MTS IV, Software Engineer - Platform & Cloud-Native Systems

Panasonic•Beaverton, OR

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Panasonic Avionics Corporation is seeking a highly experienced Member of Technical Staff (MTS) IV – Software Engineer to design, develop, and architect advanced cloud-native software systems that power next-generation In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) and distributed edge platforms. This role emphasizes strong software engineering fundamentals, hands-on development, and scalable system design. The MTS IV engineer will build robust, production-grade software applications and platform services that enable GitOps-driven deployments, Kubernetes-based infrastructure automation, and configuration transformation systems across ground and aircraft environments. This is a senior individual contributor role with deep ownership of software architecture, code quality, system reliability, and technical direction.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related discipline.
Extensive hands-on experience building production-grade software systems.
Strong programming expertise (Go and/or Python strongly preferred).
Deep understanding of software design principles, distributed systems, and scalable architectures.
Experience with Kubernetes, containerization, and GitOps-based workflows.
Proven ability to lead complex software initiatives and mentor engineers.
Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
Experience building Kubernetes operators/controllers.
Background in edge computing or air-gapped environments.
Familiarity with CNI technologies and network policy enforcement.
Experience with OpenTelemetry-based observability stacks.
Experience in avionics, embedded, or mission-critical software environments.

Responsibilities

Architect and design scalable, modular, and maintainable software systems using modern design principles and patterns.
Translate complex functional and system requirements into well-defined technical designs.
Drive API design, service contracts, and integration strategies across distributed components.
Ensure software solutions are resilient, testable, observable, and production-ready.
Write high-quality, performant, and secure production code (Go and/or Python preferred).
Implement microservices, controllers, automation agents, and platform tooling.
Develop reusable libraries and frameworks to improve engineering productivity.
Conduct code reviews and enforce engineering best practices.
Refactor and optimize existing systems for performance, scalability, and maintainability.
Implement comprehensive unit, integration, and system-level tests.
Build automated validation pipelines and continuous integration workflows.
Support system testing efforts, analyze results, and drive defect resolution.
Promote engineering discipline around versioning, backward compatibility, and release stability.
Design and implement Kubernetes-based platform components (controllers, operators, automation tooling).
Build GitOps workflows using ArgoCD or similar tools to enable declarative system management.
Develop Helm-based packaging and automated artifact promotion pipelines.
Design cluster lifecycle automation and fleet-level configuration management systems.
Create infrastructure automation frameworks for provisioning, configuration, and upgrades.
Develop tooling that transforms hardware/software configuration inputs into validated system-level runtime configurations.
Automate air-gapped image distribution strategies and local OCI registry integration.
Implement secure configuration and secret management mechanisms.
Design telemetry pipelines (metrics, logs, traces) using OpenTelemetry or equivalent frameworks.
Embed observability directly into software components.
Define reliability standards, SLOs, and performance baselines.
Lead root cause analysis and implement systemic reliability improvements.
Own complex software subsystems end-to-end from design through production.
Provide architectural leadership across IaaS, PaaS, Developer Experience, and Operations domains.
Mentor engineers in software craftsmanship, distributed systems design, and cloud-native development.
Establish engineering standards for code quality, maintainability, and long-term sustainability.
Drive cross-team technical alignment and reduce architectural fragmentation.

Benefits

Flexible paid time off for exempt salaried employees.
14 vacation days per year + 7 sick days + 3 personal days for non-exempt hourly employees, with accrual rate increasing with tenure.
11 company paid holidays per year.
Office closure between Christmas and New Year.
Additional compensation for operational positions working on holidays.
Medical insurance offerings from Aetna and Kaiser.
Dental PPO and DMO options.
Vision insurance through EyeMed or VSP.
Voluntary Benefits – Life, accident, critical illness, disability, legal, identity theft, and pet insurance.
Health Management and Wellbeing Programs – Lifestyle Spending Account, EAP, virtual health management, chronic condition, neurodiversity, tobacco cessation, substance abuse support, and life stage and fertility resources.
401K with 50% match on up to 8% contribution, fully vested from day 1.
Educational Assistance – Tuition reimbursement for job-related courses.
Washington’s Family and Medical Leave program (for Washington residents).
Washington’s Paid Sick Leave program (for Washington residents).