Senior Aviation Platform Engineer: Real-Time Flight Data

Flightradar24; Stockholms kommun; On-site; SEK 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Opportunity to impact a service with millions of users

Flexible work environment with free beverages and snacks

Modern office in downtown Stockholm

Diverse team

Job summary

A leading aviation data provider in Stockholm is looking for a Senior Aviation Platform Engineer to enhance their aviation data systems. The role involves hands-on development and architectural decision-making for scalable solutions in AWS. Candidates should have over 5 years of experience with production systems and the ability to work independently. The position requires strong English communication skills and a commitment to clean coding practices. This role offers a chance to impact millions of users worldwide while working from a modern office in downtown Stockholm.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on experience building and operating production systems.
• Self-driven and comfortable making technical decisions independently.
• Able to quickly understand and work within an existing codebase & architecture.
• Values clean code, testing, automation, and pragmatic engineering practices.
• Communicates clearly and professionally in English.

Responsibilities

• Manage real-time aircraft telemetry.
• Develop global receiver networks, handling noisy radio data.
• Process and reconstruct flight trajectories.
• Create aviation data pipelines and conduct geo-spatial computation.
• Analyze airspace data and manage historical flight datasets.

Skills

Production systems

Clean code

Testing

Automation

Pragmatic engineering

English communication

Job description

A leading aviation data provider in Stockholm is looking for a Senior Aviation Platform Engineer to enhance their aviation data systems. The role involves hands-on development and architectural decision-making for scalable solutions in AWS. Candidates should have over 5 years of experience with production systems and the ability to work independently. The position requires strong English communication skills and a commitment to clean coding practices. This role offers a chance to impact millions of users worldwide while working from a modern office in downtown Stockholm.