Job Summary:
Skyways is a company that designs, builds, and operates fully autonomous long-range cargo aircraft. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to help build and evolve SkyNav, their mission planning and ground control platform for autonomous aircraft operations, focusing on desktop applications and real-time telemetry.
Responsibilities:
โข Build and improve SkyNav, our mission planning and ground control application used during real flight operations.
โข Develop high performance desktop applications using ElectronJS, React, and modern JavaScript or TypeScript frameworks.
โข Build interactive interfaces for mission planning, telemetry visualization, aircraft monitoring, and operational decision making.
โข Develop mapping, geospatial, and 3D visualization systems used to display aircraft state, routes, terrain, airspace, and mission data.
โข Work with real time telemetry and operational data streams where responsiveness and reliability are critical.
โข Collaborate closely with autonomy, robotics, GNC, flight operations, and backend engineers to turn operational requirements into intuitive operator experiences.
โข Contribute to frontend architecture, application performance, maintainability, and system reliability as the platform scales.
โข Iterate rapidly with direct feedback from operators, pilots, and deployed customer missions.
โข Help improve engineering quality through strong software design, code reviews, and technical collaboration.
Qualifications:
Required:
โข 5+ years of professional software engineering experience building complex production systems.
โข Experience working on aviation, robotics, autonomy, industrial, simulation, or other real time operational systems.
โข Experience building mapping, geospatial, or 3D visualization applications.
โข Strong experience building desktop applications using ElectronJS.
โข Strong experience with React and modern JavaScript or TypeScript development.
โข Experience with technologies such as CesiumJS, Three.js, Mapbox, WebGL, or similar visualization frameworks.
โข Experience working with live telemetry, streaming systems, or operator facing control software.
โข Strong software engineering fundamentals including system design, debugging, testing, and maintainable architecture.
โข Ability to work cross functionally with software, robotics, hardware, and operations teams in a fast moving environment.
โข Comfort working on systems where reliability, clarity, and operational usability matter.
Preferred:
โข Background in unmanned aviation, aerospace, robotics, or defense systems.
โข Experience building mission planning or ground control software.
โข Familiarity with MAVLink, PX4, ROS, or similar robotics and autonomy ecosystems.
โข Experience with terrain systems, simulation environments, or sensor visualization pipelines.
โข Experience managing complex frontend state with MobX or similar frameworks.
โข Experience shipping production software in startup or high ownership environments.
โข Experience building software for operationally critical or safety conscious systems.
Company:
Skyways designs and manufactures long-range autonomous unmanned cargo aircraft systems for logistics and operational efficiency. Founded in 2017, the company is headquartered in Austin, USA, with a team of 11-50 employees. The company is currently Early Stage.