POSITION SUMMARY
Flexjet is currently seeking a talented Lead Software Engineer who is passionate about innovation
and full-stack software engineering to join our development team. Flexjet empowers software
engineers to learn, innovate, and apply their skills to deliver technical solutions. Our team has
opportunities to work with varied departments for multiple brands across the private aviation industry.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead the architecture, design, development, and support of full-stack software solutions utilizing Angular, C#/.NET APIs, and SQL Server.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to software engineers through code reviews, architectural guidance, and coaching on engineering best practices.
- Design and develop scalable, high-performance, and highly available APIs and services consumed across multiple business-critical applications.
- Drive front-end architecture and user experience improvements using Angular and modern web development practices.
- Lead database design efforts, including data modeling, performance optimization, query tuning, and integration strategies within SQL Server environments.
- Partner with business stakeholders, product owners, and engineering teams to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
- Enforce software development standards, architectural principles, and coding best practices across the team.
- Lead technical planning, estimation, and execution of strategic initiatives and large-scale projects.
- Identify and resolve complex technical challenges spanning front-end, back-end, database, and integration components.
- Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend solutions that improve application performance, maintainability, security, and developer productivity.
- Serve as a technical escalation point for critical production issues and provide leadership in root cause analysis and resolution efforts.
- Collaborate across departments to ensure alignment between technology solutions and business objectives.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives related to application modernization, DevOps practices, and software quality.
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
- 8+ years of professional software development experience with increasing technical leadership responsibilities.
- Proven experience leading the design and delivery of enterprise-scale full-stack applications.
- Extensive experience developing applications using Angular, C#/.NET APIs, and SQL Server.
- Strong understanding of object-oriented design principles, software architecture patterns, distributed systems, microservices, and database design.
- Experience working within Agile/Scrum development environments.
- Proven ability to influence technical direction and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and business stakeholders.
REQUIRED SKILLS
- Proficient with C#/.NET APIs, Visual Studio, and modern software engineering practices.
- Proficient in Angular development, including component architecture, state management, responsive design, and performance optimization.
- Proficient in Microsoft SQL Server development, including database design, stored procedures, query optimization, indexing, and performance tuning.
- Strong understanding of software architecture, application security, scalability, and performance optimization.
- Ability to lead technical discussions, facilitate architectural decision-making, and establish engineering standards.
- Strong mentoring, coaching, and leadership skills with a demonstrated ability to grow engineering talent.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills across front-end, back-end, and database technologies.
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Demonstrated ability to balance strategic planning with hands-on technical execution.
- Commitment to delivering high-quality, maintainable, and secure software solutions.
Skills Required
- 8+ years of professional software development experience with increasing technical leadership responsibilities
- Proven experience leading design and delivery of enterprise-scale full-stack applications
- Extensive experience developing applications using Angular, C#/.NET APIs, and SQL Server
- Strong understanding of object-oriented design principles, software architecture patterns, distributed systems, microservices, and database design
- Experience working within Agile/Scrum development environments
- Proficient with C#/.NET APIs, Visual Studio, and modern software engineering practices
- Proficient in Angular development including component architecture, state management, responsive design, and performance optimization
- Proficient in Microsoft SQL Server development including database design, stored procedures, query optimization, indexing, and performance tuning
- Ability to lead technical discussions, facilitate architectural decision-making, and establish engineering standards
- Strong mentoring, coaching, and leadership skills with ability to grow engineering talent
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills across front-end, back-end, and database technologies
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills with technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Demonstrated ability to balance strategic planning with hands-on technical execution
- Commitment to delivering high-quality, maintainable, and secure software solutions
Flexjet Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Flexjet and has not been reviewed or approved by Flexjet.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits include a dollar-for-dollar 401(k) match up to 6%, with pilots eligible for added company retirement contributions and a deferred compensation program that begins after year three. Feedback suggests these features lift total retirement value beyond base pay for pilots and certified technicians.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Pilot work rules emphasize home basing across 115+ domiciles, company-paid positioning on scheduled days, no reserve or calls on days off, and the ability to keep hotel and airline points. A high per diem and company-paid training further support day-to-day quality of life.
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Pay Growth & Progression — Pay is considered to have improved for pilots in 2024+, with first-year totals rising and base pay viewed as good relative to some Part 135 operators. Feedback suggests several non-flying roles track at industry standard or slightly above, aligning with local market medians.
Flexjet Insights
What We Do
Flexjet first entered the fractional jet ownership market in 1995. Flexjet offers fractional jet ownership and leasing. Flexjet’s fractional aircraft program is the first in the world to be recognized as achieving the Air Charter Safety Foundation’s Industry Audit Standard, is the first and only company to be honored with 21 FAA Diamond Awards for Excellence, upholds an ARG/US Platinum Safety Rating and is IS-BAO compliant at Level 2. Flexjet’s fractional program fields an exclusive array of business aircraft—some of the youngest in the fractional jet industry, with an average age of approximately six years. In 2015, Flexjet introduced Red Label by Flexjet, which features the youngest fleet in the industry, flight crews dedicated to a single aircraft and the LXi Cabin Collection of interiors. To date there are more than 40 different interior designs across its fleet, which includes the Embraer Phenom 300, Challenger 350, the Embraer Legacy 450 and Praetor 500, Global Express, the Gulfstream G450, G500, G650 and G700, and the Aerion AS2 supersonic business jets. Flexjet is a member of the Directional Aviation family of companies. For more details on innovative programs and flexible offerings, visit www.flexjet.com or follow us on Twitter @Flexjet and on Instagram @FlexjetLLC.
