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Job Location drjobs

Chicago, IL - USA

Monthly Salary drjobs

$ 205000 - 220000

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

About JSSI
For more than 35 years Jet Support Services Inc. (JSSI) has been the leading independent provider of maintenance support advisory services software and financial tools to the business aviation industry. With 6000 aircraft supported by maintenance programs and software platforms JSSI leverages this wealth of data scale and innovation to drive cost savings and provide custom solutions that align to the interests of each client regardless of make or model. Learn more .
JSSI products and services include:
Maintenance Programs.Hourly Cost Maintenance Programs to stabilize maintenance budgets maximize aircraft availability and enhance residual value.
Parts & Leasing.Experienced product line specialized team who leverages ourAll-OEMinventory and global vendor relationships and go beyond parts sourcing to find optimal customer solutions.
Software:Traxxall and Conklin & de Decker. Powerful data platforms to help you make more informed decisions from choosing the right aircraft to tracking your maintenance inventory and MRO projects.
Advisory Services.Objective insights and independent technical advice from a global team of technical advisors and ASA-accredited appraisers for virtually any business jet turboprop or helicopter.
Aviation Capital.Customized asset-based finance solutions for business aviation.

Position Summary:
We are seeking a Director of Engineering-MTS (Lead Developer / Architect) to spearhead the design development and technical direction of Traxxalls new platform. This individual will play a key role in shaping the architecture ensuring the product is built with scalability security and performance in mind and building a team of engineers to support the platform into the future. The role bridges hands-on development with strategic technical leadership.

Duties and Responsibilities:

    • Architecture & Technical Strategy
    • Define and own the overall system architecture for the new Traxxall platform.
    • Evaluate and select modern frameworks languages and cloud infrastructure to support scalability performance and security.
    • Ensure best practices in design patterns coding standards and system integrations.
    • Development Leadership
    • Lead by example with hands-on coding and design contributions.
    • Provide technical guidance to developers across backend frontend mobile and integrations.
    • Drive adoption of DevOps CI/CD pipelines and automated testing.
    • Collaboration & Communication
    • Partner with Product leadership to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
    • Work closely with QA analysts and support teams to ensure seamless product delivery and ongoing reliability.
    • Contribute to roadmap planning with realistic technical estimates and risk assessments.
    • Team Growth & Mentorship
    • Recruit and scale a strong development team over time.
    • Mentor junior and mid-level engineers fostering a culture of excellence and continuous learning.
    • Support & Reliability
    • Oversee production support and ensure high availability for mission-critical aviation systems.
    • Proactively identify and resolve performance security and scalability issues.

Desired Credentials:

    • 10 years of professional software development experience with at least 3 in a lead or architect role.
    • Deep expertise in modern web stacks (e.g. .NET / C# React MS SQL or equivalent).
    • Demonstrated experience in AI/ML technologies (such as natural language processing predictive analytics or intelligent automation) and in building tools that improve both internal efficiency and customer workflows.
    • Strong understanding of cloud platforms (Azure or AWS) microservices and containerization (Docker/Kubernetes).
    • Proven experience designing enterprise SaaS systems with high reliability and security requirements.
    • Solid grasp of DevOps principles CI/CD and automated testing frameworks.
    • Excellent communication and leadership skills with the ability to influence technical direction.
    • Aviation industry or regulated SaaS experience a plus but not required.
At JSSI we are committed to rewarding our team members with competitive and comprehensive compensation packages that reflect their contributions and talent.

For this role the annual base pay generally ranges from $205000 to $220000 with the final offer determined by variable factors including but not limited to market location job-specific knowledge skills education and addition your total rewards package may include an annual discretionary bonus plan incentive or sales bonus plan or other form of additional compensation based on your role.

Additionally for full-time employees based in the USA Canada or the Philippines we are proud to offer a robust suite of benefits. This ranges from insurance offerings such as medical dental vision retirement savings programs among others starting day one of employment. For a full overview of our offerings visit the JSSI Benefits Pageon our company website.



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