Senior Software Engineer

Thisiscny; City of Syracuse (NY); Remote; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Thisiscny in Syracuse, NY or Remote within the United States is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join its aviation technology team. You will work across the platform spanning embedded firmware, cloud services, APIs, and web applications to support unmanned aircraft and drone operations.

The role emphasizes C and C++ development, system-level programming, and collaboration with our Europe-based CTO. You will own features end-to-end, from requirements through production, with opportunities

Qualifications

• Five or more years of professional software-engineering experience.
• Strong proficiency in C and/or C++.
• Experience with web applications, backend services, frontend interfaces, or full-stack solutions.
• Experience with embedded systems, firmware, sensors, receivers, or hardware interfaces.
• Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, memory management, and concurrency.
• Ability to debug complex problems across multiple technical layers.
• Experience with version control, testing, and code reviews.
• Excellent communication and independent project ownership.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain software across the aviation technology platform.
• Develop performance-critical and system-level components using C and/or C++.
• Work with embedded firmware, receivers, sensors, and hardware interfaces.
• Support data flow from physical receivers through processing systems, cloud services, APIs, and web applications.
• Develop backend services and customer-facing applications.
• Troubleshoot issues involving hardware integration, memory, concurrency, data processing, cloud services, and application performance.
• Collaborate on technical requirements, system architecture, and design decisions.
• Take ownership of projects from initial requirements through implementation and production support.

Skills

C/C++

Web applications

Backend services

Embedded systems

Data structures

Memory management

Concurrency

Version control

Testing

Communication

Ownership

Tools

Google Cloud Platform

REST APIs

RTOS

Telemetry

Job description

Senior Software Engineer

Location: Syracuse, NY or Remote within the United States

Salary: $150,000–$200,000+, depending on experience

Employment Type: Direct Hire; Contract-to-Hire may be considered

A growing aviation technology company is seeking a versatile Senior Software Engineer to join its expanding US operation. The company develops air-traffic awareness technology supporting unmanned aircraft and advanced drone operations.

Its platform spans ground-based receiver hardware, embedded firmware, real-time data processing, cloud infrastructure, APIs, and customer-facing web applications. The engineer will work across multiple areas of the platform while collaborating closely with the company’s Europe-based Chief Technology Officer.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain software across the company’s aviation technology platform.
• Develop performance-critical and system-level components using C and/or C++.
• Work with embedded firmware, receivers, sensors, and hardware interfaces.
• Support data flow from physical receivers through processing systems, cloud services, APIs, and web applications.
• Develop backend services and customer-facing applications.
• Troubleshoot issues involving hardware integration, memory, concurrency, data processing, cloud services, and application performance.
• Collaborate on technical requirements, system architecture, and design decisions.
• Take ownership of projects from initial requirements through implementation and production support.

Qualifications

• Five or more years of professional software-engineering experience.
• Strong professional proficiency in C and/or C++.
• Experience developing web applications, backend services, frontend interfaces, or full-stack solutions.
• Experience with embedded systems, firmware, sensors, receivers, device interfaces, or hardware-software integration.
• Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, software design, memory management, and concurrency.
• Ability to debug complex problems across multiple technical layers.
• Experience with version control, testing, and code reviews.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, and independent project-ownership skills.

Preferred experience includes Google Cloud Platform, REST APIs, real-time operating systems, telemetry, networking, aviation, drones, aerospace, defense, IoT, robotics, or autonomous systems.

The company prefers a Syracuse-area candidate but will consider remote candidates anywhere in the United States. This person will become a foundational member of the US technical team and may grow into a broader technical leadership role.

Sapphire Recruitment is an EOE