About the position
Wing offers drone delivery as a safe, fast, and sustainable solution for last mile logistics. Consumer appetites for on-demand services are increasing, but current delivery methods are inefficient, costly, and contribute to road accidents and air pollution. Wing's fleet of highly automated delivery drones can transport small packages directly from businesses to homes on-demand, in minutes. We design, build, and operate our aircraft, and offer drone delivery services on three continents. Our technology is designed to be easy to integrate into existing delivery and logistics networks, offering a scalable drone delivery solution for a broad range of businesses. Wing is a part of Google's parent company, Alphabet, and our mission is to create the preferred means of delivery for the planet. If you're ready to do the greatest work of your life, come join us.
Responsibilities
- Provide technical leadership on high-impact projects, ensuring scalability, reliability, and maintainability.
- Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain large-scale, distributed software systems for our UTM platform.
- Lead and participate in design reviews with peers and stakeholders, evaluating system architecture and ensuring alignment with strategic goals.
- Proactively identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, implement monitoring solutions, and improve system reliability, availability, and latency.
- Champion code quality, conduct thorough code reviews, and mentor junior engineers on best practices.
- Collaborate effectively with product managers, program managers, and other engineering teams to define requirements, prioritize tasks, and deliver high-quality software.
- Participate in an on-call rotation to address urgent production issues, troubleshoot complex problems, and implement long-term solutions.
- Propose and lead engineering projects that drive significant improvements to our systems and processes.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 8+ years of professional software development experience, with a focus on backend systems.
- 5+ years of experience in designing, developing, testing, and deploying scalable software products.
- 3+ years of experience in software architecture and design, with a proven track record of delivering complex systems.
- Demonstrated experience scaling software systems in a high-growth environment.
- Strong proficiency in at least one modern programming language (preferably C++).
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to effectively communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience developing software in a regulated industry (e.g., aviation, healthcare, finance) with a focus on compliance and safety-critical systems.
Benefits
- Base salary range of $189,000—$270,000 USD + bonus + equity + benefits.
