Senior Backend Engineer - C++/Python, REST APIs, Hybrid

Panasonic Avionics Corporation; Irvine (CA); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 167,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work opportunities

Unlimited PTO for exempt staff

Medical insurance options

401K with employer match

Job summary

Panasonic Avionics Corporation seeks a MTS III Software Engineer with strong C++ and Python backend experience to design, develop, test, deploy and maintain backend services and REST APIs for production platforms.

The role requires collaboration with engineers, architects, DevOps, product teams, and other stakeholders to deliver backend capabilities from design through production deployment and ongoing support.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or related field or equivalent experience.
• Strong professional software development experience with C++ and Python.
• Experience designing and developing RESTful APIs and backend services.
• Strong understanding of object-oriented design, data structures, algorithms, and patterns.
• Experience developing multi-threaded or concurrent applications.
• Experience with Linux-based environments.
• Hands-on debugging and diagnostics using Linux tools (strace, lsof, netstat, journalctl, dmesg).
• Experience with automated unit/integration testing for C++ and Python.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop backend applications, services, and REST APIs using C++ and Python.
• Develop clean, maintainable, production-ready software following standards.
• Design interfaces, data models, and workflows for distributed applications.
• Maintain integrations between backend services and internal/external systems.
• Write unit, integration, and automated tests to ensure quality.
• Participate in design discussions and contribute to technical decisions.
• Perform code reviews and improve code quality, security, and performance.
• Debug and troubleshoot issues across development, test, and production environments.
• Build and deploy software through automated CI/CD pipelines.
• Work with cloud and containerized environments to deploy and operate services.
• Monitor production services using logs, metrics, and telemetry.
• Collaborate with DevOps, QA, product, and engineering teams throughout the lifecycle.
• Engage in Agile ceremonies and contribute to technical documentation and best practices.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote engineering standards.

Skills

C++

Python

REST APIs

Backend design

Linux

CI/CD

Cloud

Multithreading

Git

Security

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/SE

Tools

Git

CI/CD pipelines

Linux tooling

Job description

Panasonic Avionics Corporation seeks a MTS III Software Engineer with strong C++ and Python backend experience to design, develop, test, deploy and maintain backend services and REST APIs for production platforms.

The role requires collaboration with engineers, architects, DevOps, product teams, and other stakeholders to deliver backend capabilities from design through production deployment and ongoing support.