At CoMind, we are developing a non-invasive neuromonitoring technology that will result in a new era of clinical brain monitoring.
In joining us, you will be he...
At CoMind, we are developing a non-invasive neuromonitoring technology that will result in a new era of clinical brain monitoring.
In joining us, you will be helping to create cutting-edge technologies that will improve how we diagnose and treat brain
disorders, ultimately improving and saving the lives of patients across the world.
THE ROLE:
The Optical Engineering team at CoMind is responsible for the photonics systems at the heart of CoMind’s technology, designing and
developing the laser interferometry platform that enables continuous, non-invasive measurement of human physiology parameters. The
team spans optical system design, component selection and test, precision alignment, optical modelling, and integration with
mechanical and electronic subsystems.
As Staff Optics Engineer, you will be a senior individual contributor within the Optical Engineering team, taking ownership of
complex optical design challenges and contributing to the development and integration of the photonic platform from concept
through to validated hardware. You will have a strong background in developing and manufacturing complex photonic based products.
The role reports into the Optical Engineering Manager within the Product Development team.
You will work closely with component suppliers, research, product development and manufacturing teams to integrate leading edge
photonic components including fiber optics lasers, PICs, custom photodetectors into the products. With a strong background in
photonics based product design, you will work across optical system design, experimental characterisation, and subsystem
integration and manufacturing.
At CoMind, all team members work at least 4 days per week in the office, plus a flexible work-from-home day. This role can be
based in either the London (Kings Cross) or Bristol office.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Own the design, modelling, and characterisation of optical subsystems including interferometry configurations, laser beam
delivery, optical path optimisation, and stray light management
Drive experimental work to validate optical performance, including alignment procedures, sensitivity testing, and
signal-to-noise analysis under clinically relevant conditions
Develop and maintain optical simulation models using tools such as Zemax, COMSOL, or equivalent, and translate simulation
outputs into design specifications and tolerancing requirements
Work with photonic component suppliers including laser manufacturers for the development of custom solutions for CoMind’s
products.
Support the integration of optical subsystems with mechanical, electronic, and embedded software components, working
cross-functionally to ensure coherent end-to-end performance
Contribute to design reviews, risk analyses, and verification and validation activities in line with ISO 14971, ISO 13485, and
IEC 60601-1
Author and review technical documentation including optical design specifications, test protocols, and evidence packages for
regulatory submissions
Identify and evaluate new optical components, materials, and approaches that could advance CoMind One’s sensing capabilities or
improve manufacturability
AI is fundamental to our culture — it’s not just a tool, but a core part of how we work, collaborate, and innovate. We expect
all team members to embrace AI in their daily work and continuously find new ways to use it effectively
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:
10+ years of experience in optical engineering, with hands-on experience designing and validating precision optical systems
Deep expertise in laser interferometry, coherent optical sensing, or closely related optical measurement techniques
Experience in developing custom photonic components such as laser diodes, PICs or photodetector arrays.
Proficiency with optical simulation and modelling tools (Zemax, COMSOL, or similar) and experience translating simulation
outputs into validated hardware designs
Strong experimental background, including precision optical alignment, characterisation, and troubleshooting of complex optical
assemblies
Experience working within a regulated industry (medical devices, defence, semiconductor, or similar) with familiarity with ISO
14971 and design control processes
Solid understanding of optical component technologies including laser sources, photodetectors, fibre optics, beamsplitters, and
optical coatings
NICE TO HAVE:
Background in biophotonics, diffuse optical imaging, or optical coherence tomography
Experience with miniaturisation of optical systems for wearable or portable hardware
Familiarity with cleanroom assembly and precision alignment techniques
Experience with tolerance analysis and DFM for optical assemblies at production scale
Knowledge of FDA regulatory pathways for optical medical devices
BENEFITS:
Company equity plan so all employees share in the success of the company
Salary-sacrifice pension scheme
Private medical, dental and vision insurance (medical history disregarded)
Group life assurance at 4x annual income
Comprehensive mental health support, including unlimited access to 1:1 sessions with trained professionals
Unlimited holiday allowance (+ bank holidays) and one week of remote working per quarter
Lunch voucher (£10) every day for JustEat and free dinner on those days where you need to work later
Twice weekly deliveries of fresh fruit and an extensive selection of snacks and drinks
YuLife subscription, allowing you to turn your daily steps and meditation into discounts at a range of stores
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At CoMind, we are developing a non-invasive neuromonitoring technology that will result in a new era of clinical brain monitoring.
