{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"54ec151cbcdd2d257d83c58f","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/54ec151cbcdd2d257d83c58f","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/54ec151cbcdd2d257d83c58f","title":"Backend / Database Engineer","description":"Our mission at Skyryse is nothing less than a new era in flight, where fatalities are nearly zero, piloting any aircraft is simple and safe, and the sky is accessible to all. SkyOS, our industry-first universal operating system for flight, provides any airplane or helicopter with a fly-by-wire flight management solution that significantly reduces the complexity of flying. Skyryse One, our first production aircraft powered by SkyOS, was unveiled in 2024 and features the simplest, safest, and most intuitive flight controls in general aviation.\nBACKEND / DATABASE ENGINEER - EL SEGUNDO, CA\n\nAs a Backend Engineer on our Advanced Technology Team, you will take part in designing, developing and integrating the backend infrastructure for our ground stations and centralized AI platform. This role will focus on developing robust, scalable backend services that power our current and future SkyOS framework and enable users to securely deploy, manage, and access SkyOS agents through unified APIs and user interfaces. You will be given projects and tasks to develop new features, enhance throughput, and optimize architecture for this flight enhancing capability.\nThis is a full-time onsite opportunity based out of El Segundo, CA.\nRESPONSIBILITIES:\nDesign and implement scalable websockets and RESTful APIs endpoints for the AI platform.\nDesign and develop SDKs that provide intuitive interfaces for teams to interact with the groundstations and AI platforms.\nBuild robust backend services to handle agent lifecycle management, deployment, and monitoring.\nDevelop secure authentication and authorization systems supporting multi-tenant architecture.\nUnderstand how an agentic solution works and create efficient data access layers and database schemas that enable AI agents to interact with various internal data sources.\nImplement asynchronous task processing systems for handling variable-latency agent operations.\nLead technical discussions and help set the technical vision for our backend roadmap.\nEnsure compliance with security, privacy, and regulatory requirements across the software development lifecycle.\nProvide technical guidance on backend architecture and SDK design best practices.\nMINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:\nBachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.\n3+ years of professional experience in developing backend frameworks\nBackend development experience building scalable applications and APIs.\nStrong experience with Kafka/AWS Kinesis, Relational Databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL), Time-Series Databases (InfluxDB, Prometheus, Amazon Timestream), and NoSQL databases (MongoDB).\nCloud platform experience (AWS, GCP, or Azure).\nStrong programming skills in Python or Rust\nPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:\nExperience in building large-scale distributed systems and microservices.\nHands-on experience with agentic AI frameworks.\nExperience with containerization and orchestration (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).\nProven experience developing and maintaining SDKs or client libraries for internal or external usage.\nRust, Python, C++\nWHY SKYRYSE?\nThe opportunity to change the world through improving aviation safety and accessibility\nSalary: $140,000 - $170,000\nValuable stock option plan\nHeavily subsidized medical, dental and vision plans\nFull-time employees are eligible for 20 days of paid time off (PTO) and 5 sick days annually. PTO and sick days must be used in accordance with Company policy.\nA company with an ambitious vision, a dynamic work environment, and a team of smart, motivated, and fun to work-with colleagues!\nThe posted salary range reflects the potential base pay for this role, adjusted to account for varying geographic markets. Final compensation will be based on factors such as your location, job-related skills, experience, and internal alignment, including equity and benefits.\nWE WELCOME ALL\nSkyryse is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity. 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