Senior Software Engineer — AI-Driven Desktop & Mobile Apps (Remote)

Jeppesen ForeFlight, Inc.; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 131,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Open PTO Policy

401(k) with up to 10% company matching

12 Weeks Paid Maternity Leave

12 Weeks Paid Paternity Leave

Flight Training Rewards

Job summary

Jeppesen ForeFlight is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to advance the next generation of the Jeppesen Distribution Manager (JDM) for desktop and mobile platforms. The role focuses on mission-critical, cross-platform development with a mix of native and cross-platform technologies, and involves AI-assisted engineering practices.

The ideal candidate will lead desktop/mobile app efforts, work across avionics ecosystems, and collaborate with product, QA, and DevOps teams to deliver reliable,

Qualifications

• Proficiency in systems or backend languages such as Rust, C++, C, Java, Kotlin or Swift.
• Strong frontend experience, notably React or similar.
• Hands-on cross-platform desktop or mobile frameworks (e.g., Tauri, Electron, React Native, Flutter).
• Solid native platform knowledge across macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android.
• Extensive experience building production desktop or mobile applications in mission-critical environments.
• Experience with filesystems, removable media, binary formats, or device-specific data preparation workflows.
• Strong testing mindset and ability to diagnose complex, device-dependent issues.
• Experience using AI coding assistants while maintaining strong engineering judgment.
• Able to operate independently as a senior individual contributor with good communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of desktop and mobile applications, matching legacy feature parity and improving architecture and performance.
• Lead the development of JDM's mobile applications.
• Build robust workflows for writing aviation data to USB drives, SD cards, and other avionics media.
• Define long-term desktop architecture and AI-assisted engineering practices.
• Collaborate with product managers, QA engineers, avionics specialists, DevOps, and other teams to deliver a production-ready experience.

Skills

Systems languages

Frontend React

Cross-platform frameworks

Native platforms

Production apps

Device data workflows

Testing mindset

AI coding assistants

Senior IC

Job description

Jeppesen ForeFlight is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to advance the next generation of the Jeppesen Distribution Manager (JDM) for desktop and mobile platforms. The role focuses on mission-critical, cross-platform development with a mix of native and cross-platform technologies, and involves AI-assisted engineering practices.

The ideal candidate will lead desktop/mobile app efforts, work across avionics ecosystems, and collaborate with product, QA, and DevOps teams to deliver reliable,