Director of Software Engineering, LightForce
2-3 days a week in office (Burlington, MA)
3D-printed orthodontic tools
Job no longer available
3D-printed orthodontic tools
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
2-3 days a week in office (Burlington, MA)
201-500 employees
Company mission
To empower the experts to create a bite and smile as unique as the patient.
Role
Who you are
- Software architecture and system design
- Security and compliance requirements
- DevOps and CI/CD practices
- Stakeholder management
- Problem-solving and decision-making
- Strategic thinking and planning
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
- 12+ years of software engineering experience
- 5+ years of engineering leadership experience managing managers
- Experience leading software development for manufacturing systems and/or medical devices
- Strong background in scaling distributed engineering organizations and processes
- Track record of successful large-scale technical initiatives
- Exceptional communication and leadership skills
Desirable
- Experience with 3D printing or additive manufacturing technologies
- Background in CAD/CAM systems and automation
- Experience with distributed engineering teams
- Experience with FDA-regulated software development
What the job involves
- The Director of Software Engineering will be responsible for leading all software development initiatives across our manufacturing technology stack and customer-facing platforms
- This role will partner closely with Product Management leadership to drive technical strategy, architecture decisions, and organizational excellence while scaling our engineering capabilities to meet rapidly growing market demands
- Define and execute the technical vision and strategy for the software organization
- Partner with Product Management to align engineering with product roadmaps
- Drive architectural decisions supporting manufacturing excellence and customer success
- Build and scale high-performing engineering teams
- Establish engineering best practices, processes, and quality standards, including FDA compliance
- Oversee engineering teams across multiple domains (manufacturing automation, control systems, customer portal, integration solutions)
- Work closely with the Director of Product Management (Manufacturing) to optimize factory technology and automation
- Partner with Customer Portal product leadership to enhance practice management capabilities
- Collaborate with Operations leadership on manufacturing system improvements
- Coordinate with Quality and Regulatory teams on compliance requirements
- Support Sales and Customer Success with technical expertise and roadmap visibility
Our take
LightForce Orthodontics delivers a platform for orthodontists to design and 3D-print custom tooth-moving tools, enabling orthodontic treatment to proceed faster and with an enhanced, personalized standard of care.
With LightForce, orthodontists can print an array of tools from brackets to IDB trays to custom buccal tubes, all designed to fit the individual patient's tooth anatomy and bite. In addition, its web-based platform comes with intuitive treatment-planning software, and its workflows integrate seamlessly into existing practices, making it the one-stop-shop for optimizing orthodontic outcomes.
The company has seen good funding, in 2024 enjoying $50 million from Trinity Capital, displaying an impressive growth trajectory. Recognising a gap in the market of treatment options for teenagers, LightForce is working to bridge that gap with its convenient digital braces, and all-in-all has cemented itself as a player of interest in the orthodontics space.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Sep 2024
$50m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Aug 2023
$80m
SERIES D
Total funding: $200.6m
Company benefits
- Unlimited PTO for exempt employees
- 9 paid holidays per year
- Generous premium coverage for medical, dental, and vision plans
- Group plan voluntary life insurance
- Fringe benefits
- 401k retirement plan
- Paid parental leave
- Allowances for those in commercial sales positions
- Workplace perks such as food/coffee
Company HQ
Burlington, MA
Leadership
Alfred Griffin
(CEO & Co-Founder)Lecturer in the Department of Developmental Biology at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, and Orthodontist with Bay State Dental Specialists.
Lou Shuman
(Co-Founder)Orthodontist, and President and CEO of Cellerant Consulting. Former President of the Pride Institute.
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