Senior Software Engineer Data
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$ 180000 - 200000
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Senior Software Engineer Data
Location: Santa Monica CA (Onsite)
Position Type: Full-Time (Permanent)
Work Policy: In-Person
Start Timeline: ASAP
About
A high-growth aviation tech startup building the future of airside operations through an integrated AI ecosystem that connects ramp crews vehicles and aircraft. Their flagship product HALO is the worlds first AI-powered Ground Traffic Control platform automating and streamlining aircraft turnaround processes. With multi-million dollar contracts across commercial and defense sectors they are modernizing aviation logistics to maximize efficiency and reduce delays. The engineering team operates with high autonomy and focuses on building quickly learning rapidly and owning outcomes end-to-end.
Why join
Join a high-growth aviation tech startup solving real-world operational problems
Build foundational data infrastructure for the first-ever AI Ground Traffic Control platform
Experience a startup environment with strong ownership and product influence
Competitive compensation and equity full medical benefits catered lunches and global travel to airfields
Compensation
Base Salary: $180000 - $200000
Equity: Competitive
Visa Sponsorship: Not available
Tech environment
Languages: Go Java (or similar backend languages)
Frameworks/Systems: Kafka Airflow Debezium
Infrastructure: AWS GCP Terraform
Databases: SQL and NoSQL databases
APIs: REST gRPC
Other: Real-time event-driven systems (MQTT WebSockets)
Role summary
Seeking a cross-functional Senior Software Engineer Data to take end-to-end ownership of HALOs real-time data platform. This includes ingesting and processing data from ground equipment and sensors architecting infrastructure and APIs and collaborating directly with hardware vendors end users and internal teams. This is a full-stack role focused on high-throughput low-latency systemsnot a backend-only position.
Responsibilities
Own the full data lifecycle: ingestion validation processing storage and delivery
Build infrastructure-as-code and deploy scalable ingestion services
Design and expose well-structured REST and gRPC APIs
Collaborate with vendors and operations teams to resolve field-level edge cases
Maintain high reliability performance and observability across systems
Ensure data integrity through testing and real-time monitoring
Lead CI/CD practices and improve system scalability and uptime
Must-have qualifications
4 years of experience as a software or data engineer
Deep experience building and operating data pipelines (Kafka Airflow Debezium etc.)
Familiarity with cloud-native infrastructure (AWS GCP Terraform)
Strong command of SQL and NoSQL databases including schema design and tuning
Proficient in Go Java or similar backend language
Experience with REST and/or gRPC APIs
Strong product sensecomfortable working directly with users and vendors
Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
Startup experience with high autonomy and cross-functional collaboration
Must be based in or willing to relocate to Los Angeles (on-site role)
Preferred qualifications
Experience with real-time event-driven systems (e.g. MQTT WebSockets)
Background in aviation mobility IoT logistics or fleet telemetry
Prior experience at an early-stage VC-backed startup
Experience with GPS sensor or telematics data systems
Employment Type
Full Time
