What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Software Engineer position at Candela?
Senior Software Engineer
Requisition Number 2802
Location US - Marlborough, MA
State / Territory Massachusetts
Candela Corporation is a leading global aesthetic device company with a comprehensive product portfolio and a global distribution footprint. We are the market leader in the development, manufacturing, and distribution of medical and aesthetic laser and light-based technologies. The Company’s technology enables physicians to provide advanced solutions for a broad range of medical-aesthetic application including hair removal, wrinkle reduction, tattoo removal, improving the skin’s appearance through the treatment of benign vascular and pigmented lesions, and the treatment of acne, leg veins, scarring and other common indications.
Candela develops products for the global aesthetic market. These products begin as concepts developed by Candela’s world-class team of scientists and engineers or as acquired or licensed technologies that Candela then completes the development and / or commercialization of. These programs are supported by Candela’s global clinical, regulatory, and quality teams and are managed through our Product Development Process (PDP) and Quality Management System (QMS).
The Company’s headquarters are in Marlborough, Massachusetts, US, with and additional R&D facility in Yokneam, Israel and commercial locations across Asia Pacific, and Europe. Products are sold direct in 18 countries worldwide and through distributors in over 60 others and are supported by field service, clinical education, marketing development organizations and distributorship arrangements.
The ideal candidate will possess a solid understanding of software architecture patterns and principals along with extensive experience in web and mobile application development. Proficiency in C# is a must, coupled with experience with modern front-end and server-side technologies.
Essential Job Functions
- Provide technical leadership for design, implementation and maintenance of complex software systems.
- Help to define a vision of scalable, reliable and maintainable software solutions.
- Help to create and maintain software architectural and design documentation.
- Identify opportunities for optimization in terms of performance, cost, and resource utilization.
- Hands-on development of responsive, user-friendly web applications and corresponding services.
- Collaborate with UX / UI designers to translate designs and wireframes into high-quality code.
- Optimize applications for maximum speed and scalability.
- Troubleshoot and debug complex applications.
- Help to develop strong coding standards and best practices.
- Stay up to date with emerging trends in web and application development.
- Work closely with the software architect to define a vision for future development
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver robust, scalable, and high-performance applications.
- Provide support documentation and guidance to assist onboarding.
Knowledge / Educational Requirements