Performance Objectives:
- Implement and deploy SkyGrid’s prototype software and automated test suite
- Maintain high-quality internal and external documentation for APIs, frontend applications, and development practices
- Mentor junior engineers on software architecture patterns and software design
Responsibilities:
- Design and develop backend systems and APIs in Python, ensuring code quality and maintainability
- Make key high-level design decisions for distributed architectures
- Develop and maintain APIs using REST, gRPC, or similar
- Conduct rigorous testing, including lower-level software testing and higher-level system integration testing
- Engage in systematic debugging and root cause analysis to ensure software reliability
- Develop technical documentation, conduct code walkthroughs, and participate actively in code reviews
- Act as a mentor for more junior developers, fostering a team of independent and skilled professionals
- Collaborate in Agile development practices, including sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives
- Translate business requirements into detailed software requirements and architectures
Qualifications:
- 8+ years of software engineering industry experience
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
- Experience in a technical leadership role with the demonstrated capability to make high-level architectural design decisions for distributed systems
- Proven experience developing distributed applications and APIs using REST, gRPC, GraphQL, or similar, preferably in Python
- Experience with TypeScript and front-end frameworks like React, Vue, Angular, or similar
- Comfortable working in Docker and deploying to cloud container runtimes such as AWS ECS or Kubernetes
- Familiarity with relational databases such as PostgreSQL or MySQL, database migrations, query optimization
- Strong ability in technical documentation and effective communication skills
- Ability to translate business needs into technical solutions without significant guidance
- Proficiency in Git, and comfortable working in Linux or MacOS environments
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in the aerospace, aviation, or autonomous systems industries is highly desirable
- Familiarity with safety-critical system development and associated standards
- Experience with continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines
- 8+ years of software engineering industry experience in C/C++ for safety critical systems
Join Our Team and Enjoy Exceptional Benefits:
- Comprehensive Health Coverage from Day One: Enjoy immediate access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, including HSA and FSA options.
- Generous Retirement Contributions: Benefit from an automatic company 401k contribution program, with no match required, plus an additional company matching program to boost your retirement savings.
- Calm Annual Membership: Prioritize your mental health with complimentary access to mindfulness and meditation resources.
- Discounted ClassPass Membership: Stay active and healthy with access to thousands of fitness studios and gyms nationwide.
- Investment in Your Growth: Receive an annual stipend for learning and development to support your continuous education and skill development
- Engaging Team Activities: Participate in quarterly team-building events and celebrations organized by our dedicated culture committee.
- Fully Stocked Kitchen: Enjoy a variety of snacks and beverages to keep you fueled throughout the day.
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What We Do
Established in 2019, SkyGrid, a Boeing Company, exists to open the sky for autonomous flight. Based in Austin, Texas, SkyGrid builds high-assurance third-party services to enable the safe and efficient integration of operations into the global air transportation system and the National Airspace (NAS). SkyGrid also acts as a key operational nexus for Advanced Air Mobility (AAM), integrating and managing data, infrastructure, access, and traffic to support seamless and efficient air traffic services. The term AAM is utilized here as an umbrella term that includes both crewed (piloted) and uncrewed (remotely piloted) operations, independent of the mission type (e.g., inspection, land surveying, taxi, cargo, etc.). Uncrewed operations encompass Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), from medium to large platforms, or new electric-powered aircraft with Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL).
Why Work With Us
SkyGrid’s mission is to enable safe, scalable airspace integration of emerging operations for Advanced Air Mobility.
We are developing a ground-based, third-party, aircraft agnostic traffic management platform that will be a key enabler of integrating AAM operations safely and reliably.
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