Senior Backend Software Engineer

Wing•Palo Alto, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Wing is seeking a Senior Backend Software Engineer to join its Uncrewed Air Traffic Management (UTM) engineering team in Palo Alto, California. The role contributes to building and scaling systems that enable safe and efficient drone operations worldwide. The UTM team develops regulatory-compliant systems that scale with Wing’s operations, including critical regulatory and compliance software, shared airspace infrastructure, and reliable, scalable platform services. The engineer will work on backend services for shared airspace operations, geospatial data ingestion, and serving data to field-facing user interfaces. The role calls for someone who can work through ambiguity, identify investment opportunities, set solution strategy, influence team direction, and design and build complex systems while collaborating with a dynamic team. The US base salary range is $228,000–$237,000, plus bonus, equity, and benefits. Salary ranges depend on role, level, and location; a recruiter can provide location-specific details during the hiring process.

Requirements

8+ years of experience designing and developing backend software.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering, or equivalent experience.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills and experience working in a collaborative team.
Ability to identify challenging problems and potential solutions with limited guidance, then launch and successfully deliver solutions.
Experience developing backend systems involving database schema design and synchronous and asynchronous systems.
Experience developing in C++, or ability to quickly learn C++ with experience in a similar language such as Java or Go.

Responsibilities

Set solution and/or architectural strategy for oneself or a limited number of peers, resolving ambiguity and anticipating complicating factors.
Design and build solutions using asynchronous pipelines, database systems, and RPC handlers, collaborating with frontend and backend engineers in a privacy- and security-conscious ecosystem.
Investigate and build software in areas with limited expertise and make an immediate impact.
Collaborate with industry partners, product managers, and program managers to design, implement, and launch features for partners and end consumers on time.
Mitigate, identify the root cause of, and resolve urgent issues in familiar and unfamiliar software as part of an on-call rotation or other escalations.
Contribute to a supportive, engaged, quality-focused team culture that helps Wing scale.