Software Engineer

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Software Engineer Job Description This role focuses on designing and building a real-time data ecosystem that integrates high-speed sensor, telemetry, and video data. You will help create a system that ingests and processes data from players, balls, cameras, and high-speed video capture to deliver near-real-time insights within a larger distributed architecture. The team is driving toward a minimum viable product by year-end, with strong expectations that the program will continue and expand beyond the initial delivery. You will act as a Sr. contributor and technical leader on a small, highly collaborative engineering team, shaping both the architecture and implementation of production-ready software. Responsibilities Design and develop real-time and near-real-time software systems that ingest and process high-speed sensor, telemetry, and video data. Build, integrate, and optimize pipelines for high-volume data streams from players, balls, cameras, and high-speed video capture devices. Contribute to and help define the overall system architecture for a distributed, real-time data ecosystem. Implement production-ready software primarily using C++ and C#, ensuring reliability, performance, and maintainability. Support the full software development lifecycle, including requirements gathering, design, implementation, testing, deployment, and ongoing improvements. Collaborate closely with onsite engineering and product stakeholders to clarify requirements, align on priorities, and deliver high-quality solutions. Work with real-time messaging and distributed systems frameworks (such as ROS or DDS) to support near-real-time telemetry and control data flows. Provide technical leadership and guidance to a team of less-experienced developers, helping to elevate coding standards, design practices, and overall technical quality. Participate in biweekly meetings and other customer-facing discussions to communicate progress, gather feedback, and refine solutions. Adapt to new tools, languages, and technologies as needed to support evolving project and customer requirements. Essential Skills Minimum seven years of relevant software development experience, with flexibility for exceptional candidates who can be productive immediately. Strong proficiency in C++ and/or C#, with the ability to implement production-ready, high-performance software. Experience with real-time or near-real-time messaging and distributed systems, such as ROS, DDS, or similar frameworks. Demonstrated ability to process high-volume, near-real-time telemetry and control data in a reliable and efficient manner. Strong system architecture experience, including experience designing distributed systems and complex software solutions. Hands-on coding experience combined with technical lead responsibilities, such as guiding design decisions and code quality. Ability to communicate effectively with customers and stakeholders, including participation in regular (e.g., biweekly) meetings. Experience with embedded software development and real-time operating systems (RTOS). Willingness to learn and use new languages, tools, and technologies as project needs evolve. Additional Skills & Qualifications Experience with embedded systems platforms such as Yocto, QNX, or similar environments. Experience or interest in AI and IoT technologies, with openness to applying them in real-time data ecosystems. Experience working in small teams where individuals take on multiple responsibilities across the development lifecycle. Prior exposure to high-speed video processing, sensor integration, or telemetry systems. Experience mentoring or coaching less-experienced developers and contributing to a culture of technical excellence. Job Type & Location This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Webster Groves, MO. Pay and Benefits The pay range for this position is $50.00 - $75.00/hr. 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) Workplace Type This is a hybrid position in Webster Groves,MO.

Application Deadline This position is anticipated to close on Jun 11, 2026. 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 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. 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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