Software Engineer Tech Lead
Austin, TX, United States
At Skyways we are building a new form of air transportation. Some people call it the flying car. We believe fully autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles represent a unique opportunity to move things and ultimately people in new, more efficient ways. Our strategy to get there is completely different from the rest of the industry.
Skyways is a startup based in Austin, TX. We are backed by some of the most respected investors in Silicon Valley including YCombinator. Although we consider ourselves early-stage, we already have vehicles in production and in the hands of paying customers (see here and here). Come join us and work on a transportation revolution to advance our civilization!
Important note: please look at other roles if you don't have at least 10 years of experience as a software engineer (must include significant backend experience). This role is NOT remote, this role is in Austin TX.
We are looking for a senior software engineer to lead the software effort at Skyways. This role involves at least 50% coding, the other 50% being design, reviews, and leading the team from a technical standpoint. If you're interested in a super high impact and hands on position at the intersection of backend, frontend, traditional software engineering, ML, embedded, cloud, keep reading.
If you are motivated by equity and getting on a rocket ship, keep reading. Responsibilities Lead the software team, make decisions on a day to day basis, coordinate with CTO/CEO, software engineers and the rest of the team
Mentor, supervise, advise software engineers
Write software (at least 50% of the time) designed to increase the level of autonomy of our aircraft and related systems
Design new software, participate in design reviews, compile action items and assign owners
Participate in flight testing and other offsite events
Requirements a BSc. or MSc. degree in Computer Science / Software engineering is required
minimum 10 years of experience as a software engineer (C++ / multi-threaded code, Python or similar scripting language, web based technologies, ML/CV)
10+ years of coding production software in C++ and knowledge of object-oriented concepts
10+ years of experience with algorithm and software optimization
background in Full-stack Development, Software Architecture, or other experience in architecture, designing or developing complex systems or solutions
be highly independent, but also open minded to learn more about our field (your code will fly, it's a big deal)
a generalist and able to work throughout the stack, we code from low-level to UI and we need someone with capabilities to design and code solutions and features
bonus points if you have EE knowledge
bonus points for experience in Computer Vision, AI/ML and automation
bonus points if you have experience with software running onboard a vehicle/robot
bonus points if you have experience with flight controls / control theory
Important note: please look at other roles if you don't have at least 10 years of experience as a software engineer (must include significant backend experience). This role is NOT remote, this role is in Austin TX.