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Lead Technical Support Engineer, DICOM

Bangalore, IndiaOn-siteFull-time

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Lead technical support engineer focusing on DICOM viewer technologies, debugging and validating DICOM features, and guiding a team to scale support across cloud and on-prem platforms.

About this role

RapidAI is the trusted leader in deep clinical AI, helping hospitals deliver faster, more informed care through intelligent imaging and integrated workflows. The Rapid Enterprise™ Platform supports disease states across the care spectrum, but it’s our clinical depth that drives the most meaningful impact — improving decision-making, patient outcomes, and health-system performance. Used by more than 2,500 hospitals in over 100 countries and backed by 700+ clinical studies, including research that helped expand national stroke-treatment guidelines, RapidAI is the most clinically validated AI platform in healthcare.

What you will do:

  • Provide subject matter expertise in DICOM viewer technologies and standards.
  • Lead the debugging, validation, and enhancement of features tied to DICOM tags, SOP classes, and modalities.
  • Analyze and interpret DICOM file structures, including: o Tags (e.g., StudyInstanceUID, SOPInstanceUID, Modality) o Transfer syntaxes (Explicit/Implicit VR, Little/Big Endian) o Differentiation between image metadata and pixel data
  • Utilize tools such as dcmdump, DCMTK, GDCM, RadiAnt, and 3D Slicer for advanced DICOM analysis and debugging. Oversee and troubleshoot DICOM network services including C-FIND, C-MOVE, C-STORE, and CECHO.
  • Investigate and resolve issues such as DICOM timeouts, association rejections, and PACS misconfigurations.
  • Use Wireshark and TCPDump to monitor and analyze DICOM and HL7 network traffic.
  • Collaborate with engineering to evaluate, reproduce, and resolve viewer-related issues, including root cause analysis and validation of fixes.
  • Provide insight into radiology workflows and ensure solutions align with user needs across imaging modalities.
  • Work with support teams to ensure readiness for new module releases, including viewer updates, on both cloud and on-prem platforms.
  • Embrace new technologies including AI-based troubleshooting, and contribute to internal tooling and training programs to scale support capabilities.
  • Mentor and lead a team of specialists, fostering a customer-obsessed mindset and building a scalable, knowledge-driven support model.
  • What you will bring:

  • 10+ years of experience working with PACS, DICOM, and radiology workflows.
  • In-depth knowledge of DICOM standards, file structures, and transfer syntaxes.
  • Proficient with DICOM viewers and diagnostic tools for file and network-level troubleshooting.
  • Solid understanding of HL7, medical imaging systems, and radiology data flows.
  • Experience debugging DICOM Query/Retrieve workflows and PACS integrations.
  • Comfortable using packet capture and network tools such as Wireshark and TCPDump.
  • Familiar with AWS, including CloudWatch, Lambda, and infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform.
  • Proven ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and provide leadership across engineering, support, and product.
  • 5+ years of experience mentoring and managing team members in a technical or support capacity.
  • Skills

    3D SlicerC-ECHOC-FINDCloudWatchC-MOVEC-STOREDcmdumpDCMTKDICOMDICOM File StructureDICOM Network ServicesDICOM TagsGDCMHL7LambdaModalityPACSPACS IntegrationsRadiAntRadiology WorkflowsSOPInstanceUIDStudyInstanceUIDTcpdumpTelecommunications NetworksTerraformTransfer Syntaxes (Explicit/Implicit VR, Little/Big Endian)Wireshark

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