Philips Precision Diagnostic Solutions, Imaging and Intervention, Imaging Scanners - Our Mission:

In a world with increasing challenges for cancer diagnostic procedures and quality of patient care, we want to be number one in empowering Pathologists with Digital Pathology Solutions via the best pathology scanners available, helping the pathology laboratory and the pathologists to work more effectively, leading to higher quality diagnosis and as a result better patient care.

Philips Precision Diagnostic Solutions aims fully digitizing the pathology workflow. In the Imaging Scanners group, we are developing the next generation of digital microscopes to realize this goal.

The Team

As Scanner Software Engineer (Backend / Full-stack (Java)), you will report directly to the Software Leader of the Imaging Scanners Software Department. Furthermore, you are going to work very closely with the Frontend Developer of this team. So the main focus is your backend skills.

Your challenges

In the role of Senior Scanner Software Engineer, you will become part of the development team designing the Scanner. You will join the Scrum team which develops the Scanner user interface components, the service and manufacturing application and platform services.

Your responsibilities

Within this role, your main responsibilities include:

• The development of the Services to support the Scanner user interface and the Service and Manufacturing applications.
• Analyze and understand the APIs and services offered by third-party components.
• The design, implementation and documentation of software modules spanning a range of functionality including, state machines and machine process flow control.
• Create / modify Backend functionality to support machine operation, configuration, calibration, and maintenance workflows using structured abstractions on top of the Linux operating system and utilizing a range of micro-services.
• Understanding and communicating consequences of your design with respect to the intended architecture. Create (and execute) tests for your implementations to ensure that, the software in question will be reliable, efficient, and easy to maintain.
• Perform work in line with the product development software engineering processes in accordance with the quality management system