Software Architect - High-Performance Image Visualization

Software Architect – High-Performance Image Visualization Location: Vienna, Austria Your code could save lives! We are hiring an experienced, hands-on Software Architect to help shape the next generation of our medical image-viewing applications. Our Enterprise Imaging solution enables healthcare professionals to access and interact with medical images through desktop and web applications. We are looking for an engineer who can combine strong Angular and TypeScript development skills with expertise in high-performance, low-latency visualization. This role combines hands-on software development with technical leadership. You will define the architecture of reusable image-viewing components, investigate performance bottlenecks and guide development teams in delivering responsive and scalable visualization capabilities. We are also interested in candidates from adjacent domains such as game development, graphics engines, scientific visualization, simulation, computer-aided design or advanced image-editing applications. Job Duties & Accountabilities Define and evolve the architecture of high-performance image-viewing and interaction components. Design reusable frontend components that can be integrated across our medical imaging applications. Contribute hands-on to prototypes, reference implementations and technically complex product development. Analyse and optimize rendering performance, responsiveness, memory consumption and user interaction latency. Identify CPU, GPU, browser and network bottlenecks and translate findings into architectural and implementation improvements. Evaluate and select appropriate technologies, frameworks and rendering approaches. Establish technical guidelines for component design, state management, rendering, testing and performance measurement. Define measurable performance targets and ensure that these are validated through automated tests and representative datasets. Work closely with software engineers, UX designers, product management and clinical stakeholders to translate workflow requirements into effective technical solutions. Collaborate with architects and development teams across locations to ensure alignment with the overall Enterprise Imaging architecture. Create and maintain architecture decisions, technical guidelines and supporting documentation. Mentor engineers and support teams in solving complex visualization and performance-related challenges. Qualifications Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. At least eight years of professional software-development experience, including experience in a senior technical-leadership or architecture role. Strong hands-on experience with Angular, TypeScript and modern frontend application architecture. Experience designing complex, reusable frontend components or application frameworks. Deep understanding of…