Senior/Staff R&D Software Engineer, Medical Imaging Applications (m/f/d)

Position Summary As a Software Engineer (m/f/d) on our Sports Medicine team, you will play a key role in designing advanced features and shaping the technical direction of our software platform for digital hip preservation solutions. You will work closely with a cross-functional project team and collaborate with technology leaders across related platforms. In this role, you will design and implement new capabilities while maintaining, enhancing, and evolving our existing platform to ensure high performance, reliability, and scalability. Stryker’s Sports Medicine business focuses on minimally invasive approaches for the shoulder, knee, hip, and small joints. Our goal is to help patients return to their normal lifestyle after injury, reflected in our motto, “motion regained, life renewed.” As we continue to grow, we are excited to expand our diverse team and foster an inclusive culture where collaboration, innovation, and professional growth are valued. Your key responsibilities:

• Software System Development: Design and develop software solutions (C++ Windows desktop applications) in accordance with project requirements, established architecture, and quality standards.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify and implement design, technical, and process improvements. Maintain and enhance the existing software platform.
• Development process: Complement technical work with thorough documentation and take ownership of relevant documents and processes to support effective project execution and team success.
• Technical Contribution: Drive and support product development across cross-functional teams, provide technical direction, and drive architectural decisions. Take technical ownership while fostering accountability for the delivery of high-quality solutions.
• Collaboration: Collaborate effectively within international and cross-functional teams and partner with technical leaders across adjacent products and projects. What are we looking for?
• You hold a university degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related field.
• Ideally, you bring 3-5 years of professional experience in C++ software development, including experience with Qt, preferably within a regulated industry.
• You have hands-on experience with modern development tools and practices, including Visual Studio, Git, CI/CD pipelines, and issue tracking systems.
• You are experienced across the full software development life cycle, including requirements definition, design, implementation, and verification & validation (V&V).
• You are a proactive, self-driven, and reliable team player who thrives both independently and as part of a collaborative team.
• Experience with web technologies such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript is considered a plus.
• You communicate clearly and effectively and enjoy collaborating in an international, cross-functional environment. Diversity is important to us. We welcome applications from people regardless of their ethnic, national or social origin, gender, disability, age or sexual identity. Additional information Thanks to our flexible working hours model, you will have the opportunity to work partially from home office. A regular presence on site at our location in Freiburg should always be given to build sustainable relationships and maintain personal contact with colleagues as well as the departments. Germany Pay Ranges:
• Freiburg/Stetten 39Std: €4.692 - €7.855 EUR Monthly At Stryker, we believe transparency helps candidates make confident decisions about their next career step. Compensation is an important part of that process and we want to be clear about how pay is determined. The compensation information posted for this role may be presented as a salary range or a fixed amount depending on the role. In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for incentive compensation (such as bonus and/or commissions where applicable), along with Stryker’s comprehensive benefits package. If you’d like to learn more about the salary or the benefits associated with this role, your recruiter will be happy to walk you through the details as you progress through the hiring process.