Senior Frontend Engineer, SkyNav

The role

You will own SkyNav, the desktop app operators use to plan missions, watch live telemetry and run the fleet. You will build 3D mapping, mission planning and fleet monitoring tools in Electron, React and TypeScript.

What you will do

• Develop software applications and tools that support autonomous aircraft operations and internal engineering workflows
• Build frontend and desktop applications for mission planning, telemetry visualization, fleet monitoring, and operational tooling
• Develop backend services and infrastructure that interface with aircraft, ground systems, and operational data pipelines
• Work across Electron, web, and systems-level software environments
• Collaborate closely with autonomy, flight operations, and hardware teams to improve operational software systems
• Debug and resolve issues across distributed systems, operational tooling, and deployed software environments
• Contribute to software architecture, testing, deployment, and development infrastructure
• Improve system reliability, usability, and operational scalability as aircraft deployments grow

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience building complex production systems
• Experience working on aviation, robotics, autonomy, industrial, simulation, or other real time operational systems
• Experience building mapping, geospatial, or 3D visualization applications
• Strong experience building desktop applications using ElectronJS
• Strong experience with React and modern JavaScript or TypeScript development
• Experience with technologies such as CesiumJS, Three.js, Mapbox, WebGL, or similar visualization frameworks
• Experience working with live telemetry, streaming systems, or operator facing control software
• Strong software engineering fundamentals including system design, debugging, testing, and maintainable architecture
• Ability to work cross functionally with software, robotics, hardware, and operations teams in a fast moving environment
• Comfort working on systems where reliability, clarity, and operational usability matter

Nice to have

• Background in unmanned aviation, aerospace, robotics, or defense systems
• Experience building mission planning or ground control software
• Familiarity with MAVLink, PX4, ROS, or similar robotics and autonomy ecosystems
• Experience with terrain systems, simulation environments, or sensor visualization pipelines
• Experience managing complex frontend state with MobX or similar frameworks
• Experience shipping production software in startup or high ownership environments
• Experience building software for operationally critical or safety conscious systems

Benefits

• Stock options, so you own part of what you build
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• 401k
• Life insurance
• Relocation assistance for candidates moving to Austin

Before you apply

• Limited to U.S. citizens, U.S. permanent residents, or candidates from specific countries authorized under applicable export control regulations, due to U.S. government contract requirements

About the company

Skyways designs, builds, and operates fully autonomous long range cargo aircraft, founded in 2017. Its aircraft fly revenue missions for commercial customers across three continents, backed by Y Combinator and a $37M AFWERX STRATFI award from the U.S. Air Force.