Software Engineer II - FlightAware (Remote)

Date Posted:

2026-07-29

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-TX-REMOTE

Position Role Type:

Remote

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

This job requires a U.S. Person. A U.S. Person is a lawful permanent resident as defined in 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20) or who is a protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3). U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, U.S. permanent residents, or individuals granted refugee or asylee status in the U.S. are considered U.S. persons. For a complete definition of “U.S. Person” go here. https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-22/chapter-I/subchapter-M/part-120/subpart-C/section-120.62

Security Clearance Type:

None/Not Required

Security Clearance Status:

Not Required

Are you interested in building full stack web experiences and products that generate billions of views for industry partners and consumers?

FlightAware, part of the Connected Aviation unit of Collins Aerospace, has built the world’s leading aviation data and software platform, processing over 180+ million incoming messages every hour from over 30,000 individual data feeds – 2 terabytes a day and growing! We provide the best, most complete, and most accurate real-time flight tracking service and are proud to have built a wide variety of successful products on this foundation that have become central to the aviation industry at large.

FlightAware is searching for an enthusiastic, passionate, and results-driven Software Engineer to build the next generation of FlightAware’s website on our Applications crew. In this full stack role, you will make significant contributions to our offerings to help re-imagine what our website and web applications can be, all while working with a variety of exciting new technologies.

Ideal candidates will have experience in both emerging and traditional technologies across the full stack. You will be a member of a dynamic and high-functioning team where your opinion matters, and your work will have a highly visible impact. We also make time to have fun, share our passions, and be ourselves.

As part of FlightAware Engineering, you’ll be part of a highly collaborative, ambitious, and future-reaching organization. We attract engineers with a passion for aviation and data. Our team champions intellectual curiosity, openness, and industry-leading technical innovation. We invest in building excellent internal tooling and engineering support to create a productive and highly effective organization that anticipates the future and leads by example.

Regardless of role, we expect excellent interpersonal and communication skills across all hires at FlightAware. We look for candidates who will thrive, meaning they demonstrate clear communication, embrace open feedback, trust their colleagues, and are driven to execute, deliver, and complete projects independently and efficiently.

What You Will Do:

• Create robust and scalable website features that showcase our world-class data for end users.
• Build and maintain reusable UI components across our products.
• Detect issues, identify their root causes, develop fixes, and design auditing to prevent future occurrences.
• Develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance products from the API to the front end.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 2 years of prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship now or in the future. RTX will not offer sponsorship for this position.
• Development experience with at least one back end focused language.
• Development experience with at least one front end focused language.
• Development experience with at least one front end framework like React, Angular, or Vue.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• You write excellent, well-documented, and highly testable code.
• Experience building, scaling, and maintaining production web or SaaS applications.
• Development experience with TypeScript or modern JavaScript.
• Development experience with Python, Golang, or Rust.
• Experience with containerization.

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What We Offer: 

Some of our competitive benefits package includes: 

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance 

• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees 

• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option 

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