Staff Software Engineer, Infrastructure (Cloud)

AeroVect; New York (NY); On-site; USD 170,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

AeroVect is transforming ground handling with autonomy. Staff Software Engineer, Infrastructure (Cloud) owns data infrastructure and cloud systems powering the autonomous platform.

You will design scalable pipelines and AWS-based infrastructure, ensuring reliability and performance for real-world deployments. You will collaborate with autonomy and systems engineers, driving observability, security, and resilience while building internal tools and automation for data ingestion and processing.

Qualifications

• 7+ years building cloud data systems for large-scale distributed applications.
• Strong Python, data pipeline development, and automation.
• Experience with Kafka, Kubernetes, gRPC, and AWS.
• CI/CD tooling such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, CircleCI.
• Terraform or CloudFormation for infrastructure automation.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines moving data from on-prem to cloud infrastructure.
• Architect and manage AWS-based infrastructure for scalable compute, data processing, and telemetry.
• Integrate on-prem and cloud data flows into a cohesive data architecture.
• Build CI/CD pipelines to enable rapid, reliable software delivery and validation.
• Implement and manage infrastructure-as-code using Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Develop internal services to streamline data ingestion, processing, and observability.
• Establish and enforce best practices for data reliability, observability, and security.
• Drive root-cause analysis for data infra issues and design long-term resilience solutions.
• Collaborate with autonomy and systems engineers to define scalable data interfaces and deployment strategies.

Skills

Python

Data pipeline development

Cloud infrastructure design

CI/CD

Collaboration/mentoring

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in CS/EE

Tools

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Kafka

gRPC

Terraform

CloudFormation

Job description

Who We Are

AeroVect is transforming ground handling with autonomy, redefining how airlines and ground service providers around the globe run day-to-day operations. We are a Series A company backed by top-tier venture capital investors in aviation and autonomous driving. Our customers include some of the world’s largest airlines and ground handling providers. For more information, visit www.aerovect.com.

As a Staff Software Engineer, Infrastructure (Cloud), you will own the data infrastructure and cloud systems that power AeroVect's autonomous driving platform. You'll design and scale the pipelines that move operational data from real-world deployments into the systems that drive development, testing, and continuous improvement — ensuring reliability and performance

This is a highly impactful role at the intersection of cloud infrastructure and data engineering. You'll have real ownership — designing systems from the ground up, not inheriting a finished stack. The opportunity to grow into a technical leadership role is real as the team scales.

You Will

• Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines that move operational data from on-prem systems into cloud infrastructure
• Architect and manage cloud-based infrastructure (AWS) for scalable computation, data processing, and system telemetry
• Integrate on-prem and cloud data flows into a cohesive, reliable data architecture
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines to enable rapid, reliable software delivery and validation across simulation and real-world testing environments
• Implement and manage infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation) for consistent, automated provisioning
• Develop internal services and automation tools to streamline data ingestion, processing, and observability
• Establish and enforce best practices for data reliability, pipeline observability, and system security
• Drive root-cause analysis for data infrastructure and pipeline issues; design long-term solutions to improve system resilience
• Collaborate with autonomy and systems engineers to define scalable data interfaces and cloud deployment strategies

You Have

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
• 7+ years of experience building cloud infrastructure and data systems for large-scale distributed systems
• Strong proficiency in Python with a focus on data pipeline development and automation
• Hands-on experience with Kafka, Kubernetes, and gRPC for building scalable, high-throughput data systems
• Deep expertise with AWS cloud services including compute, storage, and data processing
• Experience with CI/CD platforms (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, CircleCI)
• Proficiency with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Experience automating deployments with Terraform or CloudFormation
• Familiarity with Git-based workflows, code review processes, and collaborative software development

We Prefer

• Experience integrating on-prem and cloud data flows in a hybrid infrastructure environment
• Background in data engineering for robotics, autonomous systems, or real‑time operational data
• Knowledge of monitoring, logging, and alerting tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or the ELK Stack
• Familiarity with networking, security, and distributed system performance optimization
• Experience supporting safety-critical, real‑time, or high-availability systems