering culture where leaders are deeply involved in architecture and design trade off discussions to guide teams through complex decisions.

System and Platform Development
Oversee development of:
Robot software including Windows OS, clinical and subsystem application in C# and C++.
Embedded firmware solutions for distributed microcontroller systems.
Cloud applications on AWS.
Data engineering pipelines integrating multiple datasets.

The Qualifications We Need You to Possess:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
  • 10+ years of software engineering and software management experience, with at least 5 years in management roles leading multiple teams.
  • Proven leadership experience managing software delivery across one or more of cloud full-stack applications, desktop development, and embedded systems.
  • Strong hands-on technical skills; comfortable engaging deeply in software logic, architecture, and troubleshooting.
  • Demonstrated experience implementing coding guidelines, code review practices, unit testing standards, and work management processes.
  • Experience working in highly cross-functional environments.

The Qualifications We Want You to Possess:

  • Experience in medical devices, healthcare, or other regulated industries.
  • Experience scaling cloud platforms (AWS preferred) and building data analytics infrastructures.
  • Familiarity with robotic systems or real-time embedded systems development.
  • Experience guiding technical leaders to grow into higher management roles.

Understanding PROCEPT's Culture
At PROCEPT, we believe every person matters. Every employee, every patient, every caregiver. Because we are here to create a revolution, and we believe in doing that by innovating everywhere with pathological optimism. We believe in being humble and highly engaged in the work we do, while also working together seamlessly for a common goal. At Procept, curiosity, ingenuity and conviction in the power technology will transform the lives of our patients and providers.
 
And this doesn’t happen by accident. It starts with our live induction program that serves as an incubator for cross-functional team building, an immersion in Procept’s history, jam-packed interactive sessions with executive leadership and a crash-course in the mission and purpose of what we do. It continues with our one-of-a-kind management program designed to build the best managers in the industry, where our people managers across functions come together to exchange ideas and grow, as both managers and learners, in an environment that challenges, supports and broadens.
 
We are fueled by the opportunity to give people their lives back. And we believe that it begins with YOU! At Procept, we push beyond just finding a work/life balance, we strive to find a work/life blend, a professional world that you are honored and impassioned to belong to, one that you can proudly share with your family, friends, and acquaintances.
 
An opportunity at PROCEPT BioRobotics won’t just be about finding a job. It will be an opportunity for you to join a community devoted to making a difference in this world!
 
BENEFITS OF WORKING AT PROCEPT! 
PROCEPT’s health and wellness benefits for employees are second to none in the industry. As an organization, one of our top priorities is to maintain the health and wellbeing of our employees and their families. We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes full medical coverage, wellness programs, on-site gym, a 401(k) plan with employer match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, wellbeing benefits, flexible or paid time off, paid parental leave, paid holidays, and many more!

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT
PROCEPT BioRobotics is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, age, or any other protected status set forth in federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization.
 
PAY RANGE TRANSPARENCY
Procept is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The pay range(s) for this role represents a base salary range for non-commissionable roles or on-target earnings for commissionable roles. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to job-related skills, depth of experience, relevant certifications and training, and specific work location. Based on the factors above, Procept utilizes the full width of the range. The total compensation package for this position may also include eligibility for annual performance bonus, equity, and the benefits listed above.
 
WORK ENVIRONMENT
We’ll provide you training for, and ask you to maintain trained status for, and comply with, all relevant aspects of the PROCEPT BioRobotics Quality Management System to ensure product and support regulatory compliance. We would also ask you to understand and adhere to the PROCEPT BioRobotics Quality & EHS policies.

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The Company
HQ: San Jose, California
476 Employees
Year Founded: 2009

What We Do

PROCEPT BioRobotics is a commercial-stage surgical robotics company focused on advancing patient care by developing transformative solutions in urology. We develop, manufacture and sell the AQUABEAM Robotic System, an advanced, image-guided, surgical robotic system for use in minimally-invasive urologic surgery with an initial focus on treating benign prostatic hyperplasia, or BPH. Our proprietary AQUABEAM Robotic System delivers Aquablation therapy, which combines real-time, multidimensional imaging, personalized treatment planning, automated robotics and heat-free waterjet ablation for targeted and rapid removal of prostate tissue. Aquablation therapy delivers effective, safe and durable outcomes for males suffering from lower urinary tract symptoms, or LUTS, due to BPH that are independent of prostate size and shape or surgeon experience.

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