Senior Software Engineer, Digital Operations

How you will contribute to revolutionizing electric aviation

• Lead the design, development, and operation of the systems that take engineering parts from specification to work plan to signed-off floor execution, with every material, tool, and inspection tied to the record
• Own data modeling for core manufacturing domains, designing schemas that solve today's product needs and give the team a foundation to build on for years
• Define the architecture of the systems you own and document decisions through design docs and reviews
• Build reliable integrations with PLM, ERP, and warehouse systems, and the durable, observable pipelines that keep them in sync
• Design traceability, audit trails, and record integrity into the systems from the start
• Embed with production, quality, and manufacturing engineering on the floor, and turn their ideas into systems that hold up under an FAA audit
• Support production systems and lead incident response, learning from mistakes to drive continuous improvement
• Contribute to hiring and uphold standards for testing, code quality, and documentation

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience
• 6+ years of professional software engineering experience, including owning production backend systems
• You use AI coding tools (Claude Code, Cursor) daily and keep the rigor high-assurance systems demand: design review, testing, and validation
• You're a data modeling expert, with deep experience designing relational models for traceability and reliability in complex, state-heavy business domains
• You've built battle-tested integrations with third party systems: You can perform API forensics, badger support teams, and build integrations that tolerate unreliable, inconsistent behavior from systems you don't control
• You can translate our complex work to nontechnical partners to build credibility, make decisions, and drive adoption
• You've deployed and operated production applications on AWS or a similar cloud provider

Above and Beyond Qualifications

• Experience building software for manufacturing or production environments
• Experience in aerospace or another regulated industry (e.g., AS9100, FAA, ITAR/EAR) and with audit-trail or traceability systems
• Experience designing or building ERP, MES, QMS, PLM, or inventory management systems
• Familiarity with BOM lineage, engineering change control, serialized traceability, or NCR/CAPA/FAI workflows
• Background in data engineering or analytics pipelines
• Previous experience at a startup or in a fast-paced environment

Physical Demands and Work Environment

• The wage listed here reflects our best faith estimate for this role.
• We pay competitively and base compensation on a variety of factors including skills, experience, industry background, and the evolving needs of the role.
• We remain committed to fair and equitable pay and we're happy to discuss during the interview process.

• Compensation $155,000—$185,000 USD
• Build electric airplanes with us!

BETA offers a competitive Total Compensation package designed to support you now and as you grow with us. This role includes both Restricted Stock Units and Performance Stock Units for all full-time team members, so everyone shares in our success. You'll have access to onsite healthcare in Vermont, comprehensive medical coverage, dental and vision, short- and long-term disability, and paid parental leave. We also take care of the everyday details with daily lunch provided, and yes-flight lessons are part of the experience, along with a range of additional perks that make work here genuinely rewarding.

We encourage all driven candidates to apply, even if they do not meet every listed qualification.