C++ Build & Infrastructure Engineer, Horizon Surgical Systems
$125-145k
+ Performance-based annual bonus, equity (stock options)
Advancing eye care with assistive surgical robotics
Be an early applicant
Advancing eye care with assistive surgical robotics
21-100 employees
Be an early applicant
$125-145k
+ Performance-based annual bonus, equity (stock options)
21-100 employees
Company mission
To transform cataract care with robotics and AI and make eye surgery more precise, consistent, and accessible - because restoring clear vision changes lives.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s or Master degree in science, engineering and math
- Minimum 5 years of work experience managing diverse Build and software infrastructure operations, and tools (e.g., GitLab, GitHub), including C++ software building, source branching, tagging, merging and release management
- Proficiency in Python and bash for automation and tooling
- Extensive experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions, specifically on self-hosted runner infrastructure
- Hands-on experience with configuration management tools such as Ansible or Chef
- Experience with containerization tools like Docker or podman
- Experience with build tooling, specifically Make/CMake or Bazel
- Experience managing third party C/C++ dependencies with tools like vcpkg or Conan
- Familiarity with Linux packaging formats like Debian or snap
- Strong Linux system administration skills; you should be comfortable debugging issues at various layers including systemd, networking, filesystems, and process management
- Familiarity with networking fundamentals like TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, and VPNs
- Experience with NVIDIA GPU driver installation, configuration, and troubleshooting on Linux
- Experience managing on-premise infrastructure: building and maintaining servers, networking hardware, and storage systems
- Experience deploying reliable infrastructure in VPCs on AWS using services such as EC2, S3, and IAM
- Comfort working in a cross-functional team where you are the primary owner of infrastructure decisions
- Experience using AI tools like Claude code, Codex, OpenCode, or Pi
Desirable
- Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform
- Familiarity with the NVIDIA Holoscan SDK or similar GPU-accelerated sensor processing frameworks
- Familiarity with security hardening of Linux systems and network infrastructure
- Prior experience working under regulatory frameworks like FDA QSR/QMSR, ISO 13485, or IEC 62304, including familiarity with how design control processes and CI/CD pipelines support traceability from requirements through verification
- This is an exciting opportunity to join a high-tech startup that is poised to revolutionize surgical robotics in ophthalmology
What the job involves
- As a build and infrastructure engineer at Horizon Surgical Systems, you will own the design, implementation, and maintenance of our development infrastructure end-to-end
- You'll be the sole engineer on a small team, making architectural decisions and carrying them through to implementation yourself
- The work is hands-on and primarily on-premise: racking servers, debugging system issues, wiring networks, and building CI pipelines that produce auditable builds of safety-critical surgical software
- You'll support multiple engineering teams in a fast-paced environment where priorities shift constantly; the infrastructure you build needs to be robust and adaptable enough to evolve with the product
- Design, build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions on self-hosted runner infrastructure
- Work with containerization tools to build reproducible environments and tooling for developers on various teams
- Maintain and improve Cmake based build systems for large C/C++ codebase
- Facilitate software releases in a high velocity monorepo with many contributors; coordinate merges, maintain branch health, and manage release candidates
- Manage and configure bare-metal servers, networking equipment, and other on-premise infrastructure using system configuration tools like Ansible
- Debug complex systems issues across the Linux stack
- Set up and maintain reliable cloud services on AWS for company-wide efforts like code coverage reports, software artifact storage, etc
- Support regulatory compliance efforts by maintaining traceability in all levels of your work; audit trails in CI/CD pipelines and documenting infrastructure processes consistent with QMS requirements
Our take
With approximately 1 in 4 people developing cataracts over their lifetime, surgical procedures to remove them require delicate precision. The high demand for these surgeries means there are longer waiting times than ever before, and patient outcomes are inconsistent due to human error and limitations in dexterity.
Founded by faculty members at the University of California, Horizon Surgical Systems is a microsurgical robotics company aiming to pioneer the next generation of precision surgery to combat the condition and help minimise failures and waiting times for cataract treatment.
Horizon Surgical Systems’ flagship product Polaris merges advances in robotics, medical imagery and AI to elevate surgical precision in cataract surgery. And in 2025, the company reached a landmark milestone with the world's first cataract surgery performed using the Polaris platform, marking a huge step toward establishing a new standard of precision, consistency and safety in ophthalmic surgery as it advances further clinical studies and regulatory pathways.
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Company
Funding (1 round)
Oct 2024
$30m
SERIES A
Total funding: $30m
Company HQ
Sunset Park, Santa Monica, CA
Leadership
Jean-Pierre Huschman
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously a Professor at UCLA Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science and a Member of the Faculty at UCLA Department of Bioengineering.
Jacob Rosen
(Co-Founder & CTO)Also a Professor at UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science and Co-Founder at Applied Dexterity, Inc.
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