Job description
Company Summary
At Safran Passenger Innovations, 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
As a Principal Software Infrastructure Engineer on the Software Development
team, you will engage with an experienced cross-disciplinary staff to design,
implement and test innovative In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) products applying
state of art Software Design principles and technologies to enhance and
modernize all aspects of our IFE platform, including architecture and
implementation of the software infrastructure of both on-wing and off-wing
Compute, Networking and Storage components of our product line. Working closely
with inter-disciplinary teams you will participate in the architecture, design,
development, test, and integration phases of software features for the RAVE IFEC
systems and products using hybrid development and deployment methodologies. You
must be a self-starter, responsive, flexible, and able to succeed within an
open, collaborative peer environment.
Duties and Responsibilities:
* Architect and implement secure, scalable infrastructure utilizing
containerization technologies like Kubernetes, Dockers targeted for on-prem,
AWS Cloud, and embedded resource-constrained devices
* Design and implement fault tolerant and load balancing strategies for
applications running in Cloud, on-prem, and on resource-constrained embedded
devices
* Architect and implement common software infrastructure to address
cross-cutting concerns like Authentication/Authorization, PKI,
Encryption/Decryption, Relational and NoSQL Data storage, Exception
Handling/Tracing/Logging, Caching, Rate limiting/throttling, Circuit Breaker,
Analytics, etc
* Define an architectural blueprint for designing microservice-based
architecture including but not limited to Service-to-service communication
patterns, Service orchestration, Service versioning/configuration, etc
* Define performance benchmark and analyze application performance for latency
and design flaws. Scope and implement performance-enhancing solutions
* Closely work with the development team to triage, troubleshoot and debug
issues reported by the testing team
* Provide realistic estimates, foster a culture of transparency, and meet
agreed-upon commitments
* Facilitate communication internally, with stakeholders, users, and/or
customers on specifications, architecture, design, implementation, and
approvals
* Actively participate, engage, and contribute during meetings
* Leverage other internal organizations to facilitate product success
* Prepare and present technical information for large and diverse audiences
* Assess third-party and open-source software and in some cases implement the
same
* Adhere to, contribute to, and help improve both organizational processes and
the software development lifecycle (SDLC)
* Provide guidance, mentoring, training, and support across product development
and the broader IFE business with respect to Software Design principles and
Software Architecture techniques
* Demonstrate a passion for continuous improvement and take personal ownership
of the quality of the work product
Requirements
Preferred Qualifications, Education and Experience:
* Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience
in a related field
* 3-6 years of experience in a Senior (or above) level role within Software
Infrastructure
* 15+ years of overall software development experience
Required Experience:
* 5+ years of experience designing and implementing infrastructure to support
PaaS and IaaS deployment of applications
* Experience in designing and implementing fault tolerant and load balanced
infrastructure using Kubernetes, Dockers and/or serverless technologies both
in Cloud and on embedded devices
* Experience in defining guideline and reference architecture for microservices
based applications
* Experience in designing and implementing applications and loosely coupled
microservices in Nodejs, React, TypeScript, C, C++, C#,.Net for ARM and x86
processors and in AWS Cloud
* Experience in utilizing common design patterns for implementing cross cutting
concerns using off the shelf product and custom code
* Experience refactoring/rearchitecting monolithic solutions into distributed
microservices, containerized or serverless with heavy API design and
implementation strategies
* Experience in installing, configuring and troubleshooting UNIX/Linux/Windows
based environments hosted both in cloud and on-prem
* Experience with security engineering concepts and practices including system
and network security, authentication, protocols, cryptography, DB and
application security in regulated environments (PKI, SSL, TLS, PCI-DSS, PII,
GDPR, and CCPA Standards and Policies)
* Experience with formal Engineering Requirements documentation and processes
* Understanding of embedded system software architecture and constraints
particularly with ARM/x86 processors
* Mastery of basic networking concepts such as routing, switching, bridging and
wireless and related protocols
* Understand the OSI model and relationship between layers, hybrid networking
concepts (Cloud/On-Prem/On-Wing), VPN and VPC concepts
Desired Experience:
* Cellular modem/firmware knowledge
* Adept at implementing internal tools to support development and
troubleshooting of the entire infrastructure stack
* Understanding of Video/Media content, playback, delivery, and streaming
including DRM as well as understanding distributed file sharing concepts like
BitTorrent
Experiences with any of the following languages, technologies and/or techniques
would be advantageous:
* Low level kernel/driver knowledge of Linux 4.x and 5
* Python, Qt/QML and GUI development
* MQTT, IPC, RPC, sockets and/or audio/video players
* Audio/Video (A/V) device drivers, A/V kernel modules and/or A/V libraries
* 4K Video and DRM understanding
* ARINC 429 (data transfer) and RS-485/422
* Understanding of bus design: I2C, PCIe, SPI, MDIO, CAN, etc
* Mobile application communications development
Benefits
The starting pay range for this position is $148,000 to $192,000 per year
however, base pay offered may vary depending on skills, experience, job-related
knowledge and location.
In addition to a comprehensive package of health benefits that include company
contributions, Safran Passenger Innovations 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