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# Software Engineer III

- **Company:** Panasonic Avionics Corporation
- **Location:** Irvine, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $97,000.0 - $157,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Software Bug Management, Software as a Service, Cloud Computing, Software Documentation, Information Systems, DevOps, Distributed Systems, Python (Programming Language), Node.Js, Reliability Engineering, Software Engineering, Datadog, Data Logging, Google Cloud, System Availability, Grafana, Reliability of Systems, Backend, Cloudformation, Containerization, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Deployment Automation, Performance Monitor, Cloudwatch, Software Coding, Terraform, Splunk, New Relic (SaaS), Docker, Golang, Programming Languages, Microservices
- **Published:** October 21, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/31F020EB38794D2F8326900FD8B6C810/job/

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent experience.
 * 5+ years of experience in software development, production support, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or DevOps.
 * Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as, Go, Node.js, Python.
 * Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
 * Strong understanding of APIs, microservices, distributed systems, and software development lifecycle.
 * Experience with CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation.
 * Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
 * Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Preferred

 * Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and containerized deployments.
 * Knowledge of observability platforms such as Datadog, Grafana, CloudWatch, Splunk, or New Relic.
 * Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar).
 * Familiarity with Agile development methodologies.
 * Experience supporting customer-facing SaaS products.

Success Criteria

 * Consistently delivers reliable and maintainable software enhancements.
 * Demonstrates end-to-end ownership from development through production support.
 * Reduces operational incidents through automation and proactive monitoring.
 * Resolves production issues within defined service levels.
 * Improves system reliability, availability, and operational efficiency.
 * Maintains high standards for quality, security, and customer satisfaction.

## Description

We are seeking a highly motivated Software Engineer who combines strong software development skills with operational excellence to support mission-critical applications and services. This role is responsible for designing, developing, automating, monitoring, and supporting production systems while ensuring high availability, reliability, performance, and customer satisfaction.

The ideal candidate is equally comfortable writing code, troubleshooting production incidents, improving system reliability, and collaborating across engineering, product, and support teams. This individual will embrace end-to-end ownership of services from development through production operations.

What you will be doing:

Software Development

 * Design, develop, test, and maintain scalable software solutions and backend services.
 * Implement enhancements, bug fixes, and operational tooling to improve system performance and reliability.
 * Develop automation solutions for monitoring, deployment, incident response, and operational workflows.
 * Participate in architecture discussions and provide recommendations for scalable and supportable solutions.
 * Ensure adherence to coding standards, security requirements, and engineering best practices.

Production Operations & Support

 * Monitor production environments and proactively address reliability, performance, and availability issues.
 * Participate in on-call rotations and provide timely resolution of production incidents.
 * Perform root cause analysis (RCA) and implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
 * Manage application configurations, deployments, and operational readiness activities.
 * Support release activities and validate production health following deployments.
 * Maintain system documentation, runbooks, and support procedures.

Reliability & Continuous Improvement

 * Implement observability solutions including monitoring, logging, alerting, and dashboards.
 * Identify opportunities to automate repetitive operational tasks and reduce manual effort.
 * Analyze system performance and capacity trends and recommend improvements.
 * Drive operational excellence through preventative maintenance, resilience testing, and process optimization.
 * Collaborate with development teams to improve application supportability and reliability.

Cross-functional Collaboration

 * Partner with Product Management, Engineering, QA, Infrastructure, Security, and Customer Support teams.
 * Assist in troubleshooting customer-reported issues and drive resolution through closure.
 * Provide technical guidance during incident management and recovery activities.
 * Contribute to release planning, production readiness reviews, and operational risk assessments.