Backend Technical Lead – Real-Time Aviation Systems

Airspace Intelligence; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Airspace Intelligence is seeking a Technical Lead for the Civil Aviation team in Boston, MA. In this pivotal role, you will define the architectural foundations of a backend system that will be crucial to U.S. air travel. You'll lead a small team of engineers while guiding implementation from design to delivery. Candidates should have strong experience in production-grade systems, proficiency in modern programming languages like Rust or Python, and the ability to navigate complex environments. The role emphasizes high engineering quality and collaboration.

Qualifications

• Strong experience building production-grade backend or distributed systems.
• Proficiency in at least one modern programming language.
• Experience leading small engineering teams.
• Ability to own systems end-to-end.

Responsibilities

• Define architectural foundations of the backend system.
• Lead a small team of engineers while remaining hands-on.
• Collaborate closely with product, platform, and domain experts.
• Set and enforce design principles for system management.

Skills

Building production-grade backend systems

Proficiency in Rust or Python

Real-time data pipelines

Data integration and modeling

AWS and cloud-native architectures

Leading small engineering teams

Systems ownership end-to-end

High-availability systems

Job description

Airspace Intelligence is seeking a Technical Lead for the Civil Aviation team in Boston, MA. In this pivotal role, you will define the architectural foundations of a backend system that will be crucial to U.S. air travel. You'll lead a small team of engineers while guiding implementation from design to delivery. Candidates should have strong experience in production-grade systems, proficiency in modern programming languages like Rust or Python, and the ability to navigate complex environments. The role emphasizes high engineering quality and collaboration.