CareerPlan

Staff Software Engineer - Routing Engine

Aviary - SSFFull-time$220k–$260k2026-10-21 → 2026-11-10

Core

Design safe and efficient flight paths and build optimization algorithms for a global autonomous drone delivery network.

Role type

Staff Software Engineer (Routing & Optimization)

Builds

Global routing engine and optimization algorithms for autonomous aircraft

Domain

Logistics, Autonomous Systems, Distributed Systems

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Low-latency high-availability systems, Path planning, Graph search, Motion planning, Optimization algorithms, Distributed systems engineering, Backend engineering

Preferred skills

AI-assisted engineering workflows, Rust, Go, Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka, AWS

Responsibilities

Design safe and efficient flight paths for aircraft in complex airspace, Build optimization algorithms for global route computation, Collaborate with autonomy and flight operations teams, Operate low-latency production services, Solve ambiguous high-impact problems, Implement robust fault-tolerance and SLAs

Seniority

Staff, hands-on IC with strategic scope