Company: Andromeda Surgical

Position Title: Interactive Systems Developer (Hybrid Designer/Frontend Engineer)

Location: San Francisco, CA (In-Office, 5 Days/Week)

Position Type: Full-Time (Permanent)

Work Policy: Onsite Only

Relocation Assistance: Yes ($5–10k)

Compensation

• Base Salary: $175,000 – $220,000
• Equity: Yes (no bonus program)
• Notes: Salary varies by interview performance, level, and location.

About Andromeda Surgical

Andromeda Surgical builds autonomous surgical robots designed to drastically shorten the learning curve for surgeons. The company uses off-the-shelf robotic hardware and develops planning, controls, ML algorithms, and intuitive interfaces for high-accuracy surgical automation.

Role Summary

Interactive Systems Developer responsible for designing and developing real-time, interactive applications combining robotics control, gaming-style UI, and front-end engineering. This role blends 60–90% design and 10–40% coding, depending on project needs. Work spans robotics UIs, 2D/3D visualization, game-like interactions, and touchscreen-based interfaces.

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.

Must-Have Qualifications

• First full-time designer/engineer owning end-to-end design: user research → concept → design → prototype → implementation.
• Design portfolio required (must show shipped products; internal tools acceptable).
• 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)
• Work history involving products actively in use (not purely research).
• Comfortable viewing live surgical procedures.
• Willing to travel up to 1× per month.

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

Why Join

• Work on high-impact robotics and interactive systems.
• Fast-paced culture with high autonomy.
• Inclusive environment that values creativity and rapid iteration.
• Opportunities for internal promotion as the team grows.
• Access to modern gaming, robotics, and visualization tools.

Mandatory Pre-Screen Questions

Candidates must answer the following:

1. Are you available to travel up to once per month?
2. Are you comfortable viewing real surgical procedures?
3. Years of experience with:
4. • (A) User research
5. • (B) Coding
6. Portfolio link + login instructions (if applicable)