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Intuitive · Sunnyvale, CA

# Manager, Software Engineering - Emulation

Sunnyvale, CA, United States Full-time Manager or lead Software Engineering 

Listed on Intuitive’s official careers site. Posted September 15, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there.
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## Job description

Primary Function of Position The multiport software group within Intuitive has an immediate opening in Sunnyvale, CA for a Software Manager with a focus on the internal da Vinci emulator. You will manage a small team responsible for extending, deploying, and supporting our full-system emulator and hybrid hardware-in-the-loop setups. A successful candidate must excel in a high-energy focused team environment and must balance delivery of new features, supporting existing features, and tracking system changes.

An excellent candidate can rapidly learn the large complex and continually evolving systems, through establishing working relationships with multiple engineers in multiple departments. A deep sense of shared responsibility and shared reward is required, as is the ability to make work fun and interesting.

### Essential Job Duties

Manage and mentor direct reports to teach them about the da Vinci system software, our emulation frameworks, and how to become a better software engineer. Manage the lifecycle of large-scale emulation features and direct individual contributors in developing, deploying, and supporting the features. Learn and explore the continuously evolving da Vinci system software and firmware Be an advocate for a “simulation-first” approach to software development that educates the wider engineering organization on the productivity benefits of using the emulator.

Establish and facilitate continuous communication between the other software engineering teams (i.e. our internal customers) and our emulation teams to enable rapid prototyping, fast support, and system integration of the emulator.

## Qualifications

### Required Education, Skills & Experience Minimum
- 8 years as an individual contributor and 3 years as a people manager or prior management responsibilities through project management or team leadership efforts with a University degree Experience mentoring software engineers Extensive experience understanding and debugging complex systems Experience using C++ and Python
- Proficient communication skills and the ability to collaborate with a diverse range of talented engineers

### Preferred Skills & Experience

Experience with Linux process management, signals, and inter-process communication Experience with software project methodologies (scrum, agile, XP, etc.) Experience with Linux Docker and Git

## At a glance
- Posted by the employer: Sep 15, 2026
- First seen by OpenNash: Oct 13, 2026
- Last checked: Oct 20, 2026
- Listed for: 35 days
- Location: Sunnyvale, CA, United States
- Employment type: Full-time[Apply on Intuitive’s careers site →](https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/Intuitive/744000149648100-manager-software-engineering-emulation)

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