Software Engineer

Protingent

Emeryville, CA

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$120,000–$150,000 Per Year
SKILLS
Aerospace and Defense, Application Programming Interface (API), C Programming Language, C++ Programming Language, Computer Engineering, Computer Firmware, Computer Science, Concurrency, Data Compression, Data Formats, Data Management, Data Visualization, Database Technology, Electricity, Electronics, Embedded Hardware, Engineering, Information Technology Software, Instrumentation, Laboratory, Laboratory Testing, Legal, Machine Tool, Mechanical Testing, Medical Equipment, Multithreaded Programming, Performance Tuning/Optimization, Python Programming/Scripting Language, Reporting Dashboards, Requirements Management, Research & Development (R&D), SQL (Structured Query Language), Sales Pipeline, Software Design, Software Engineering, Technical Writing, Telecommunications Industry, Telemetry, Test Data, Testing, United States Citizen
LOCATION
Emeryville, CA
POSTED
22 days ago
Position Title: Software Engineer

Position Description: Protingent Staffing has an exciting direct hire Software Engineer opportunity.

Job Responsibilities:
  • Design and maintain the data pipeline from embedded sensor hardware through to database storage and internal dashboards
  • Architect and build the backend database systems that store, index, and serve test and operational data (time-series, event logs, telemetry streams)
  • Develop and maintain internal tooling and dashboards for real-time and post-test data visualization (including our PicoDash platform)
  • Build and maintain APIs and data interfaces between hardware systems, databases, and visualization tools
  • Coordinate with Electrical and Test Ops engineers on sensor data format requirements
  • Identify and solve scaling bottlenecks as sensor count and sampling rates increase — multithreading, buffering, protocol optimization, data compression
  • Collaborate with electrical, mechanical, and test operations engineers to define data requirements interface specifications, and instrumentation architecture
  • Maintain clear technical documentation for all systems, interfaces, and data schemas
Job Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
  • 2–4 years of software engineering experience, with a focus on backend systems, data infrastructure, or internal tooling
  • Strong proficiency in Python; experience with C/C++/additional languages a plus
  • Experience designing and working with databases — SQL and/or time-series databases (InfluxDB, TimescaleDB, or similar)
  • Comfort building backend services and APIs 
  • Experience with data pipeline design at scale — ingestion, buffering, queuing, and highthroughput processing
  • Familiarity with multi-threading, concurrency, and performance optimization
  • Ability to work effectively alongside hardware engineers and translate physical system requirements into software designs
  • Experience in a lab, test, or R&D environment is a plus — you don't need to write firmware, but you should be comfortable in a room full of hardware
Job Details:
  • Job Type: Full-time, Direct-Hire
  • Salary Range: $120K-150K.
  • Location: Alameda, CA (Onsite).
  • ITAR obligations are associated with this role, U.S. citizenship, U.S. legal permanent resident status, or protected person status under 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a) (1), (3) is required.

About Protingent: Protingent is a niche provider of top Engineering and IT talent to Software, Electronics, Medical Device, Telecom, and Aerospace companies nationwide. Protingent exists to make a positive impact and contribution to the lives of others as well as our community by providing relevant, rewarding, and exciting work opportunities for our candidates. 

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