Real-Time Flight UI Engineer for Autonomy Platform

Worky; Concord (CA); On-site; USD 136,000 - 207,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

401(k) plan with company match

Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)

Disability coverage

Life insurance

Job summary

Joby Advanced Development seeks a Senior Software Engineer to craft mission-critical UI for our aircraft remote operations platform. You will design, implement, field-test, safeguard, and ruggedize front-end instruments to deliver real-time situational awareness and flight control across experimental vehicles.

Collaborate with flight test and systems engineers to translate complex requirements into intuitive, reliable workflows, champion front-end best practices, and contribute to product

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience with 5+ years of professional software development experience (or Master’s with 3+ years) delivering production-grade web applications.
• Proficiency in TypeScript/JavaScript, React (hooks, state management, component architecture), HTML5, and CSS.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate clear technical goals and constraints when using modern developer tools, backed by strict due diligence to audit and verify coding assistant output.
• Solid understanding of software architecture, modular UI design, and front-end testing practices.
• Excellent cross-functional collaboration skills in fast-paced research or hardware-in-the-loop environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain real-time, highly performant UI instruments for monitoring and controlling experimental aircraft systems from ground control stations.
• Collaborate with flight test engineers, systems engineers, and remote operators to translate complex operational requirements into intuitive, reliable workflows.
• Establish and champion best practices in front-end architecture, state management, UI component reusability, and front-end performance across the team.
• Utilize advanced engineering workflows—including AI code assistance—while exercising thorough oversight, code review, and technical diligence to maintain high software quality.
• Partner across multidisciplinary teams to explore end-to-end system integrations, building a deep shared understanding of ground station and aircraft interactions.
• Lead technical design initiatives and contribute directly to product direction from a grounded, operator-focused perspective.

Skills

TypeScript/JavaScript

React

HTML5

CSS

Clear communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering

Master's degree (3+ years experience)

Tools

Bazel

Job description

Joby Advanced Development seeks a Senior Software Engineer to craft mission-critical UI for our aircraft remote operations platform. You will design, implement, field-test, safeguard, and ruggedize front-end instruments to deliver real-time situational awareness and flight control across experimental vehicles.

Collaborate with flight test and systems engineers to translate complex requirements into intuitive, reliable workflows, champion front-end best practices, and contribute to product