Safran · 17 hours ago
Principal Software Engineer
Brea, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
$165K/yr - $180K/yr
15+ years expSafran Passenger Innovations is an innovative In-Flight Entertainment and Connectivity company focused on maximizing the Passenger Experience. The Principal Software Engineer will participate in the architecture, design, development, test, and integration of software features for RAVE In-flight Entertainment, contributing to the design and improvement of software features and ensuring accountability for technical outcomes across teams.
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Responsibilities
Contribute to the design, creation, development and improvement of software features, packaging, tools, testing, test automation, continuous integration, delivery, documentation and building of complex distributed systems in a low power, heat conscious environment
Build and maintain automated tests (unit, integration, system-level)
Triage, debug, and resolve issues
Take ownership of quality and drive continuous improvement
Provide accurate estimates and deliver on commitments with transparency
Collaborate with stakeholders, users, and teams on design, implementation, and approvals
Engage actively in meetings and technical discussions
Coordinate with internal teams to support product success
Prepare and present technical for large and diverse audiences
Follow and help improve SDLC and organizational processes
Provide guidance, mentoring, and training within the software team, while offering support across the broader product development organization
Lead and drive the technical direction of complex software projects when needed, offering expert guidance to development teams
Ensure accountability for technical outcomes across cross-functional teams by making critical decisions and taking ownership of overall project success
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience in a related field
15+ years of software development experience with one or more of the following: Software development in C/C++ on Linux/UNIX, embedded, or Windows (.NET, C#, JavaScript, SQL)
Modern tech stack: Qt/QML, Node.js, Golang, React, Typescript, Python, PostgreSQL, Docker, MQTT, Microservices
Skilled in managing containers and virtual machines using Docker Swarm, Kubernetes, and other orchestration platforms and compute primitives
Experienced in designing and maintaining high-performance databases—structured, unstructured, and in-memory—optimized for constrained and dynamically changing environments
Proficient in security engineering, including system and network security, authentication protocols, cryptography, and securing databases and applications in regulated environments
Experience refactoring/rearchitecting monolithic solutions into distributed microservices, containerized or serverless with heavy API design and implementation strategies
Excellent organizational and leadership skills
Ability to negotiate and compromise
Maintain a positive attitude when facing adversity
Presentation and facilitation skills
Be a team player and work collaboratively (e.g., MOB and/or pair program)
Self-directed, proactive, organized, and detail-oriented
Take initiative to suggest and drive organizational improvements
Strong written and verbal English communication skills
Ability to efficiently resolve problems and seek assistance when stuck (i.e., fail fast)
Ability to accomplish a multitude of tasks
Desire to continuously learn
Embrace change and be comfortable working in a fluid and changing environment
Ability to use discretion and independent judgment when making decisions on behalf of the company
Preferred
Experiences with any of the following languages, technologies and techniques would be advantageous: IPC, RPC, sockets, A/V players
Networking & protocols: Ethernet, ARINC 429, RS-485, I2C, SPI, MDIO, CAN
Experience with npm, Bower or Webpack
Debugging & troubleshooting
Company
Safran
Safran is an international technology group with divisions in aerospace, defense, and security.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2025-01-02Post Ipo Equity
1999-04-01IPO
Leadership Team
Pierre-Antony Vastra
Safran Aerosystems - Executive VP, Communication and Secretary General (Safran Aerosystems)
Tinku Rasheed
Senior Director, Research & Technology, Product Engineering
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