Technical Lead, Real-Time Aviation Backend

Air Space Intelligence; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Air Space Intelligence in Boston is looking for a Technical Lead for the Civil Aviation team. This role involves defining the architectural foundations of a backend system that will support U.S. air travel. Candidates should have strong experience with production-grade backend systems, proficiency in modern programming languages (Rust and Python), and experience with real-time data. The position also entails leading a small team and collaborating with domain experts on mission-critical technology that ensures air traffic safety and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Strong experience building production-grade backend systems.
• Proficiency in at least one modern programming language such as Rust or Python.
• Experience with real-time data pipelines where latency and correctness are constraints.
• Experience with data integration, storage, processing, and modeling.
• Experience with AWS and cloud-native architectures.
• Ability to lead small engineering teams while being hands-on.

Responsibilities

• Define architectural foundations of a backend system for U.S. air travel.
• Lead a small team of engineers while staying hands-on.
• Resolve noisy data streams into a single authoritative view.
• Set and enforce design principles for manageable complexity.

Skills

Building production-grade backend systems

Proficiency in modern programming languages (Rust, Python)

Experience with real-time data pipelines

Experience with data integration and processing

Experience with AWS and cloud-native architectures

Leading small engineering teams

End-to-end ownership of systems

Navigating multi-system environments

High bar for engineering quality

Collaboration skills

Exposure to high-availability systems

Leverage LLM tools for development

Domain experience in aviation and geospatial systems

Job description

Air Space Intelligence in Boston is looking for a Technical Lead for the Civil Aviation team. This role involves defining the architectural foundations of a backend system that will support U.S. air travel. Candidates should have strong experience with production-grade backend systems, proficiency in modern programming languages (Rust and Python), and experience with real-time data. The position also entails leading a small team and collaborating with domain experts on mission-critical technology that ensures air traffic safety and efficiency.