9 months ago
El Segundo, CA, USASenior / Mid Level
Base Salary
$120k - $220k/yr
Responsibilities
- Build and own end-to-end software systems for flight operations and user interaction.
- Develop mission-critical backend services for telemetry, command and control, and analytics.
- Create clean, fast frontends for ground control and operator workflows.
- Design APIs and data pipelines connecting aircraft, ground stations, and users.
- Collaborate with embedded, avionics, GNC, RF, and operations teams.
- Support flight tests and field operations using real flight data.
- Take systems from concept to production with speed and ownership.
Requirements
- 2+ years of experience building full-stack software in production.
- Strong backend experience with Python, Go, Rust, or similar languages.
- Strong frontend experience with React, TypeScript, or similar technologies.
- Experience designing APIs, databases, and distributed systems.
- Comfort working close to hardware and real-time systems.
- Ability to move fast, own outcomes, and debug under pressure.
Benefits
- Meaningful equity in the company.
- Top market salary and bonuses.
- Health, dental, and vision insurance.
- Work in a factory located in El Segundo.
- Real ownership of projects and hardware.
- Small team with significant responsibility.
- High signal to noise culture focused on engineering.
- Dream desk setup and daily lunch provided.
- Unlimited celsius drinks.
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About Icarus
Perpetual stratospheric birds for seeing and connecting the world. Born in a garage. Proven in the desert. Chasing the forgotten frontier.