Technical Lead, Backend (Civil Aviation)

The role

You will define the architectural foundations of a backend system for U.S. air travel. You will lead a small team of engineers while staying hands-on to build systems that ingest and resolve disparate data streams.

What you will do

• Define the architectural foundations of a backend system
• Set and enforce design principles like strict module boundaries and clean abstractions
• Lead a small team of engineers while staying hands-on
• Guide implementation from design through delivery
• Collaborate closely with product, platform, and domain experts
• Own systems end-to-end from design through production operation
• Set technical direction and drive execution across projects or product areas

Required qualifications

• Experience building production-grade backend or distributed systems
• Proficiency in at least one modern programming language
• Experience with real-time or near-real-time data pipelines
• Experience with data integration, data storage, data processing, and data modeling systems
• Experience with AWS and cloud-native architectures
• Experience leading small engineering teams of approximately 3 to 8 engineers
• Ability to own systems end-to-end from design through production operation
• Track record of setting technical direction and driving execution
• Ability to navigate complex, multi-system environments with evolving data models
• High bar for engineering quality, reliability, and operational excellence
• Strong collaboration skills
• Proficient in leveraging modern LLM tools

Nice to have

• Exposure to high-availability systems
• Domain experience in aviation, mapping, geospatial systems, or fields where the physical world is the source of truth

Before you apply

• Employment offers are contingent on ability to timely obtain all required authorizations for contemplated job duties
• ASI works with export-controlled technology and restricted U.S. Government data
• Contracts mandate U.S. immigration status and location restrictions for performing personnel

About the company

ASI is a frontier AI company that orchestrates critical infrastructure and defense assets. The company is headquartered in Boston with offices in Washington, DC, Denver, and Europe.