Interactive Systems Developer

Position Summary

The Interactive Systems Developer is responsible for designing and developing real-time, interactive applications that blend robotics control, gaming-style UI, and front-end engineering.

Core Responsibilities

• Build interactive front-end applications for robotics control, feedback visualization, and simulation.
• Design and implement touchscreen-based robotic control interfaces.
• Develop 3D visualizations using frameworks such as Three.js, Unity, Unreal, or Babylon.js.
• Integrate sensor data, control systems, and user interaction flows.
• Develop performant web interfaces using TypeScript + React or Lit.
• Rapidly prototype interactive tools combining gaming, robotics, and front-end development.
• Ensure usability, accessibility, and performance across products.
• Collaborate with hardware and software teams on user-centered design initiatives.

Qualifications

• First full-time designer/engineer owning end-to-end design: user research → concept → design → prototype → implementation.
• Demonstrated 0→1 product creation experience (founding designer, indie game, early-stage builder, etc.).
• Experience in mobile gaming or robotics/device control interfaces.
• Strong UX instincts and customer requirements gathering background.
• Light coding (10–50%).
• Experience with: Game development or interactive 3D applications (Unity, Unreal, etc.), TypeScript + modern frontend frameworks (React, Vue, Lit, etc.), 2D/3D rendering engines (Three.js, Babylon.js, Godot, Pixi.js).

Preferred Qualifications

• CS degree
• Startup experience
• Human-Machine Interface (HMI) or Human-Robot Interface (HRI) experience
• Understanding of real-time systems or WebSockets
• Familiarity with physics engines (PhysX, Bullet, Box2D)
• 3D modeling experience
• Mobile platform experience (React Native, Flutter)
• Accessibility and inclusive design experience

Work History

Must involve products actively in use (not purely research).

Mandatory Pre-Screen Questions

• Are you available to travel up to once per month?
• Are you comfortable viewing real surgical procedures?

Hiring Priority

• Senior Robotics Control Engineer
• Senior Software Engineer
• User Interface Developer