Senior/Staff Software Engineer, Backend

Beacon Venture Capital

full-time

Posted on: 8/22/2025

Location: California • 🇺🇸 United States

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About the role

Beacon AI: AI platform to transform aviation, improving safety, efficiency, and capability.
Company culture: small, focused teams owning products, shipping fast, learning quickly.
Role overview: Senior/Staff Software Engineer, Backend to lead backend services, serverless cloud infrastructure, APIs, and data pipelines.
Technical Leadership: set technical direction, mentor engineers, and lead hiring and projects.
Backend Development: architect, design, and optimize backend services for mission-critical applications.
API Development and Management: design and maintain secure, scalable APIs including real-time streaming for web/iPad apps.
Database Management: develop and maintain schemas, queries, and ensure data integrity and performance.
Data Pipeline Construction: build and optimize ingestion and processing pipelines ensuring reliability and security.
Performance Optimization: analyze and improve responsiveness for time-series and multimedia streams.
Advanced Troubleshooting: lead troubleshooting to ensure high availability of cloud applications.
End-to-End Ownership: own product lines, milestones, and feature sets from concept to delivery.
Collaborative Innovation: work with product management and cross-functional teams to deliver impactful solutions.

Extensive Backend Expertise: 6-8+ years of experience as a Backend Developer with distributed systems experience.
Technical Excellence: expertise architecting secure, scalable backend services using AWS and serverless technologies.
Ownership Mentality: ability to own initiatives and deliver end-to-end solutions with minimal supervision.
Startup Mentality: thrives in dynamic, fast-paced environments.
High-Impact Contributor: demonstrated ability to set a high technical bar and deliver substantial contributions.
Strong Work Ethic: exceptional focus on output and driving milestones to completion.
Data Engineering Expertise: experience building and managing data pipelines; proficiency in Python, Node.js, or similar languages.
Leadership and Collaboration: ability to mentor and guide team members and collaborate cross-functionally.
Bonus: Experience with Big Data tools (Hadoop, Spark) and ML frameworks.
Bonus: Aviation industry knowledge and DevOps/DevSecOps experience.