# Principal Software Engineer

**Company:** [RAVE Aerospace LLC](http://jobs.workable.com/companies/teRgaVcwJJgfrkHztwJNDS.md)
**Location:** Laramie, United States
**Workplace:** hybrid
**Employment type:** Full-time
**Department:** Engineering

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## Description

_**Note:**_ _The level and job title extended will be determined based on individual qualifications, experience, and relevant skill sets that will be evaluated during the interview process._

**Company Summary**  
At **RAVE Aerospace,** we make flying fun by focusing on maximizing the Passenger Experience. As an innovative In-Flight Entertainment and Connectivity (IFEC) company we design, engineer, manufacture, sell and support world-class In-Flight Entertainment and Connectivity solutions. Our products are constantly evolving, solving complex media distribution, playback, and networking problems in a secure and demanding on-wing environment. Safran IFEC products are utilized by many of the world’s premier air carriers. Step aboard and help us by creating the best in-flight experiences for today and beyond!

**Job Summary**

The Principal Software Engineer will participate in the architecture, design, development, test, and integration of software features for, or in support of, RAVE In-flight Entertainment (IFE).

**Duties and Responsibilities:**

-   Contribute to the design, creation, development and improvement of software features, packaging, tools, testing, test automation, continuous integration, delivery, documentation and building of complex distributed systems in a low power, heat conscious environment
-   Build and maintain automated tests (unit, integration, system-level)
-   Triage, debug, and resolve issues
-   Take ownership of quality and drive continuous improvement
-   Provide accurate estimates and deliver on commitments with transparency
-   Collaborate with stakeholders, users, and teams on design, implementation, and approvals
-   Engage actively in meetings and technical discussions
-   Coordinate with internal teams to support product success
-   Prepare and present technical for large and diverse audiences
-   Follow and help improve SDLC and organizational processes
-   Provide guidance, mentoring, and training within the software team, while offering support across the broader product development organization
-   Lead and drive the technical direction of complex software projects when needed, offering expert guidance to development teams
-   Ensure accountability for technical outcomes across cross-functional teams by making critical decisions and taking ownership of overall project success

## Requirements

-   Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience in a related field
-   15+ years of software development experience with one or more of the following:

-   Software development in C/C++ on Linux/UNIX, embedded, or Windows (.NET, C#, JavaScript, SQL)
-   Modern tech stack: Qt/QML, Node.js, Golang, React, Typescript, Python, PostgreSQL, Docker, MQTT, Microservices

-   Skilled in managing containers and virtual machines using Docker Swarm, Kubernetes, and other orchestration platforms and compute primitives
-   Experienced in designing and maintaining high-performance databases—structured, unstructured, and in-memory—optimized for constrained and dynamically changing environments
-   Proficient in security engineering, including system and network security, authentication protocols, cryptography, and securing databases and applications in regulated environments
-   Experience refactoring/rearchitecting monolithic solutions into distributed microservices, containerized or serverless with heavy API design and implementation strategies 
-   Experiences with any of the following languages, technologies and techniques would be advantageous

-   IPC, RPC, sockets, A/V players
-   Networking & protocols: Ethernet, ARINC 429, RS-485, I2C, SPI, MDIO, CAN
-   Experience with npm, Bower or Webpack
-   Debugging & troubleshooting

**Soft Skills**

-   Excellent organizational and leadership skills
-   Ability to negotiate and compromise
-   Maintain a positive attitude when facing adversity
-   Presentation and facilitation skills
-   Be a team player and work collaboratively (e.g., MOB and/or pair program)
-   Self-directed, proactive, organized, and detail-oriented
-   Take initiative to suggest and drive organizational improvements
-   Strong written and verbal English communication skills
-   Ability to efficiently resolve problems and seek assistance when stuck (i.e., fail fast)
-   Ability to accomplish a multitude of tasks
-   Desire to continuously learn
-   Embrace change and be comfortable working in a fluid and changing environment
-   Ability to use discretion and independent judgment when making decisions on behalf of the company

## Benefits

In addition to a comprehensive package of health benefits that include company contributions, RAVE Aerospace offers a variety of additional benefits and perks to enhance your work-life balance experience including but not limited to:

-   A home allowance to elevate your home workspace
-   Discretionary bonus program
-   Future financial security with a 401(k) program with company match
-   Paid time off covering vacations, personal time off and sick days, capped off by an exciting year-end holiday shutdown
-   Embraced flexibility with our alternative work schedule (9/80) to navigate your workweeks with every other Friday off