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Enterprise - Full Stack Software Engineer - Java, Angular, PostgreSQL
Erias Ventures, LLC
Annapolis Junction, MD
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Staff Software Engineer
Develop Health
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
- $250,000 to $300,000 USD / year
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Software Engineer (AI/ML) Intern
KLA Corporation
Austin, TX · Milpitas, CA
- $22.1 to $42.5 USD / hour
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Software Engineer
KLA Corporation
Milpitas, CA
- $114,800 to $195,200 USD / year
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Senior Software Engineer, Apple Services Engineering
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Cupertino, CA
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Sunnyvale, CA
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Staff Software Engineer ML Platform (6244)
Shield AI
San Diego, CA · San Mateo, CA
- $200,000 to $300,000 USD / year
…intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities…
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Senior Software Engineer- .NET Experience(Onsite, Overland Park, KS)
Netsmart Technologies, Inc.
Overland Park, KS
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Senior Software Engineer
Humana Inc.
Louisville, KY · Nashville, TN
The Senior Software Engineer leads the design, optimization, and modernization of critical HIT solutions supporting eHub and related business teams. This role improves system reliability,…
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Staff Software Engineer
Mercury Insurance Services, LLC
United States
As a Staff Software Engineer, you will provide technical leadership and direction for multiple agile teams or projects to implement prioritized software product roadmaps. This role includes…
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Embedded Software Engineer
Actalent
Horsham, PA
- $120,000 to $165,000 USD / year
Job Title: Embedded Software EngineerJob DescriptionThis role focuses on designing, developing, and maintaining embedded software for advanced networking and optical products. You will lead…
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Software Development Engineer
CVS Health
Work at Home, IL
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Senior Software Engineer, Platform Services
DRW
Chicago, IL
- $175,000 to $275,000 USD / year
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Senior Lead Software Engineer
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Senior Software Engineer
Humana Inc.
Louisville, KY · Nashville, TN
The Senior Software Engineer leads the design, optimization, and modernization of critical HIT solutions supporting eHub and related business teams. This role improves system reliability,…
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Principal Software Engineer
DQQ Cohesity Inc.
Santa Clara, CA
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Full Stack Software Engineer - Clearance Required
LMI
United States
We're looking for a Full Stack Software Engineer with expertise across the frontend (React, TypeScript, CSS, HTML) and backend (Node.js, Express.js, OpenAPI, relational databases) stack to…
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Staff Software Engineer, Search
Babylist
United States
We’re hiring a Staff Software Engineer who’ll be the technical lead for a new Search team at Babylist. This new team will be focused on moving Babylist’s search capability in-house, making…
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Staff Software Engineer, Search
Babylist
United States
We’re hiring a Staff Software Engineer who’ll be the technical lead for a new Search team at Babylist. This new team will be focused on moving Babylist’s search capability in-house, making…
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Software Engineer - Applied AI, Defense Applications
Palantir Technologies
Washington, DC
Palantir builds the world’s leading software for data-driven decisions and operations. By bringing the right data to the people who need it, our platforms empower our partners to develop…
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Software Engineer - Applied AI, Defense Applications
Palantir Technologies
NY
Palantir builds the world’s leading software for data-driven decisions and operations. By bringing the right data to the people who need it, our platforms empower our partners to develop…
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Senior Backend Software Engineer
RealWork
Austin, TX
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Embedded Systems Engineer - Controls
OTTO Engineering
Carpentersville, IL
- $90,000 to $115,000 USD / year
· At OTTO, we don’t just manufacture products - we engineer mission-critical solutions with precision and pride. Our Controls Division designs and manufactures high quality, comprehensive…
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Staff Software Engineer - Cloud Services
Agiloft
Remote, United States
As the most trusted global leader in data-first contract lifecycle management (CLM) software, Agiloft helps organizations manage the end-to-end process of proposing, negotiating, signing,…
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Software Engineer
SEAGA MANUFACTURING INC 1
River Falls, WI
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Design, develop, test, implement, and maintain high-quality software applications and technology platforms supporting the company's automated retail solutions, including intelligent kiosks,…

