# Staff Software Engineer at Skyways

- Company: Skyways
- What the company does: Backed by Y Combinator.
- Company website: http://skyways.com
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: Austin, TX
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $175K to $225K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-14
- Apply by: 2026-10-29
- Apply: https://jobs.lever.co/skyways/a5409c44-c84e-46ff-bd55-518b3b6f1a27
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/skyways-staff-software-engineer/

## About the role

Our V2 aircraft carries 30 lbs up to 500 miles, and V3 has a maximum range of well over 1,000 miles, a maximum useful load of 100 lbs, and a maximum endurance of nearly 20 hours. Both use a hybrid-electric architecture that takes off like a helicopter and cruises like a plane, enabling long-range autonomous delivery without traditional runway infrastructure.

## What they're looking for

- Own the architecture and evolution of critical areas of the Skyways software stack, spanning SkyNav, backend services, telemetry infrastructure, and autonomous aircraft software
- Set technical standards for the software team and raise the quality bar through design, code review, and decision making
- Lead the highest risk, highest leverage work: architecture of our ArduPilot C++ fork, safety relevant vehicle software changes, and integration with avionics, hardware, and higher level autonomy systems
- Design SkyNav's 3D visualization and mission planning architecture using JavaScript or TypeScript and modern web graphics, so other engineers can build quickly on solid foundations
- Architect and scale our telemetry hub so real time fleet data remains reliable as aircraft volume grows, making the build versus buy and infrastructure calls that come with it
- Apply AI and machine learning where they create real value, and shape how the software team uses modern AI tools across engineering automation, data analysis, debugging, and operator tools

Tags: Skyways