Senior Advanced Windows Software Engineer

Acara Solutions is seeking a Senior Advanced Windows Software Engineer for our client in Canonsburg, PA.

• This position will involve the design, development, testing, integration, and configuration of software applications and components and engineering expertise in diagnosing/debugging issues in existing code.
• You will collaborate across the functional teams to resolve issues and recommend solutions to ensure that your Software and the system meet requirements with the deployment performance.
• In addition, this position will require software development documentation, including test plans, design documentation, and maintenance of design requirements.

• Bachelor's Degree in Software Engineering or Science or Engineering or Mathematics.
• Minimum of 8 years experience with one/more of the following:
  1. C/C++
  2. Object Oriented Development.
  3. National Instruments Lab Windows/CVI software/MATLAB/Coder/Compiler/MEX
  4. Windows/Visual Studio
  5. SQL/SQL Server or relational database experience.
• Minimum of 8 years experience participating in technical architecture decisions for complex products.
• Minimum of 8 years experience in Windows application development architecture (Win32 apps, WPF apps, WinUI 3 apps).
• Minimum of 8 years experience in software design patterns such as MVVM and MVP.
• Minimum of 8 years experience with Windows kernel-level debugging and diagnostics using tools such as Windows DDK, WinDBG, or equivalent.
• Minimum of 8 years of in-depth experience developing, testing, and debugging software for Windows OS using Visual Studio IDE and Windows SDK.
• Minimum of 8 years in-depth experience in Windows Low-Level Systems development and API.
• Compiling and assessing user feedback to improve software performance.
• Minimum of 8 years experience with DevOps concepts such as:
  1. Implementing Version Control and standing-up branching strategies.
  2. Automating processes for build, test, and deploy.
  3. Applied experience with agile/lean principles in software development.

• Master's Degree.
• Agile experience.
• Proficiency with utilizing basic lab equipment like Oscilloscopes, DMMs, Spectrum Analyzers, and other test equipment.
• Proficiency with different communication protocols like GPIB, RS232, and SPI.
• Experience with interfacing and integrating hardware devices, control, sim/stim, and data acquisition, specifically with National Instruments Hardware like PXI, CRIO, and CDAQ.
• Good problem-solving and communication skills.
• Comfortable implementing ideas from scratch, owning major application features, and taking responsibility for their maintenance and improvement over time.

Additional Information:

• Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check and a drug screen.
• In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be needed to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the necessary employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
• Under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), all employees assigned to this client must provide documentation verifying their status as a 'U.S. Person,' as defined in ITAR clause 120.15. A U.S. Person is a protected individual under the anti-discrimination provisions of U.S. immigration laws.