MTS III, Software Engineer - IaaS

Panasonic•Hillsboro, OR

60d•$97,000 - $162,000

About The Position

We are seeking an MTS III - Software Developer (IaaS) to help build the foundational software that powers our next-generation infrastructure platform. You will design and develop services that span hardware provisioning, OS lifecycle management, containerized system enablement, and secure distributed service deployment. This role sits at the intersection of systems programming, DevOps automation, and scalable microservices development.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Sciences, Computer Engineering or Software Engineering, or equivalent experience
5-10 years of experience in software engineering, with significant exposure to IaaS or low-level system development
Ability to travel to domestic or international locations as required, up to 5% of the time
Linux administration and internals (systemd, boot process, kernel tuning)
Custom kernel config or module work (esp. for embedded or hybrid hardware)
Kernel/user-space interface debugging: strace, perf, dmesg, lsof, sysctl
Deep knowledge of PXE/iPXE, DHCP, TFTP, and UEFI/BIOS flows
Experience with hardware boot orchestration using Tinkerbell, MAAS, or Foreman
Familiarity with BMC interfaces (IPMI, Redfish), RAID configuration, and hardware telemetry
Hands-on experience building immutable OS images (e.g., Talos, CoreOS, Yocto)
Understanding of secure boot flows, disk encryption (e.g., LUKS), TPM provisioning
Knowledge of disk cloning, partitioning tools, and custom OS deployment pipelines
Proficiency in at least one modern programming language: GO for high-performance services
Python (FastAPI, Django, Flask)
Strong understanding of object-oriented programming and functional programming concepts

Responsibilities

System & Infrastructure Software Development
Develop services and tooling for bare metal provisioning, OS imaging, bootloader and firmware orchestration
Build and maintain microservices for key IaaS components like OTA updates, storage management, and node orchestration
Interface with platform firmware via Redfish/IPMI and implement node-level control logic
Collaborate with hardware, networking, and storage teams to integrate low-level capabilities into unified software workflows
DevOps & Containerization
Contribute to CI/CD pipelines to test and deploy OS images and microservices
Maintain version-controlled infrastructure (IaC) and policy-as-code environments
Integrate monitoring and observability stacks (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Vector)
Reliability & Testing
Create robust testing pipelines for infrastructure components (unit, integration, functional)
Perform hardware-in-loop (HIL) testing, simulate failure scenarios, and ensure system resiliency
Identify and remediate performance bottlenecks in hardware provisioning and orchestration flows
Conduct code reviews and implement coding standards and best practices

Benefits

Exempt Salaried employees receive flexible paid time off. This means that there is no fixed number, range, or limit to the amount of Personal and Vacation Days that may be taken for exempt employees.
Non-exempt hourly employees accrue 14 vacation days per year + 7 sick days + 3 personal days. Accrual rate increases with tenure.
All employees receive 11 company paid holidays per year.
We also close our offices at the corporate level in the U.S. between Christmas and New Year.
For operational positions that are expected to work on holidays, we provide additional compensation for hours worked.
Medical insurance offerings from Aetna and Kaiser (CA &HI). Options for Employee Only, Employee + Spouse/Domestic Partner, Employee + Children, or Family.
Dental PPO and DMO options & Vision insurance through EyeMed or VSP.
401K with 50% match on up to 8% contribution, full vested from day 1.
Washington residents only are eligible for: Washington's Family and Medical Leave program and Washington's Paid Sick Leave program.
Wellness Program, Counseling services, FSA & HSA, Life Insurance for employee, spouse and child, AD&D Insurance, Long-term and Short-term disability, Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Legal Assistance, Pet Insurance, Identity Theft Protection, Dependent Care FLSA, Education Assistance, Commuter Program, Employee Purchase Program, Service Award Program.