Principal Software Engineer ARINCDirect Core Platform (Onsite)

Date Posted:

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-MD-ANNAPOLIS-Riva Rd BLDG 905

Position Role Type:

Onsite

U.S. Citizen U.S. Person or Immigration Status Requirements:

Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the companys immigration sponsorship now or in the future. The company will not offer immigration sponsorship for this position. The company will not seek an export authorization for this role.

Security Clearance Type:

None/Not Required

Security Clearance Status:

Not Required

Are you ready to help build and evolve the backbone of the worlds leading business aviation platform used by over half of the business aviation market

ARINCDirect part of the Connected Aviation Solutions unit of Collins Aerospace provides planning scheduling and connectivity solutions that empower thousands of aircraft operations every day. Our Core Platform team is responsible for the foundational services and infrastructure that power our entire ecosystem of customer facing products and internal systems.

As a Principal Software Engineer on the AD Core Team you will design build and enhance mission critical backend services APIs and infrastructure components that drive our operational systems. Youll collaborate closely with peers in Product Architecture Cloud and Mobile teams to deliver resilient scalable services that our customers rely on for daily flight operations.

This is a highly technical hands on role where you will solve complex engineering challenges contribute to architectural decisions and help deliver the next generation of core aviation software.

What You Will Do:

• Design build and maintain highly reliable and scalable backend services used across the ARINCDirect platform.
• Develop new features APIs and system enhancements aligned with product and platform roadmaps.
• Collaborate with engineers product owners and cross functional partners to break down complex work into iterative deliverables.
• Contribute to architectural discussions evaluating tradeoffs proposing solutions and shaping system design decisions.
• Write clean maintainable well tested code across full stack using Python JavaScript and Angular.
• Work with modern data technologies including RDBMS such as PostgreSQL.
• Participate in code reviews provide constructive feedback and raise the quality bar for the team.
• Build and improve CI/CD pipelines automation and monitoring solutions to support operational excellence.
• Participate in incident response on call rotations SLA commitments and runbook creation to ensure platform reliability.
• Drive continuous improvement by identifying gaps proposing solutions and optimizing system performance.
• Collaborate with a globally distributed team that communicates openly and works together to deliver business value.

What You Will Learn:

• Deep knowledge of the aviation domain and the operational systems that support global business aviation.
• Modern platform architecture cloud native patterns and best practices for scalable backend engineering.
• How to design test and operate mission critical services used by thousands of customers worldwide.
• Techniques for building resilient systems improving reliability and optimizing performance.
• Cross team collaboration skills through partnership with Product Design Infrastructure DevSecOps and other engineering groups.
• How to navigate a complex technical ecosystem embrace change and continuously refine engineering practices.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a degree in Science Technology Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 8 years of relevant experience or an advanced degree and 5 years of experience or in absence of a degree 12 years of relevant experience.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship now or in the future.
• Strong software engineering experience building highly reliable scalable backend systems or web applications.
• Full-stack engineering proficiency in Python JavaScript and Angular.
• Hands on experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL.
• Experience designing and implementing APIs services or distributed systems.
• Strong problem solving skills attention to detail and ability to work in an Agile environment.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Experience with cloud technologies such as AWS Cloudflare Vercel Netlify or similar.
• Knowledge of microservices service-oriented design or API standards (e.g. OpenAPI).
• Experience implementing robust observability pipelines using Grafana or ELK.
• Experience with cloud-native tools and DevSecOps practices (Docker Kubernetes Helm Istio OpenTelemetry Grafana etc).
• Background in building reliable distributed systems and largescale backend architectures.
• Experience in Agile/Scrum with an emphasis on continuous improvement and iteration.
• Experience working in fast paced entrepreneurial environments or small teams with high ambiguity.
• Passion for aviation personal flying experience or interest in aviation is a plus.

What We Offer:

Some of our competitive benefits package includes:

• Medical dental and vision insurance

• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees

• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution including a Lifetime Income Strategy option

• Tuition reimbursement program

• Student Loan Repayment Program

• Life insurance and disability coverage

• Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance home and auto insurance additional life and accident insurancecritical illnessinsurance group legal ID theft protection

• Birth adoption parental leave benefits

• Ovia Health fertility and family planning

• Adoption Assistance

• Autism Benefit

• Employee Assistance Plan including up to 10 free counseling sessions

• Healthy You Incentives wellness rewards program

• Doctor on Demand virtual doctor visits

• Bright Horizons child and elder care services

• Teladoc Medical Experts second opinion program

• And more!

Avionics:

Avionics delivers advanced cockpit displays vision systems and comprehensive digital solutions for global government commercial and business aviation customers. We provide connectivity and managed data services to ensure safety and seamless communication for passengers crews and militaries from aircraft and airports to air traffic management. Join us in creating solutions that connect the world one flight at a time. Start your application today.

Please ensure the role type (defined below) is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role.

Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees as they are essential to the development of our products.

At Collins the paths we pave together lead to limitless possibility. And the bonds we form with our customers and with each other -- propel us all higher again and again.

Apply now and be part of the team thats redefining aerospace every day.

As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process candidates may be asked to attendselect steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site hybrid or remote.

The salary range for this role is 118300 USD - 224900 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer including but not limited to the role function and associated responsibilities a candidates work experience location education/training and key skills.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits including but not limited to medical dental vision life insurance short-term disability long-term disability 401(k) match flexible spending accounts flexible work schedules employee assistance program Employee Scholar Program parental leave paid time off and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including but not limited to individual performance business unit performance and/or the companys performance.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age disability or veteran status or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act.

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