Senior Software Development Engineer (C#/ C++)

Bring more to life.

Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?

At Leica Microsystems, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.

You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.

Shape the Future with Us!

At Leica Microsystems, we have been shaping the future for over 175 years with groundbreaking optical and digital solutions. With a culture rooted in customer focus, innovation, and teamwork, we lead the market in microscopy, imaging, and analysis, unveiling the invisible and empowering our customers to build a better, healthier world.

Joining Leica Microsystems means contributing to scientific discoveries and supporting surgeons in making critical decisions. Our advanced microscopes and AI-based image analysis solutions enable users to gain profound insights into development and engineering challenges. Here, you will work on meaningful projects alongside passionate colleagues, driving progress and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible.

Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible.

The Senior Software Engineer is responsible for design and development of solutions for real-time medical device systems. Lead implementation of user interfaces and backend services, architect scalable solutions, optimize performance across the stack, and ensure code quality while maintaining regulatory compliance and medical system constraints.

This position reports to the Manager, Software and is part of the Research & Development Medical located in Singapore and will be an on-site role.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Software Development
  Lead and contribute to the design, enhancement, and verification of software applications for medical microscopes.
• End-to-End Development Ownership
  Manage the full development lifecycle—from requirements refinement to release—ensuring quality through unit testing, coding standards, architectural best practices, and UX/UI compliance.
• Documentation & Knowledge Sharing
  Create and maintain technical documentation and review contributions from team members to ensure clarity and accuracy.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
  Partner with global, interdisciplinary teams to align on architecture, processes, and deliverables for seamless integration.
• Support & Continuous Improvement
  Provide technical support to internal teams, resolve toolchain issues, and drive process improvements using DBS and agile methodologies.

The essential requirements of the job include

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or related field.
• 5 years or more of professional software development experience.
• Strong programming expertise in C++, C#, .NET architecture, WPF, and MS Visual Studio.
• Solid understanding of agile software development methodologies like Scrum or other agile practices.
• Ability to work effectively in a distributed, cross-functional team environment and to engage with stakeholders
• Knowledge of US and EU medical device regulatory requirements

Leica Microsystems, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.

Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

For more information, visit www.danaher.com.