# Senior Flight Software Engineer at Hermeus

- Company: Hermeus
- What the company does: Reclaiming the lost art of rapid iterative prototyping to build fast and powerful aircraft on relevant timelines, delivering the high-speed systems our nation and its allies need to command the skies and deter global threats. Backed by Khosla.
- Company website: https://www.hermeus.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Atlanta, GA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $160K to $195K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-08-19
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.lever.co/hermeus/b226d61a-7b51-4c61-8939-e844319e3390
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/hermeus-senior-flight-software-engineer/

## About the role

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Flight Software Engineer to join Hermeus, a hypersonic aircraft startup company. As a Senior Flight Software Engineer, you will work closely with our hardware and systems engineers to design, develop, and implement software for our cutting-edge aircraft systems. We are open to considering Software Engineer II or Principal Engineer candidates for this role.

## What they're looking for

- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Engineering, or a related field
- 5+ years of experience in embedded flight software development
- Professional experience programming in C/C++ and experience with embedded flight software development tools and methodologies

Tags: Flight Software