In joining us, you will be helping to create cutting-edge technologies that will improve how we diagnose and treat brain
disorders, ultimately improving and saving the lives of patients across the world.
THE ROLE:
The Software team at CoMind spans the full stack of a regulated medical device company — from embedded and real-time systems
through application software, ML inference, GUI, DevOps, and test engineering. It is a team that builds across every layer,
working to medical device software standards and shipping software that has to perform reliably in clinical environments.
As a Staff Software Engineer, you will be a technical authority within the Software team, owning complex technical problems in
embedded and real-time C++ development. You will work across hardware abstraction, real-time data acquisition, and system
integration, bringing the depth of experience needed to architect and deliver software that performs reliably in a regulated,
safety-critical context.
At CoMind, all team members work at least 4 days per week from our new Kings Cross office, plus a flexible work-from-home day.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Design, implement, and maintain high-performance embedded and real-time software components in C++, including hardware
abstraction layers, device drivers, and data acquisition pipelines.
* Define and drive technical strategy, proactively identifying and mitigating cross-team dependencies and technical debt while
setting the long-term vision for embedded architecture.
* Act as a technical bridge, synthesising and communicating complex architectural decisions to non-technical stakeholders
(including Product, Clinical, and Regulatory teams) to ensure alignment on project goals.
* Mentor and grow engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence, code quality, and professional development within the
broader software team.
* Ensure software quality through code review, unit and integration testing, and strict adherence to CoMind’s software
development lifecycle under IEC 62304.
* Collaborate with electronics and FPGA teams on hardware-software interfaces, supporting hardware bring-up, system integration,
and complex debug.
* Contribute to risk management and design documentation activities, including software hazard analysis and traceability in line
with ISO 14971 and CoMind’s QMS.
* Participate in design reviews, sprint planning, and cross-functional technical forums, contributing to a high-performance
engineering culture.
* AI is fundamental to our culture — it's not just a tool, but a core part of how we work, collaborate, and innovate. We expect
all team members to embrace AI in their daily work and continuously find new ways to use it effectively.
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:
* 10+ years of experience in software engineering, with a strong focus on systems-level software architecture
* Deep expertise in modern C++ (C++17 or later), including memory management, concurrency, real-time constraints, and performance
optimisation
* Hands-on experience developing software for embedded Linux environments, including device driver development and hardware
abstraction
* Experience in a regulated industry (medical devices, aerospace, automotive, or similar) including familiarity with IEC 62304 or
equivalent software development standards
* Strong understanding of hardware-software integration, including FPGA or microcontroller interfaces, communication buses (SPI,
I2C, UART, PCIe), and real-time operating systems
* Demonstrated ability to write clean, well-tested, and maintainable code in a safety-critical context
NICE TO HAVE
* Experience with high-speed data acquisition systems or real-time signal processing pipelines
* Familiarity with optical or biomedical hardware integration
* Background in or exposure to data science or ML pipelines and the software interfaces that feed them
* Experience with CI/CD tooling, automated testing frameworks, and static analysis tools in an embedded context
* Knowledge of IEC 60601-1-4 or other medical device software standards
* Familiarity with architecture and engineering of cloud-based IoT systems
* Experience with health-tech data residency
BENEFITS:
* Company equity plan so all employees share in the success of the company
* Salary-sacrifice pension scheme
* Private medical, dental and vision insurance (medical history disregarded)
* Group life assurance at 4x annual income
* Comprehensive mental health support, including unlimited access to 1:1 sessions with trained professionals
* Unlimited holiday allowance (+ bank holidays) and one week of remote working per quarter
* Lunch voucher (£10) every day for JustEat and free dinner on those days where you need to work later
* Twice weekly deliveries of fresh fruit and an extensive selection of snacks and drinks
* YuLife subscription, allowing you to turn your daily steps and meditation into discounts at a range of stores
I quit medicine because I kept watching patients die needlessly, for avoidable reasons. In almost every case, the science and the
clinicians were fine. It was the system around them that failed: the way information moved, the way decisions got routed, and the
way fragmented teams and fragmented data turned solvable problems into tragedy.
