Lead Software Engineer (Backend)

Aerovy

$120K — $160K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor or Master of Science in Computer Science or a related field
  • 5+ years of experience in the software industry
  • Strong grasp of distributed systems and micro-service architectures
  • Extensive experience with AWS services like EC2, Lambda, and S3
  • Proficient in communicating complex technical concepts to diverse stakeholders
  • Track record of shipping production systems safely and effectively

Responsibilities

  • Architect solutions and mentor engineers to ensure technical excellence
  • Drive project delivery from concept to launch independently
  • Translate customer and market needs into actionable engineering requirements
  • Collaborate with multiple teams to execute critical feature delivery
  • Provide mentorship to junior and mid-level engineers
  • Manage the reliability and performance of key production systems
  • Contribute to the long-term technical vision for the cloud platform

Benefits

  • Hybrid working opportunities available on a case-by-case basis
  • Work with a high-caliber, nimble team
  • Flexible working conditions to enhance collaboration
Full Job Description
Job Summary

As a lead software engineer at Aerovy, you'll lead architect and deliver core components of our cloud platform, serving real-time applications across energy, IoT, telematics, and AI.

You'll work on a modular extensible system that powers everything from EV fleets and battery platforms to electric aircraft and robotics. This is a hands-on, full-stack opportunity where you'll own features end-to-end, from concept to launch, and work closely with a nimble, high-caliber team.

If you're excited about building high performance production systems, solving hard problems at scale, and shipping real value in a fast-moving environment, we'd love to talk.

Job Requirements:
  • Bachelor or Master of Science in Computer Science or related fields with 5 or more years of industry experience
  • Passion for finding and solving hard problems
  • Passion for learning and growing both technically and non-technically
  • Strong understanding of distributed systems, micro-service architectures, RESTful APIs, and event-driven systems
  • Extensive experience in Cloud/IaaC Infrastructure and Tooling preferably AWS (EC2, Lambda, S3, RDS, AWS Batch, DynamoDB, CloudFormation/CDK, etc.)
  • Excellent communication skills and proven ability to convey complex ideas to diverse stakeholders in a concise and clear manner
  • Designed, developed and maintained high-performance services and software infrastructure using AWS or equivalent cloud services
  • Lead technical design and architecture discussions across multiple systems and teams
  • Championed engineering best practices, including CI/CD, monitoring, testing, and code quality
  • We are looking for a candidate with a proven track record shipping production systems to lead the development of a scalable, secure, and high-performance platform
Nice to haves:
  • Production experience in Cloud/IaaC Infrastructure and Tooling preferably AWS (EC2, ECS, Lambda, S3, DynamoDB, CloudFormation/CDK, etc.)
  • Production experience in Docker/containerized applications
  • Production experience with near real-time/real-time analytics, time series databases
  • Production experience with MQTT
Responsibilities
  • You will play a key role in architecting solutions, mentoring engineers, and driving technical excellence across our cloud-native platforms.
  • You will be expected to function independently and proactively.
  • You will be routinely given requirements and be accountable to drive delivery end-to-end.
  • You will be expected to derive clear actionable engineering requirements from customer requirements, market data, and product strategy.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver business-critical features and services
  • Provide mentorship and guidance to junior and mid-level engineers
  • Own the reliability, scalability, maintainability, and performance of critical production systems
  • Contribute to the long-term technical vision and roadmap of our platform aligned with product strategy and business needs
Additional Notes
  • This is an in person role in Seattle with hybrid opportunities available on a case-by-case basis, offering flexibility while ensuring close collaboration with product, engineering, and business stakeholders.

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