Advanced Software Engineer

Honeywell INC.; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

401(k) Match

FSAs/HSAs

Parental Leave

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Job summary

Honeywell is seeking an Advanced Software Engineer to advance edge computing solutions from Atlanta, GA, on a hybrid schedule. You will own architecture reviews, drive the Forge Cognition initiative, and mentor engineers across teams.

You will build scalable edge and cloud workloads, implement IaC and CI/CD practices, and collaborate with product and infra to ensure secure, observable systems. This role reports to the Sr Director Software Engineering.

Qualifications

• Proven Edge/Cloud Architect/Developer with distributed/edge computing experience.
• Hands-on Ansible experience (playbooks, roles, automation at scale).
• Expert-level Python development and production-grade Kubernetes expertise.

Responsibilities

• Drive design and delivery of the Forge Cognition edge computing initiative.
• Define edge architecture patterns for distributed, constrained environments.
• Architect workloads on Google Distributed Cloud (GDC) and manage edge/cloud deployments.
• Lead Kubernetes-based deployments for edge and cloud environments (Azure, GCP, Alibaba).
• Guide cloud and hybrid architecture for scalability and resilience.
• Develop automation with Ansible for provisioning and fleet operations across edge nodes.
• Architect solutions for IoT device connectivity, telemetry, data pipelines, and device lifecycle management.
• Create reusable templates, self-service workflows, and deployment guardrails to boost velocity.
• Participate in architecture review boards and provide best-practice guidance.
• Collaborate with product/platform/infra to ensure secure, observable, production-ready edge solutions.

Skills

Python

Ansible

Kubernetes

IoT

GDC

Tools

Prometheus

Grafana

Job description

Job Description

As an Advanced Software Engineer here at Honeywell, you will advance the technical direction for edge computing solutions and will also support architecture reviews across other applications in the portfolio. This is a hands-on development role - deep technical ownership combined with cross-team influence..

You will report directly to our Sr Director Software Engineering and you'll work out of our Atlanta, GA location on a Hybrid work schedule.

In this role, you will impact critical software initiatives and contribute to the technical excellence and success of projects that support Honeywell's strategic goals. At Honeywell, our people leaders play a critical role in developing and supporting our employees to help them perform at their best and drive change across the company. Help to build a strong, diverse team by recruiting talent, identifying, and developing successors, driving retention and engagement, and fostering an inclusive culture

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serve as a senior developer driving the design and delivery of the Forge Cognition edge computing initiative.
• Define and own edge architecture patterns for distributed, resource-constrained, and disconnected/intermittently-connected environments.
• Architect and operationalize workloads on Google Distributed Cloud (GDC) (edge and/or hosted, depending on program needs)
• Design, build, and scale Kubernetes-based deployments for edge and cloud (Azure, GCP, Alibaba) .
• Lead cloud & hybrid architecture for scalability & resilience.
• Build and maintain Ansible-based automation for provisioning, configuration management, and fleet operations across distributed edge nodes.
• Develop core services, tooling, and integrations in Python.
• Architect solutions for IoT device connectivity, telemetry ingestion, data pipelines, and device lifecycle management.
• Enhance the Platform Engineering and developer enablement platform by creating reusable templates, self-service workflows, deployment guardrails, documentation, and automation that improve engineering velocity and consistency.
• Participate in and lead architecture review boards for other applications across the org, providing technical guidance and best-practice recommendations.
• Partner with product, platform, and infra teams to ensure edge solutions are secure, observable, and production-ready.
  Mentor engineers and help raise the technical bar across teams.

YOU MUST HAVE

• Proven experience as an Edge/Cloud Architect/Developer - designing systems for distributed/edge computing environments.
• Strong hands-on expertise with Ansible (playbooks, roles, automation at scale).
• Expert-level Python development skills.
  Deep, production-grade experience with Kubernetes (cluster design, operators, networking, security, troubleshooting).
• Hands-on experience with Google Distributed Cloud (GDC) or comparable distributed cloud/edge platforms.
• Practical IoT experience (device management, connectivity protocols, telemetry/data pipelines).
• Experience acting as a lead/principal architect, including running or contributing to architecture review processes.
• Experience with observability/monitoring tooling for distributed systems (Prometheus, Grafana, etc.)
• Strong communication skills - able to work with distributed teams and represent architecture decisions to stakeholders.
• Ability to translate complex business, product, and infrastructure requirements into pragmatic technical designs, roadmaps, and implementation plans.
• Experience establishing engineering best practices for CI/CD, secure software delivery, infrastructure as code, observability, reliability, and operational excellence.

WE VALUE

• Experience with edge security and zero-trust patterns.
• Background in a regulated or industrial IoT domain (manufacturing, telecom, energy, etc.).
• Prior experience standing up a new architecture practice or Center of Excellence (COE).
• Experience with developer portals, golden paths, service catalogs, internal platforms, or Backstage-style enablement experiences.
• Cloud certifications or architecture credentials across Azure, Google Cloud, Kubernetes, or related platform technologies.

BENEFITS OF WORKING FOR HONEYWELL

In addition to a competitive salary, leading-edge work, and developing solutions side-by-side with dedicated experts in their fields, Honeywell employees are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package.

• employer subsidized Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Accounts, EAP, and Educational Assistance
• Parental Leave, Paid Time Off (for vacation, personal business, sick time, and parental leave), and 12 Paid Holidays. Learn more

The application period for the job is estimated to be 40 days from the job posting date; however, this may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates. Posting Date: August 31, 2026.

ABOUT HONEYWELL TECHNOLOGIES

Honeywell Technologies is a global, pure-play automation company with a legacy of innovating to help solve the world's most mission-critical challenges, enhancing the quality of life for people and communities around the world. We serve the building, industrial, and process sectors with a broad portfolio of services, solutions, and products, underpinned by our Honeywell Technologies Accelerator operating system and Honeywell Technologies Forge intelligence layer. By combining the deep domain expertise of our more than 50,000 employees with decades of data from our global installed base, we are uniquely positioned to lead the industrial sector's transition from automation to autonomy. Learn more

THE BUSINESS UNIT

Honeywell Connected Enterprise (HCE) is the software division of Honeywell with strategic focus on digitization, sustainability, and OT Cybersecurity SaaS offerings and solutions. HCE was established to leverage Honeywell's domain expertise and lead the transition into a cutting-edge industrial software company. Since our inception in 2018, HCE established the category of intelligent operations and built a new platform born out of decades of operational data and insights, uniting real-time data across assets, people, and processes into a system of record for a 360-degree view. This is our flagship offering - Honeywell Forge. We are a global team with expertise spanning industrial operations, software engineering, data science, artificial intelligence, and process engineering. We are paving the way for our customers to grow responsibly. We believe the future is what we make it. As a Honeywell Futureshaper, you are a part of something bigger. You can work with highly capable people to make the world a better place and become the best you. After all, we are not imagining the future; we're building it.

About Us

Honeywell Technologies is a global, pure-play automation company with a legacy of innovating to help solve the world's most mission-critical challenges, enhancing the quality of life for people and communities around the world. We serve the building, industrial and process sectors with a broad portfolio of services, solutions and products, underpinned by our Honeywell Technologies Accelerator operating system and Honeywell Technologies Forge intelligence layer. By combining the deep domain expertise of our more than 50,000 employees with decades of data from our global installed base, we are uniquely positioned to lead the industrial sector's transition from automation to autonomy.