Our mission is human wellbeing, and we're focusing on the breakthrough technology of personalised medicine. Since the beginning,
our proprietary insight has always been that the company to create a true active learning data engine with a loss function against
human wellbeing would be the one to crack it, becoming one of the most impactful companies in the world as a result.
We're now in 1,100+ clinics, across 4 product lines, serve >20% of the UK population, and have solved >5.7 million patient cases
in the past 12 months alone, saving an estimated 8,600 lives. We are cash flow positive, growing fast, and have a tight crew of
~35 people.
Multiple trillion-dollar companies will be built in healthcare over the next two decades, and we intend to be one of them.
We have a knights of the round table culture with a flat hierarchy, where we empower builders to have outsized impact on millions
of lives, and where we collaboratively converge on the optimal action without dogma or ego. We're all here to serve a greater
mission than ourselves. The closest analogy for our culture is probably Firefly (the TV series): a small crew on a ship at the
frontier, each person exceptional in a specific way, deeply loyal to each other and the mission, resourceful under constraints,
and having a genuinely good time doing something that matters. We're carefully curated, lean, and wholeheartedly in.
If you want your skills to be at the highest possible stakes, you belong at Anima. Your work here will save lives.
- Shun
Please note this role is only open to those based in the UK.
We’re looking for someone who:
* Has 4+ years experience doing 0-1 design work at a high-growth startup. Maybe you were the founding product designer or part of
a small team that made a tangible impact.
* Is obsessed with design and truly loves the craft. You’ve cultivated a meticulous eye for aesthetics and care deeply about
every detail.
* Has experience in frontend development. That may be working with Cursor or Claude Code to ship contributions to production.
* Is both intellectually rigorous and highly empathic. You’re often able to intuit a user’s situation, motivation, and desired
outcome, even with minimal research, and translate these into optimal interactions and interfaces.
* Is a self-starter who values ownership. You’re comfortable prioritising and working iteratively; guided by user feedback, data,
and company goals, without hand-holding.
* Is a competent product manager and isn’t afraid of code. Maybe you came to design from product management or engineering.
* Is a clear and compelling communicator. When sharing work with your team or customers, you make an impact and inspire others to
listen; even when there’s pushback.
* Is a team-player who thrives when working with others.
* Is driven and wants to play their part in redesigning healthcare.
What to expect in the role:
* A design-first culture
* High autonomy and ownership. You’ll lead the design for multiple new opportunities, end-to-end.
* Intellectually challenging projects that will save lives. For example, how might we make it faster for our clinical users to
send appointment invites to patients? This path can be traversed by clinical users hundreds of times a day, ensuring people
like you and me get the care they need.
* Close connection with our customers. You’ll work closely with the Anima Champions community; our most fanatical and vocal
customers. You’ll join customer calls and visit GP practices to develop a deep understanding of their problems, wants, and
needs.
* The chance to work with exceptional product builders who deeply respect design. Like Skupie, who put the first self-driving
semis on Canadian roads. Or Souradip, a doctor with a PhD who’s won awards for his technical achievements. Both are lead
engineers at Anima.
* Influence over our strategy. You’ll shape our roadmap and ensure that we prioritise and build products that lead to the highest
total network value deltas. We don’t have Product Managers (and we may never), so both thinking and execution will be required.
* A chance to build the design machine for the future. You’ll help formalise our design standards and scale our design tools so
we keep shipping features that result in a high retention delta.
