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About the Role
Skyways is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to own capabilities end to end across product, platform, and vehicle software, using modern AI tools and applied AI techniques to accelerate development and improve autonomous operations. This role is ideal for a broad, hands on engineer who wants to ship software that flies.
Responsibilities
- Own and ship capabilities across SkyNav, backend services, telemetry infrastructure, and autonomous aircraft software.
- Build interactive 3D visualization and mission planning features in SkyNav using JavaScript or TypeScript and modern web graphics.
- Develop and operate Python services, APIs, data pipelines, and automation that support aircraft and fleet operations.
- Make safe, production quality changes to our ArduPilot C++ fork and integrate them with avionics, hardware, and higher level autonomy systems.
- Scale, load balance, and instrument our telemetry hub so real time fleet data remains reliable as aircraft volume grows.
- Apply AI and machine learning where they create real value, including engineering automation, data analysis, debugging, and operator tools.
- Partner closely with GNC, robotics, embedded software, flight operations, and hardware teams to validate changes in simulation and flight testing.
- Raise the engineering bar through thoughtful architecture, testing, code review, CI/CD, observability, and clear technical documentation.
Requirements
- 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a record of shipping production systems.
- Strong production proficiency in Python, JavaScript or TypeScript, and C++.
- Demonstrated ability to work across the stack, from user interfaces and 3D experiences to backend services and systems software.
- Experience designing APIs or distributed services with attention to performance, reliability, load balancing, and observability.
- Experience in aviation, robotics, autonomous systems, or another environment where software interacts with real world hardware.
- Strong applied AI fluency, including using modern AI development tools effectively and building AI enabled product or operational capabilities.
- Ability to debug complex issues across application, network, operating system, and hardware boundaries.
- A proactive, low ego approach, strong communication, and comfort owning ambiguous problems from concept through deployment.
Skills
- Python
- JavaScript
- TypeScript
- C++
- AI
- Machine Learning
- 3D visualization
- Mission planning
- APIs
- Data pipelines
- Automation
- ArduPilot
- Avionics
- Telemetry
- Fleet systems
- Observability
- CI/CD
- Electron
- CesiumJS
- Three.js
- Babylon.js
- WebGL
- Embedded Linux
- Sensors
- GNC
- Computer vision
- Autonomy
- Flight testing
- UAS regulations
Location
- Austin, Texas
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Senior
Salary/Compensations
- $150,000 - $185,000 a year
About the Company
- Skyways designs, builds, and operates fully autonomous long-range cargo aircraft.
- Founded in 2017, the company has spent the last eight years developing and deploying autonomous logistics systems for real-world operations.
- Our V2 aircraft carries 30 lbs up to 500 miles, while our next-generation V3 carries 100 lbs over 1,000+ miles with 20+ hours of endurance.
- Both use a hybrid-electric architecture that takes off like a helicopter and cruises like a plane, enabling long-range autonomous delivery without traditional runway infrastructure.
- Today, Skyways aircraft operate across three continents in controlled national airspace under FAA oversight and in support of U.S. military operations.
- We are transitioning from prototype development to full-rate production and scaling toward large autonomous cargo fleets.
- Backed by Y Combinator and a $37M AFWERX STRATFI award from the U.S. Air Force, Skyways is creating a new form of transportation to advance our civilization.
Equal Opportunity
- Due to U.S. government contract requirements, this role is limited to U.S. citizens, U.S. permanent residents, or candidates from specific countries authorized under applicable export control regulations.
- Skyways is an Equal Opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other factor protected by applicable local, state or federal laws.