Senior Software Engineer, Pilot Experience Solutions

Pilotbase powers the worlds flight training ecosystem supporting over 1400 flight schoolsand tens of thousands of pilots through and beyond training each are expanding our Pilot Experience Solutions a connected system that brings togetherflight schools pilots and industry partners into a single data-driven network. This next phaseof growth is focused on expanding within our existing customer base reaching pilots directlyand creating new revenue streams across the ecosystem.

LogTen Pilotbases digital pilot logbook designed for professionals is one of our primary waysof supporting pilots after training as they track their activity progress their career and maintaintheir numerous requirements as a pilot.

As our Senior Software Engineer on our Pilot Experience Solutions youll own productexperiences that follow pilots across the full arc of their journey from students logging theirfirst training flights to career aviators tracking certifications currency and thousands of flighthours. Youll work across our React Native and native iOS applications with particular focus on the offline-first architecture and data synchronization that keep our solutions reliable in thecockpit and on the ramp connected or not. This is a high-ownership high-agency individualcontributor role: youll be trusted to make architectural calls ship independently and raise thetechnical bar for the engineers around you with AI tools and workflows as a default part ofhow you build.

• Build and maintain Pilotbases Pilot Experience Solutions across React Native and native iOS applications covering the full pilot journey from student training through professional career milestones
• Own the offline-first architecture and data synchronization layer that keeps pilots logbooks accurate and available with or without connectivity
• Partner with product and design to translate pilot training and career milestones into shipped customer-facing functionality
• Make high-judgment architectural and technical decisions independently with minimal oversight
• Use AI tools and agentic workflows as a default part of how you plan build test and ship
• Mentor and influence other engineers on the team raising the bar on code quality technical judgment and AI-assisted development practices
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders and pilots directly to understand real-world logging training and career-tracking needs and translate that feedback into product decisions.
• Write clean well-tested maintainable code across mobile and backend
• Continuously evaluate and improve how our solutions are built deployed and monitored

REQUIRED:

• 7 years of professional software engineering experience with meaningful time spent building and shipping production SaaS / mobile applications.
• Hands-on experience with React Native and/or native iOS development (Swift/Objective-C)
• Experience designing and maintaining offline-first mobile architectures and data synchronization
• Hands-on experience with AWS and MongoDB
• A high-agency engineer who takes end-to-end ownership and is comfortable operating with minimal oversight
• Comfortable using AI tools and agentic workflows as a core part of your development process with a clear point of view on how they change the way software gets built
• Strong communication skills and the judgment to collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical peers

PREFERRED:

• Experience with consumer mobile apps in aviation or another regulated compliance-sensitive space
• Experience building or operating agentic AI tooling within a software development lifecycle
• Interest in aviation or pilot experience

SALARY: $160000 - $200000 depending on experience and location

• Full benefits package (Medical Dental Vision Short-Term Disability Life Insurance 401(k) plan)
• Equity Appreciation Plan
• Flexible Time Off policy
• Seven (7) company-wide paid holidays two (2) floating holidays
• Two (2) wellness days
• Employee Assistance Program
• Professional Development Stipend
• Home Office Stipend

Minimal business travel required up to 5%

Pilotbase is an equal opportunity employer and encourages all qualified individuals to apply. If youre excited about this role wed love a chance to review your resume. We value a diverse and inclusive work environment and look for passionate people who are ready to do great things. If there is a required or preferred location for an open role it will be listed in the job description. All applicants for employment must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Pilotbase does not provide work visa sponsorship at this time.

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