Real-Time Data Engineer: Architecture & Visualization Lead

PDS Defense; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Direct deposit

DailyPay

Career counseling

Skills training

Job summary

PDS Defense is seeking a Design and Analysis Engineer 3 in Seattle, WA, to own end-to-end features from prototype to production. You will design, implement, and ship data management solutions on real-time systems, interfacing with hardware and stakeholders.

The role emphasizes leadership, architecture decisions, and delivering robust software across CLI, native Windows, and web environments. A strong background in embedded C/C++ and data analytics is required.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience with Real-Time Operating Systems.
• 2+ years of C/C++ for real-time embedded systems.
• 2+ years of experience with Application Development.
• Experience in experimental data acquisition, instrumentation, and analysis.

Responsibilities

• Design, architect, develop, and support real-time data management solutions.
• Deliver end-to-end software from prototype to production.
• Build APIs and streaming pipelines for high-throughput time-series data.
• Interface with data acquisition hardware to pull and process data.
• Collaborate with customers to translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Provide technical leadership through code reviews and architecture design.
• Maintain deployment, CI/CD, observability, and database infrastructure.
• Help define product roadmap and priorities.

Skills

RTOS

C/C++

App development

Data acquisition

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Master’s degree in Engineering

Tools

PostgreSQL

MySQL

SQLite

Git/GitLab

Docker

Python

MATLAB

Job description

PDS Defense is seeking a Design and Analysis Engineer 3 in Seattle, WA, to own end-to-end features from prototype to production. You will design, implement, and ship data management solutions on real-time systems, interfacing with hardware and stakeholders.

The role emphasizes leadership, architecture decisions, and delivering robust software across CLI, native Windows, and web environments. A strong background in embedded C/C++ and data analytics is required.