Senior Software Engineer FlightAware (Onsite)

Date Posted:

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-TX-HOUSTON-011 11 Greenway Plz GREENWAY Ste 2900

Position Role Type:

Onsite

U.S. Citizen U.S. Person or Immigration Status Requirements:

Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the companys immigration sponsorship now or in the future. The company will not offer immigration sponsorship for this position. The company will not seek an export authorization for this role.

Security Clearance:

None/Not Required

Are you interested in engineering backend software for numerous web-based products that generate billions of views for industry partners and consumers

FlightAware has built the worlds leading aviation software platform processing over 180 million incoming messages an hour from over 34000 individual data feeds5 terabytes a day and growing! We provide the best most complete and most accurate real-time flight1tracking service and are proud to have built a wide variety of successful products on this foundation that have become central to the aviation industry at large.

FlightAwares FullStack wing builds state-of-the-art systems that power the FlightAware website and mobile apps used by millions of people. The FullStack wing roles responsibilities may include FlightAwares mission to maintain a single source of truth for every flight in the sky (including all communication about a flight starting days before its departure through its ultimate arrival). These systems range from data feeds that track aircraft airport and gates to systems which dispatch live flight updates to web and mobile maps or the alerts you receive when an aircraft is delayed. The FullStack wing roles responsibilities may also include development of product interfaces for account self-service. This includes ensuring our customers experience with registration and login their interaction with our products. and their checkout and billing experiences are reliable and convenient.

As a FlightAware software engineer youll be part of a highly collaborative ambitious and future-reaching organization. We attract engineers with a passion for aviation and data. Our team champions intellectual curiosity openness and industry-leading technical innovation. We invest in building excellent internal tooling and engineering support in order to create a productive and highly effective team that anticipates the future and leads by example. Youll get to learn alongside talented senior engineers and share your own expertise.

Regardless of role we expect excellent interpersonal and communication skills across all hires at FlightAware. We look for candidates who will thrive here meaning they demonstrate clear communication embrace open feedback trust their colleagues and are driven to execute deliver and complete projects independently and efficiently.

Learn more about FlightAwares interview process here: You Will Do:

• You will contribute to building new features from scratch and bring them all the way to production.

• You Will contribute to building and scaling out FlightAwares backend infrastructure that encompasses our streaming data feeds databases queueing systems compute infrastructure and analysis engines.

• Work to ensure customers have a seamless self-service account management experience extending integration with subscription billing information and accounting management systems.

• Work to ensure that customers access to services are secure and correctly provisioned according to the products they have purchased.

• You will work together with teams across FlightAware to deliver cloud native microservices that power our website mobile apps data reporting and more.

• You will write high-quality well-tested code to meet the needs of your customerssome of the largest airlines and airports in the world.

What You Will Learn:

• You will develop your technical acumen by working with cutting edge in-demand technologies including Go Python Kubernetes AWS and more.

• You will learn and apply cloud native approaches to developing and delivering software.

• You will learn how to expand your impact as an engineer through activities such as mentoring junior engineers and becoming a go-to person in an area of expertise.

• You will grow in application of best practices to complete your tasks and taking initiative to provide feedback that helps improve others work.

• You will work on a diverse team and have an opportunity to work on a variety of projects that broaden your exposure to new technologies.

• You will Learn how to navigate and embrace change overcome challenges and continuously improve your processes and practices.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a degree in Science Technology Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience

• 5 years experience as a Software Engineer using fullstack languages and technologies such as Go Python React TypeScript PostgreSQL MySQL or similar.

• Understand why a clear (API) contract is important in software engineering.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Participated in a collaborative environment using practices such as pair programming Agile

• standups and retrospectives peer code review etc.

• Experience with cloud technologies and platforms such as Amazon Web Services and Kubernetes

• Experience supporting microservice architectural paradigms such as service meshes API contracts message/event queues asynchronous workflows and graphql interfaces.

• Experience with large-scale SaaS systems using data storage and caching technologies such as PostgreSQL (or other SQL) databases PostGIS TimescaleDB Redis Dragonfly or similar.

• Integration experience with advertising networks billing or accounting systems.

• Knowledge of cloud native tools like Flux Open Telemetry Prometheus Grafana Terraform or similar.

• Knowledge of cybersecurity best practices and secure software design.

• A track record of acquiring new skills proactively solving problems applying new technology in the workplace and openness to new approaches.

• You are a private pilot you are looking to pursue your private pilot license or have a passion for aviation.

What We Offer:

Some of our competitive benefits package includes:

• Medical dental and vision insurance

• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees

• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution including a Lifetime Income Strategy option

• Tuition reimbursement program

• Student Loan Repayment Program

• Life insurance and disability coverage

• Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance home and auto insurance additional life and accident insurancecritical illnessinsurance group legal ID theft protection

• Birth adoption parental leave benefits

• Ovia Health fertility and family planning

• Adoption Assistance

• Autism Benefit

• Employee Assistance Plan including up to 10 free counseling sessions

• Healthy You Incentives wellness rewards program

• Doctor on Demand virtual doctor visits

• Bright Horizons child and elder care services

• Teladoc Medical Experts second opinion program

• And more!

Avionics:

Avionics delivers advanced cockpit displays vision systems and comprehensive digital solutions for global government commercial and business aviation customers. We provide connectivity and managed data services to ensure safety and seamless communication for passengers crews and militaries from aircraft and airports to air traffic management. Join us in creating solutions that connect the world one flight at a time. Start your application today.

Please ensure the role type (defined below) is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role.

Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees as they are essential to the development of our products.

At Collins the paths we pave together lead to limitless possibility. And the bonds we form with our customers and with each other -- propel us all higher again and again.

Apply now and be part of the team thats redefining aerospace every day.

As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process candidates may be asked to attendselect steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site hybrid or remote.

The salary range for this role is 86800 USD - 165200 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer including but not limited to the role function and associated responsibilities a candidates work experience location education/training and key skills.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits including but not limited to medical dental vision life insurance short-term disability long-term disability 401(k) match flexible spending accounts flexible work schedules employee assistance program Employee Scholar Program parental leave paid time off and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including but not limited to individual performance business unit performance and/or the companys performance.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age disability or veteran status or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act.

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