Senior Software Engineer, Digital Operations

BETA Technologies; South Burlington (VT); On-site; USD 155,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite healthcare in Vermont

Flight lessons

Daily lunch provided

RSUs and PSUs

Job summary

BETA Technologies is building an in-house manufacturing ERP to connect spec libraries, work plans, floor execution, and inventory traceability. As a Senior Software Engineer in Digital Operations, you will own major projects from floor conversations to system operation for hundreds of users.

You will lead data modeling for core manufacturing domains, design system architectures, and build robust integrations with PLM, ERP, and warehouse systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.
• 6+ years of professional software engineering experience including owning production backend systems.
• Experience using AI coding tools daily with high-assurance design, testing, and validation.
• Deep data modeling experience for relational schemas in complex, state-heavy domains.
• Proven ability to build integrations with third-party systems and handle unreliable behavior.
• Ability to translate complex work to nontechnical partners to enable decisions and adoption.
• Experience deploying and operating production apps on AWS or similar cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, and operation of manufacturing-related systems from spec to floor execution.
• Own data modeling for core manufacturing domains and design scalable schemas.
• Define system architectures and document decisions with design docs and reviews.
• Build integrations with PLM, ERP, and warehouse systems with durable pipelines.
• Design traceability, audit trails, and record integrity from the start.
• Embed with production and quality teams to ensure FAA audit readiness.
• Support production systems and lead incident response for continuous improvement.
• Contribute to hiring and standards for testing, code quality, and documentation.

Skills

AI coding tools daily

Data modeling expert

Nontechnical communication

Cloud deployment experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience

Tools

Claude Code

Cursor

AWS

Job description

Senior Software Engineer, Digital Operations

At BETA Technologies, we apply our intellectual curiosity, passion for aviation, and commitment to sustainability toward a shared mission of revolutionizing electric aviation. Regardless of the position one holds, each team member brings their talent and desire to positively impact the environment and lives of others in a refreshing, vibrant, and inclusive culture.

BETA builds its own manufacturing software in-house: the spec library, the work plans, floor execution, nonconformance handling, and the inventory traceability record that connects them. In effect, it's a manufacturing ERP built for a certified aircraft program. Our work is engineering-led, with data modeling and architecture at the core. Because our product is the evidence BETA will use to ship certified aircraft. As a Senior Software Engineer you'll shape this growing system, owning major projects from first conversations with operators on the floor, to operating the system for hundreds of users.

How you will contribute to revolutionizing electric aviation:

• Lead the design, development, and operation of the systems that take engineering parts from specification to work plan to signed-off floor execution, with every material, tool, and inspection tied to the record
• Own data modeling for core manufacturing domains, designing schemas that solve today's product needs and give the team a foundation to build on for years
• Define the architecture of the systems you own and document decisions through design docs and reviews
• Build reliable integrations with PLM, ERP, and warehouse systems, and the durable, observable pipelines that keep them in sync
• Design traceability, audit trails, and record integrity into the systems from the start
• Embed with production, quality, and manufacturing engineering on the floor, and turn their ideas into systems that hold up under an FAA audit
• Support production systems and lead incident response, learning from mistakes to drive continuous improvement
• Contribute to hiring and uphold standards for testing, code quality, and documentation

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience
• 6+ years of professional software engineering experience, including owning production backend systems
• You use AI coding tools (Claude Code, Cursor) daily and keep the rigor high-assurance systems demand: design review, testing, and validation
• You're a data modeling expert, with deep experience designing relational models for traceability and reliability in complex, state-heavy business domains
• You’ve built battle-tested integrations with third party systems: You can perform API forensics, badger support teams, and build integrations that tolerate unreliable, inconsistent behavior from systems you don't control
• You can translate our complex work to nontechnical partners to build credibility, make decisions, and drive adoption
• You've deployed and operated production applications on AWS or a similar cloud provider

Above and Beyond Qualifications:

• Experience building software for manufacturing or production environments
• Experience in aerospace or another regulated industry (e.g., AS9100, FAA, ITAR/EAR) and with audit-trail or traceability systems
• Experience designing or building ERP, MES, QMS, PLM, or inventory management systems
• Familiarity with BOM lineage, engineering change control, serialized traceability, or NCR/CAPA/FAI workflows
• Background in data engineering or analytics pipelines
• Previous experience at a startup or in a fast-paced environment

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

This role requires the ability to work on-site at BETA facilities as needed to embed with the teams you support. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

The wage listed here reflects our best faith estimate for this role. We pay competitively and base compensation on a variety of factors including skills, experience, industry background, and the evolving needs of the role. We remain committed to fair and equitable pay and we're happy to discuss during the interview process.

Compensation

$155,000 - $185,000 USD

Build electric airplanes with us!

BETA offers a competitive Total Compensation package designed to support you now and as you grow with us. This role includes both Restricted Stock Units and Performance Stock Units for all full-time team members, so everyone shares in our success. You’ll have access to onsite healthcare in Vermont, comprehensive medical coverage, dental and vision, short- and long-term disability, and paid parental leave. We also take care of the everyday details with daily lunch provided, and yes—flight lessons are part of the experience, along with a range of additional perks that make work here genuinely rewarding.

We encourage all driven candidates to apply, even if they do not meet every listed qualification.

We are an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are based on merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner on race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic under federal, state, and local law. BETA complies with all applicable federal, state and local non-discrimination laws and does not tolerate discrimination of any kind in our workplace.

Employment offers are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check. BETA Technologies participates in E-Verify.

Voluntary Self-Identification

For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self-identification survey.Completion of the form is entirely voluntary. Whatever your decision, it will not be considered in the hiringprocess or thereafter. Any information that you do provide will be recorded and maintained in aconfidential file.

As set forth in BETA Technologies’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy,we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

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