# Senior Flight Software Engineer at Astro Mechanica

- Company: Astro Mechanica
- What the company does: We're reinventing aircraft from the engine forward. Backed by Y Combinator and a16z.
- Company website: https://astromecha.co/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: San Francisco
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $170K to $250K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-09
- Apply by: 2026-10-24
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/astro-mechanica/b9bea31e-e403-4bab-a4d9-150468333bf0
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/astro-mechanica-senior-flight-software-engineer/

## About the role

Develop highly reliable autonomous software systems and the simulations/ infrastructure required to validate them Own all aspects of software development including design, test, and operations

## What they're looking for

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Math, or a Science discipline and 4+ years of software development experience, or 6+ years of professional software development experience
- Experience in C++, Rust, or other systems programming language
- Experience building or working with real-time systems or distributed computing systems
- Experience working on embedded systems or the Linux kernel
- Proven skills in debugging, performance optimization, and unit testing
- Basic knowledge in controls, fluid systems, motors, or other physical mechanics

Tags: Software