Senior Software Engineer, Client Apps — Remote & Aviation Data

Ultipro; Denver, Northern (CO, KY); Hybrid; USD 131,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Open PTO Policy

401(k) with match

12 Weeks Paid Maternity Leave

12 Weeks Paid Paternity Leave

Flight Training Rewards

Job summary

Jeppesen ForeFlight is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead the development of desktop and mobile client applications for the JDM ecosystem, delivering reliable, secure software across platforms including macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android.

You will own cross‑platform architecture, collaborate with product, QA, avionics experts and DevOps, and guide AI-assisted development while maintaining rigorous code ownership and performance.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in systems or backend language (e.g. Rust, C++, C, Java, Kotlin, Swift).
• Strong frontend experience (React or similar).
• Hands-on cross-platform desktop framework experience (Tauri, Electron, or similar) or cross-platform mobile framework experience (React Native, Flutter, or similar).
• Solid native platform knowledge (macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android), including packaging, signing, and filesystem/device access.
• 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 production issues.
• Experience using AI coding assistants while maintaining strong engineering judgment and code ownership.
• Able to operate independently as a senior individual contributor, with strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of JDM's desktop and mobile applications, driving feature parity with the legacy app while improving architecture, reliability, 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, supporting OEM ecosystems
• Define long-term desktop application architecture and establish effective AI-assisted engineering practices
• Collaborate with product managers, QA engineers, avionics specialists, DevOps, and other engineering teams to deliver a production-ready customer experience

Skills

Rust

C++

C

Java

Kotlin

Swift

React

macOS

Windows

Linux

iOS

Android

Production apps

File systems

Removable media

Testing

AI coding assistants

Senior IC

Tools

Tauri

Electron

React Native

Flutter

macOS packaging

Windows packaging

Linux packaging

Job description

Jeppesen ForeFlight is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead the development of desktop and mobile client applications for the JDM ecosystem, delivering reliable, secure software across platforms including macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android.

You will own cross‑platform architecture, collaborate with product, QA, avionics experts and DevOps, and guide AI-assisted development while maintaining rigorous code ownership and performance.