MTS IV, Software

Panasonic•Irvine, CA

1d•$112,000 - $188,000•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. For more information on Park Place visit www.parkplaceirvine.com Who We Are: Ever wonder who brings the entertainment to your flights? Panasonic Avionics Corporation is #1 in the industry for delivering inflight products such as movies, games, WiFi, and now Bluetooth headphone connectivity! How exciting would it be to be a part of the innovation that goes into creating technology that delights millions of people in an industry that’s here to stay! 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. And we are committed to a diverse and inclusive culture that will help our organization thrive! We seek diversity in many areas such as background, culture, gender, ways of thinking, skills and more. If you want to learn more about us visit us at www.panasonic.aero And for a full listing of open job opportunities go to www.panasonic.aero/join-us/ The Avionics Way: The Avionics Way captures the essence of what makes our employees special, and by extension, our organization. It’s comprised of 5 core identifiers - Pioneers, Problem Solvers, Accountable, Collaborative, and Customer Focused - that together form a robust, working framework for our continued success. Beyond a philosophy, the Avionics Way is our guide to daily practices. It provides a clear, actionable model to help employees, at all levels, realize their ambitions through outsized contributions to their teams and the company. This model clearly defines expectations for performance at all levels of the organization, as well as establishes specific actions and modes of working that reinforce our philosophy on the path to achieving our goals. We are seeking a MTS 4, Software Engineer (Staff Software Engineer) to lead the modernization of a critical legacy system and evolve it into a scalable cloud-based platform. In this role, you will drive the migration of an existing on-premises application to AWS cloud infrastructure, ensuring reliability, data integrity, and minimal operational disruption during the transition. As the system is modernized, you will help evolve the architecture toward a modern, service-oriented platform that supports large-scale operational workflows and distributed systems. This role requires strong hands-on engineering skills, architectural leadership, and experience working with both legacy systems and modern cloud-native technologies.

Requirements

Strong experience working with PHP-based applications, including maintaining and modernizing legacy codebases.
Strong proficiency in AWS cloud services and cloud-based system architecture.
Proficiency in at least one modern programming language (such as Go, Java, or Python).
Experience designing and operating distributed systems with high reliability requirements.
Experience designing and optimizing relational databases and data models.
Experience designing and maintaining APIs and system integrations.
Familiarity with event-driven architectures, data pipelines, or streaming systems.
Experience with containerization, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure automation.
Experience implementing monitoring, logging, and observability practices
Ability to lead complex technical initiatives and drive architectural decisions.
Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
Experience mentoring engineers and contributing to technical direction.
Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to diagnose and resolve complex production issues.
Ability to balance short-term migration goals with long-term platform architecture.

Nice To Haves

Experience leading or contributing to large-scale cloud migration initiatives.
Experience modernizing legacy monolithic systems.
Experience designing highly available and scalable services.
Familiarity with event-driven or microservices architectures.
Experience building operational platforms or infrastructure systems.

Responsibilities

Lead the design and execution of the migration of an on-premises system to AWS cloud infrastructure.
Modernize and refactor a legacy PHP-based application to support scalable and reliable cloud deployment.
Improve system architecture, modularity, and maintainability while preserving compatibility with existing integrations.
Optimize database design and data access patterns for performance and scalability.
Modernize background processing, scheduled jobs, and batch workloads using cloud-native services.
Ensure system reliability, service continuity, and data integrity throughout the migration process.
Develop comprehensive testing, validation, and rollback strategies for production deployments.
Create operational documentation, migration procedures, and system runbooks
Design and build scalable services and APIs that extend the platform’s capabilities.
Develop systems that ingest and process operational data and system telemetry.
Implement event-driven workflows and automation that improve operational efficiency.
Improve system observability, monitoring, and operational reliability.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and deliver platform capabilities aligned with long-term architecture goals.

Benefits

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

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