In-flight entertainment and communications systems for commercial airlines
Panasonic Avionics builds inflight entertainment and communications (IFEC) systems deployed across 300+ airline customers. The engineering-heavy org (115 engineers across 167 active roles) is adopting SAFe, AWS, and Kubernetes while maintaining a legacy C/C++ and embedded systems foundation—indicating a shift toward cloud-native, scalable architectures for next-generation platforms. Active pain points center on legacy system refactoring, logistics coordination, and inventory control, revealing the operational complexity of hardware-software integration at scale.
Panasonic Avionics manufactures and supports inflight entertainment and communications systems for commercial airlines. The company collaborates with over 300 airline customers globally, delivering customized IFEC solutions across fleet operations and passenger connectivity. More than 2.7 billion passengers annually use Panasonic-equipped systems. The technology stack reflects both embedded systems heritage (C, C++, Linux, SQL databases) and modernization efforts (AWS, Kubernetes, Spring Boot). Current hiring velocity is decelerating across engineering, operations, and sales, with global footprint spanning 16+ countries including the United States, United Kingdom, India, Singapore, and Middle East hubs.
Core stack: C, C++, Linux, SQL (MySQL/MariaDB), Java (Spring Boot), JavaScript, Python, Android. Development tools: Visual Studio, Eclipse, GitLab, Jira, Confluence. Adopting: AWS, Kubernetes, SAFe.
Over 300 airline customers globally. The company's IFEC systems reach 2.7 billion passengers annually across its customer fleet.
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