Founding Software Engineer

About the Company

Navi captures everything a pilot sees and hears and turns it into automated debrief intelligence — sortie-level awareness that has never existed before. Navi is deployed at Embry-Riddle, Purdue, UND, Sling Pilot Academy, and the United States Air Force.

Responsibilities

• Build and scale the backend and data infrastructure that powers Navi's AI platform
• Work directly with pilots, instructors, and military operators to build tools that work in the cockpit and the classroom
• Integrate flight dynamics, telemetry, and cockpit audio into intelligent debrief and training systems
• Make architecture decisions regarding frameworks, infrastructure, and technical bets
• Ship code that goes live in aircraft and iterate based on real operator feedback
• Interface with engineers across the entire stack from hardware integration to AI/ML to frontend

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Proven track record of designing, building, and operating complex production systems
• Ability to lead projects end to end from scoping to implementation
• Deep expertise in backend systems, distributed infrastructure, data engineering, or full-stack development
• Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS), CI/CD, containerization, and modern deployment tooling
• Experience with modern data pipelines, real-time systems, or AI/ML integration
• Ability to work in ambiguous environments and translate non-technical user needs into engineering decisions

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with aviation systems, avionics data formats, or defense technology environments

Benefits

• Early-stage equity
• Flight training to earn your pilot's license
• High-impact role with technical leadership growth potential