Safran · 7 hours ago
Software Technical Fellow, Platform
Brea, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$234K/yr - $264K/yr
20+ years expSafran is a company focused on embedded Linux inflight entertainment platforms, seeking a Software Technical Fellow to serve as the senior technical authority. This role involves guiding architectural vision and technical leadership across a distributed engineering environment, addressing complex system-level challenges while shaping long-term platform strategy and design principles.
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Responsibilities
Shape platform architecture across OS, middleware, and system services, defining patterns and abstractions that enable consistency, reusability, and clarity across multiple product lines and hardware generations
Guide platform modernization efforts by identifying architectural debt, proposing refactoring strategies, and advancing approaches that reduce fragmentation while maintaining stability in long-lifecycle embedded systems
Architect integration surfaces including APIs, SDK patterns, and platform contracts that serve both internal teams and external partners, balancing flexibility with consistency and long-term maintainability
Advance observability and operational clarity at the platform layer, influencing instrumentation strategies, diagnostic capabilities, and approaches that make complex distributed systems understandable and debuggable
Contribute to architectural decision-making across the organization, collaborating with the Director of Architecture and product groups on frameworks, principles, and trade-offs that affect platform evolution
Elevate performance and reliability engineering by defining patterns for resource management, failure handling, and validation in resource-constrained environments, informed by deep understanding of embedded Linux systems
Influence technical standards through architecture reviews, technical writing, proof-of-concepts, and cross-team collaboration, raising the bar for platform design rigor and systems thinking
Drive platform leverage by identifying common needs across product lines, establishing shared solutions, and creating architectural clarity that enables teams to build on proven foundations
Qualification
Required
Master's Degree in Engineering or related technical field
20+ years of software engineering experience with deep focus on platform architecture, system services, and building foundations that support diverse engineering organizations and use cases
Broad systems-level expertise spanning OS internals, middleware patterns, service architectures, and API design, with strong understanding of embedded Linux environments and resource-constrained systems
Proven track record architecting platforms used by multiple teams or external partners, demonstrating ability to balance abstraction with pragmatism and long-term thinking with incremental evolution
Deep technical judgment for navigating complex architectural trade-offs involving performance, reliability, maintainability, compatibility, and operational complexity in real-world platform contexts
Experience with platform modernization including strategies for evolving legacy systems, managing technical debt, and introducing new patterns without destabilizing existing functionality
Collaborative influence across engineering organizations, demonstrated through architectural leadership, cross-functional partnership, and ability to drive consensus on sophisticated technical decisions
Excellent technical communication skills for documenting architectural patterns, explaining trade-offs, and making complex platform concepts accessible to engineers and partners at all levels
Experience with embedded systems, consumer electronics, automotive, aerospace, or other domains with long product lifecycles and strict reliability requirements
Background in platform or middleware products serving external developers, partners, or ecosystems
Contributions to open-source platform projects, operating systems, or foundational infrastructure
Experience with multi-product platform strategies and managing platform evolution across hardware generations
Benefits
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
Company
Safran
Safran is an international technology group with divisions in aerospace, defense, and security.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2025-01-02Post Ipo Equity
1999-04-01IPO
Leadership Team
Pierre-Antony Vastra
Safran Aerosystems - Executive VP, Communication and Secretary General (Safran Aerosystems)
Tinku Rasheed
Senior Director, Research & Technology, Product Engineering
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