Actalent

Embedded Software Engineer

Pittsburgh, PA, United States

$57.69 to $76.92 USD / hour

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Pay: $57.69 to $76.92 USD / hour
Experience: At least 58 years of professional software development experience using C.
Posting language: English
Posted: Nov 2, 2026

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Exciting Embedded Opportunity Supporting the Rail Industry!Job DescriptionThis role focuses on designing, implementing, and maintaining embedded C software for onboard signaling and train control systems. The engineer develops software for critical safety-related functions, including automatic train protection, communications handling, timing synchronization, diagnostics, and fault management, while ensuring deterministic execution, robust error handling, and compliance with real-time and safety lifecycle requirements for railway control and protection systems. The position involves close collaboration with multidisciplinary engineering teams and significant contribution to safety documentation, system architecture, and fault-tolerant design strategies appropriate for train safety systems.Responsibilities

Design, implement, and maintain embedded C software for onboard signaling and train control systems.
Develop software for safety-related functions such as automatic train protection, communications handling, timing synchronization, diagnostics, and fault management.
Work closely with onboard hardware, including processors, I/O modules, communication buses, and safety-related peripherals.
Ensure deterministic execution and robust error handling in a real-time embedded environment.
Develop software in accordance with safety lifecycle requirements for railway control and protection systems.
Contribute to safety documentation, including software requirements, architecture descriptions, and detailed design specifications.
Implement defensive coding techniques and fault-tolerant strategies suitable for train safety systems.
Collaborate closely with project engineering, systems engineering, signaling design, hardware, verification and validation (V&V), and safety assurance teams throughout the development lifecycle.
Write clear, testable, and traceable software requirements for embedded control functions.
Contribute to system architecture trade-offs involving performance, safety, maintainability, and certification impact.
Participate in structured, audited, and configuration-controlled development processes to ensure high-quality and traceable software deliverables.

Essential Skills

Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Engineering or a closely related discipline.
At least 58 years of professional software development experience using C.
Expert-level proficiency in C for embedded, real-time environments.
Strong understanding of real-time concepts, including scheduling, interrupts, concurrency, memory constraints, and hardware interaction.
Hands-on experience developing embedded software that interfaces with processors, I/O modules, communication buses, and safety peripherals.
Experience working in structured, audited, configuration-controlled development environments.
Proven ability to write clear and comprehensive software requirements.
Ability to ensure deterministic behavior and robust error handling in real-time systems.
Experience applying defensive coding practices and fault-tolerant design strategies in safety-critical applications.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

Experience in safety-critical domains, particularly railway control and protection systems, is highly beneficial.
Familiarity with safety lifecycle processes and documentation for control and protection systems.
Experience collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, including systems engineering, signaling design, hardware engineering, V&V, and safety assurance.
Experience in system architecture decision-making involving performance, safety, maintainability, and certification considerations.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills for diagnosing and resolving complex embedded software issues.
Clear written communication skills for producing technical documentation and design specifications.

Work EnvironmentThis position follows a hybrid work model, with approximately 50% of the work week performed remotely and 50% performed onsite in the Pittsburgh area. The role involves close collaboration with engineering and safety teams, using structured, audited, and configuration-controlled development environments typical of safety-critical railway control projects. The engineer will work with embedded hardware platforms, including processors, I/O modules, communication buses, and safety peripherals, in a professional office and lab setting that supports focused development, integration, and testing activities. Job Type & LocationThis is a Contract to Hire position based out of Pittsburgh, PA. Pay and BenefitsThe pay range for this position is $57.69 - $76.92/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits

available for this temporary role may include the following:

Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave) Job Type & LocationThis is a Contract to Hire position based out of Pittsburgh, PA. Application DeadlineThis position is anticipated to close on Nov 16, 2026. Workplace TypeThis is a hybrid position in Pittsburgh,PA.About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com for other accommodation options.

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