MTS III, Software

Panasonic•Irvine, CA

9h•Hybrid

About The Position

Our new global headquarters is conveniently located in Irvine, CA near John Wayne Airport in the Park Place development. For our onsite and hybrid employees you will be able to enjoy amenities such as access to many restaurants and shops, running trails, a fitness deck, outdoor seating, dry cleaning, car wash, free garage parking, car charging stations, shuttle service for train commuters, outdoor games like bocce, horseshoes, gaming tables, pickle ball, and basketball. Panasonic Avionics Corporation is #1 in the industry for delivering inflight products such as movies, games, WiFi, and now Bluetooth headphone connectivity. With our company’s history spanning over 40 years, you will have stability, career growth opportunities, and will work with the brightest minds in the industry. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive culture that will help our organization thrive, seeking diversity in background, culture, gender, ways of thinking, skills and more. The Avionics Way, comprised of 5 core identifiers - Pioneers, Problem Solvers, Accountable, Collaborative, and Customer Focused - guides daily practices and defines expectations for performance. As an MTS III, Software, you’ll play a key role in shaping the core systems that bring in-flight entertainment and connectivity to life. You'll design, develop, and optimize high-performance software solutions with a focus on real-time event logging and streaming. Your work will directly impact how passengers experience entertainment, communication, and data services in the air. If you're passionate about building scalable systems that operate at altitude and speed, this is your chance to engineer technology that literally takes off.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
5+ years of professional software development experience
Strong proficiency in C/C++ and/or Golang
Experience with AWS or other cloud platforms (IAM, EC2, S3, SQS, SNS, CloudWatch, etc.)
Solid understanding of concurrent programming, memory management, and system-level debugging
Experience designing and building scalable, distributed systems
Hands-on experience with event-driven architectures, logging, and observability
Exposure to AI/ML use cases such as intelligent monitoring, anomaly detection, or data-driven optimization
Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
Experience with Git-based workflows and modern version control practices
Strong understanding of unit testing, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps fundamentals

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry)
Hands-on experience building or operating metrics, logs, and traces pipelines for distributed systems
Experience integrating AI-assisted insights into operational dashboards and embedded services.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain high‑performance backend systems using C/C++ and Golang in Linux-based environments
Build and evolve event‑driven systems for real‑time logging, telemetry, and streaming data pipelines
Design and maintain robust APIs (raw TCP streams, gRPC, REST) for distributed and embedded systems
Improve system performance, scalability, resiliency, and fault tolerance, especially in constrained or real‑time environments
Apply cloud‑native design principles using AWS services (compute, storage, messaging, observability)
Integrate AI/ML‑assisted capabilities (intelligent monitoring, anomaly detection, data insights) into existing platforms
Write clean, maintainable, and well‑tested code following modern engineering best practices and AI tools.
Perform code reviews and provide constructive technical feedback to improve overall code quality
Debug, test, and troubleshoot complex production issues across system boundaries
Collaborate actively in sprint planning, stand‑ups, design reviews, and architecture discussions
Stay current with emerging technologies, tools, and industry trends in software, cloud, and AI

Benefits

Paid time off: Exempt Salaried employees receive unlimited PTO.
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 plus a paid company-wide shut down in the U.S. between Christmas and New Year.
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.
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.