Senior Software Engineer
Skyways is an Austin-based company that develops and operates long-range autonomous aircraft and flight operations for cargo logistics.
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About Skyways
Skyways Air Transportation Inc. builds autonomous uncrewed cargo aircraft and associated autonomy and operations capabilities for commercial and national-security logistics. Its V2 aircraft is in production and operating missions; its V3 B2 aircraft is in development.
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Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will build frontend, desktop, backend, and systems-level software for mission planning, telemetry visualization, fleet monitoring, and operational workflows. You will integrate aircraft and ground systems, resolve distributed-system issues, and improve architecture, testing, deployment, reliability, and usability.
Requirements
- 5+ years of professional software engineering experience building complex production systems
- Experience with real-time operational systems
- Experience building mapping, geospatial, or 3D visualization applications
- Experience building desktop applications using ElectronJS
- Experience with React and modern JavaScript or TypeScript
- Experience with CesiumJS, Three.js, Mapbox, WebGL, or similar visualization frameworks
- Experience with live telemetry, streaming systems, or operator-facing control software
- System design, debugging, testing, and maintainable architecture skills
Responsibilities
- Develop applications and tools for autonomous aircraft operations and engineering workflows
- Build frontend and desktop applications for mission planning, telemetry visualization, fleet monitoring, and operational tooling
- Develop backend services and infrastructure for aircraft, ground systems, and operational data pipelines
- Work across Electron, web, and systems-level software environments
- Debug and resolve issues across distributed systems and deployed software
- Contribute to software architecture, testing, deployment, and development infrastructure
- Improve system reliability, usability, and operational scalability
Benefits
- Stock options
- Medical coverage
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- Paid time off
- Paid holidays
- 401k
- Life insurance
- Relocation assistance for candidates moving to Austin
