Waites Sensor Technologies Inc

Junior Software Engineer

4950 Corporate Drive, Huntsville, AL 35805

First seen by offpeak October 7, 2026

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Description

Junior Software EngineerThis is a rare opportunity to develop cutting edge technology alongside our Engineering team!What we are: Fun, fast-paced, client-focused, people-centric, inviting, flexible, and rapidly growing.What we are not: Overly structured, exclusive, uncompromising, disengaged, or disconnected.
As a nimble and fast-moving organization, we are looking for someone awesome to help us design cutting-edge products providing predictive maintenance for some of the largest companies across the world. You will have the opportunity to solve unique, challenging problems and develop solutions across a wide range of products and technologies, while working alongside a team of talented self-starters in an entrepreneurial environment. The solutions you’ll be discovering will comprise technology ranging from low-level embedded development and digital signal processing all the way up to cloud infrastructure and machine learning. There are tremendous opportunities for career growth and development of new skills in this role.
Our ideal candidate should have excellent organization and problem solving skills. If you have hands-on experience in software development and agile methodologies and want to develop high-quality software that is aligned with user needs and business goals, we’d love to hear from you. The type of work we do is categorically awesome, and we hope to find the right fit, based on experience and culture, to take our engineering team to the next level!
Company DescriptionWe are a leading provider of wireless, mesh-networked, "Internet of Things" (IoT) sensors for industrial environments. Our cost-effective, plug-and-play products empower plants of all sizes to conduct predictive and preventative maintenance on mission-critical and secondary equipment in order to maximize uptime. Our innovative sensors, machine learning, services, and solutions have been revolutionizing this industry for the past 15 years.

Reports to: Chief Technology Officer

Location: local to Huntsville, AL or willing to relocate

Travel: 5% travel, if any. There are occasional in-person technology summits for training, development, and team building.

Work Authorization: Must be authorized to work in the U.S.

**Sponsorship is not available at this time.

Exemption Status: Exempt

Job Description

As a Junior Software Engineer, you will have the opportunity to:

Develop high-quality software design and architecture
Identify, prioritize, and execute tasks in the software development life cycle
Develop tools and applications by producing clean, efficient code
Automate tasks through appropriate tools and scripting
Review and debug code
Perform validation and verification testing
Collaborate with internal teams and vendors to fix and improve products
Document development phases and monitor systems
Ensure software is up to date with latest technologies

Requirements

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s of Science/Arts in Computer Science or related degree
Experience developing complex software in Python
Must be a cool human being and enjoy working on limit pushing projects
Extensive experience in software development, scripting, and project management
Experience with modern revision controls tools (i.e. SVN, git, etc.)
Ability to work independently and as a team
Excellent organization and leadership skills
Stellar communication and proven problem-solving skills
Familiar with AI tools to write code, document, and debug
Ability to work a standard 40-hour workweek, with flexibility to work additional hours as required by business needs

Preferred Qualifications:

Knowledge of/Experience with Docker
Experience with AWS Lambda, real-time operating systems, and Linux based systems
Development + Testing experience
Experience working on tooling and diagnostics
Experience in Machine Learning
In-depth knowledge of relational and time-series databases
Cloud based architectures using AWS and/or Azure
Infrastructure as Code

Culture Fit Requirements:

High intellect and strong analytical skills
Innovative and driven to constantly improve
Non-bureaucratic, flexible, and able to thrive in a fast-moving environment
Positive energy and attitude towards people and problem-solving
Demonstrates a balance of humility, strong work ethic, and interpersonal savvy ("Humble, Hungry, and Smart") in approach to teamwork and problem-solving.
A genuine human.
Demonstrates a “Can Do” mentality.

Why Waites?

At Waites, we offer an attractive base salary with a strong history of profit sharing. We are intensely customer-focused, with a culture that encourages hard work, fun, and mutual success. As we continue to grow, there will be many opportunities for professional advancement and development. If you are a talented engineering professional looking for an exciting new challenge, please apply!

At this time, we are not accepting assistance from third-party staffing agencies or search firms for this role.

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. We are unable to provide visa sponsorship now or in the future for this position.

WST is an Equal Opportunity Employer.