NAVI Protocol
Founding Software Engineer
San Francisco
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 268 days ago
Full-Stack DevelopmentCode ReviewAWSCloud PlatformsCI/CDMachine LearningData EngineeringAvionicsLeadershipMentoring
About the role
- Your code ships to university flight schools and military squadrons.
- Navi is deployed at Embry-Riddle, Purdue, UND, Sling Pilot Academy, and the United States Air Force.
Responsibilities
- Build and scale the backend and data infrastructure that powers Navi's AI platform
- Work directly with pilots, instructors, and military operators to build tools that work in the cockpit and the classroom
- 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a track record of designing, building, and operating complex systems in production
- Demonstrated ability to lead projects end to end - from scoping and technical design through implementation, launch, and iteration - with minimal direction
- Flight training - earn your pilot's license and build with true domain expertise
Requirements
- Deep expertise in at least one core area (backend systems, distributed infrastructure, data engineering, or full-stack development) and working fluency across others
- Experience designing systems for scale, reliability, and performance - you've made meaningful architectural decisions and lived with the consequences
- Experience with modern data pipelines, real-time systems, or AI/ML integration
- Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS), CI/CD, containerization, and modern deployment tooling
Nice to have
- Familiarity with aviation systems, avionics data formats, or defense technology environments
- Impact you can see - your work will be used by pilots, flight schools, airlines, and the U.S. Air Force
- A role that scales into technical leadership as we grow
- We don't wait for permission or perfect information.
- Ideas come from anywhere regardless of title.
- Figure it out, ship it, iterate.
- Creativity over control.
- First principles over process.
Benefits
- Early-stage equity - real ownership in a category-defining company
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