Semiconductor-based ultrasound imaging platform with AI and cloud integration
Butterfly Network manufactures chip-based ultrasound devices paired with software and AI tools for point-of-care imaging. The tech stack reveals a hardware-forward engineering organization: SystemVerilog, Verilog, ASIC design, and MEMS dominate, with C++ and Python handling device firmware and platform logic. Active hiring skews heavily toward senior engineers and staff-level IC designers (17 engineering roles of 25 total), signaling concurrent work on next-generation semiconductor architecture alongside software platform expansion—backed by projects spanning novel ultrasound system development, regression infrastructure, and AI model integration.
Butterfly Network designs and manufactures portable ultrasound systems built on proprietary semiconductor chip technology, targeting healthcare providers and enterprises. The product suite includes hardware probes (Butterfly iQ+), software platform components, and AI-powered analysis tools, distributed through an SDK for third-party integration. The company operates across North America and Australia, with a lean commercial team (4 sales roles) and active product development efforts focused on platform verification, cloud services, and partnership ecosystems. Public since 2021, the organization is balancing hardware production scale-up with software-centric program delivery and enterprise sales expansion.
Hardware: ASIC, SystemVerilog, Verilog, MEMS, Innovus, Tcl. Software: C++, Python, Cocotb. Infrastructure: GitHub. Also uses Tempus and proprietary Butterfly iQ+ imaging device.
Burlington, Massachusetts. The company also hires in Australia and maintains active roles across the United States.
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