# Senior Software engineer, Founding team at Aviator

- Company: Aviator (YC S21)
- What the company does: Google-level engineering productivity suite. Backed by Y Combinator.
- Company website: https://aviator.co
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: San Francisco, CA, US
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $160K to $200K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2025-06-29
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/aviator/jobs/IrbbNyF-senior-software-engineer-founding-team
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/aviator-senior-software-engineer-founding-team/

## About the role

We are looking for early engineers to join our nimble team to build the initial product alongside the founders. This person will be an extension to us, the founders, and have the same voice on the table. We think of early engineers as having the ethos of being a founder themselves. An ideal candidate has a unique mix of software expertise, domain knowledge, and execution driven mindset.

## What they're looking for

- Shipped full-stack products before - whether it was in your day job or projects outside of work
- Experience working in low-structure environment, comfortable working with unknowns
- Passion for building engineering tools, excited about solving problems for engineers
- Strong communication skills
- Previous experience building internal engineering tools a plus
- 5+ years of professional experience

Tags: Engineering