Lead Backend Software Engineer
Beacon AIAviation Technology company
San Carlos, United StatesLead
Costanoa Ventures
Scout Ventures
Sam Altman
JetBlue Ventures
Apollo Projects
Lachy Groom
Software Engineering
About the role
TL;DR
Lead Backend Software Engineer to build and scale AI flight safety platform backend systems.
- •Beacon AI is building an AI platform to make flying safer, more efficient, and more capable.
- •We are seeking a Lead Backend Software Engineer to design, build, and scale the backend systems that power our flight safety platform.
- •Key Responsibilities Architect, build, and maintain backend services and distributed systems.
- •Design and implement secure, scalable APIs for internal and external integrations.
- •Build and optimize data pipelines for efficient ingestion, processing, and access to data.
- •Own backend system reliability, performance, and scalability in production environments.
- •Lead technical design discussions and contribute to code reviews and architectural decisions.
- •Requirements 5+ years of experience designing and implementing backend services, APIs, and distributed systems.
- •Fluency in modern backend languages such as Python and JavaScript/TypeScript (Node.js).
- •Proven experience building, scaling, and operating backend infrastructure.
- •Strong ownership mindset, with experience driving end-to-end systems and features.
- •Ability to operate effectively in evolving environments while maintaining high standards for quality and reliability.
Required skills
PythonJavaScriptTypeScriptNode.jsREST APIMicroservicesAWSGoogle CloudAzureDockerKubernetesCI/CDPostgreSQLMySQLRedis
Nice-to-have skills
gRPCWebSocketsElasticsearch
Domain expertise
aerospacedefenseai
Benefits & perks
100% of employee medical premiums covered, 25% for dependents, 3 weeks PTO, 13+ paid company holidays, Monthly phone stipend, Wellness benefits
Tech stack
PythonJavaScriptTypeScriptNode.jsREST APIgRPCWebSocketsAWSGoogle CloudAzureDockerKubernetesCI/CDPostgreSQLMySQLRedisElasticsearch
