Description

Where Performance Meets Purpose

Join a team that values excellence and innovation, at a company known for its iconic golf brands. At Acushnet Company, your background and experience contribute to creating the best products for dedicated golfers worldwide. Here, your performance has purpose.

What You Will Be Doing

We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to elevate our Research & Development data ecosystem through the design, development, and continuous enhancement of custom R&D applications. In this role, you will build sophisticated tools for lab measurement data archiving, visualization, reporting, and Finite Element Analysis review-while creating novel algorithms that advance performance in areas such as transfer speed, big‑data processing, machine learning, and AI. You'll partner closely with R&D teams to translate complex needs into clear user stories, data models, and intuitive solutions, while maintaining and modernizing existing applications to ensure security, reliability, and scalability. As a technical leader, you'll contribute to code quality through reviews and test‑driven development, support users through documentation and training, and collaborate with legal on patent opportunities. You will also explore emerging technologies to shape the future of our R&D data strategy and drive continuous innovation across the organization.

What You Bring

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Business Administration, or related field required
• Advanced degree preferred

Experience

• 5+ years of experience supporting software applications in a software engineering role
• Proven ability to blend business processes with technical solutions
• Skilled at collaborating across disciplines, departments, and organizational levels
• Strong software development and system integration expertise; able to solve highly complex technical problems
• Experience managing moderate to large software application projects
• Highly adaptable to shifting business requirements
• Strong troubleshooting skills with the ability to quickly diagnose and resolve software issues
• Proficient in documenting software prerequisites, including problem definition, requirements, and architecture

Physical Requirements / Environment

• Hybrid work model; some weeks may require full-time onsite presence
• Occasional travel (1-2 weeks per year)

Specialized Knowledge & Skills

• Intermediate understanding of SDLC methodologies (Waterfall, Agile, etc.)
• Experience with prototyping, wireframes, modeling techniques, and UML diagramming
• Ability to foster a positive work environment and build strong internal and external relationships
• Strong verbal and written communication skills for conveying complex concepts
• Experience with 3D graphics development (DirectX, OpenGL, WebGL)
• Exceptional analytical and problem‑solving abilities
• Intermediate proficiency with software testing (unit and performance) and creating test plans
• Experience with SQL databases (SQLite, SQL Server, stored procedures, views, functions)
• Experience with API development and usage (SOAP, REST, XML, JSON)
• High proficiency in object‑oriented programming (C#, C++, Java, etc.)
• Experience with asynchronous and parallel programming (e.g., background workers, CUDA)
• Skilled in formal and informal presentations to groups and individual end users
• Experience with web technologies including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Angular, TypeScript, and Node.js
• Strong prioritization, project management, and organizational skills
• Experience programmatically interfacing with cloud storage solutions (AWS S3, Box.com)
• Proficient in designing, developing, and deploying enterprise-level N‑tier applications

Our Commitment to You

At Acushnet Company, we are committed to helping our associates thrive both personally and professionally. From the start, you and your family, including domestic partners, will benefit from a comprehensive suite of health and well-being programs. Enjoy the advantages of paid time off, an onsite fitness center, acupuncture, physical therapy, wellness coaches, and more.

Our financial benefits are designed to secure your future, offering a 401k with company match, health savings accounts, and flexible spending accounts.

Additionally, you'll enjoy perks like pet insurance, legal planning, education assistance, and exclusive access to our Associate Store. At Acushnet Company, your performance has purpose, and we're here to support you every step of the way.

Pay Range: $107,896.00-$134,765.00

Ready to Make an Impact?

Join us at Acushnet Company and be part of a team that values excellence and innovation.

• Describe a complex R&D or data‑intensive application you've built end‑to‑end. How did you design the data model and storage strategy (e.g., SQL, files, cloud), ensure performance (transfer speed, big data, async/parallel), and integrate analytics/ML where appropriate? Walk through trade‑offs you made and why.
• Tell me about a time you partnered with cross‑functional R&D stakeholders to translate ambiguous requirements into a shipped solution. How did you capture needs (user stories/use cases, diagrams), handle changing priorities, validate with prototypes/wireframes, and ensure quality (TDD/unit/perf tests) and adoption (docs/training)?

EEO and Additional Statements

• Acushnet Company is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with a disability. EEO Employer/Veteran/Disabled.
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