Senior Software Engineer, Air
Distributed Systems & File Sync
$160-264k
Cloud-based storage for images and videos
Open for applications
Cloud-based storage for images and videos
101-200 employees
Open for applications
$160-264k
101-200 employees
Company mission
To make creativity easy, fast and fun. Air rethink traditional cloud storage, and make it easier for companies to get from a brainstorm to the final deliverable.
Role
Who you are
- We work entirely in TypeScript / SQL. We’re built on AWS, so familiarity with their product suite is a major plus
- 5+ years of experience developing production-grade applications with real-world users
- Strong understanding of distributed systems, including concurrency, conflict resolution, and offline synchronization
- Proficiency with Electron for building cross-platform desktop applications
- Comfortable developing in both macOS and Windows environments
- Familiarity with TypeScript, Node.js, and React
- Experience with version control tools (Git & GitHub) and CI/CD pipelines
- Excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset for working with cross-functional teams
Desirable
- Experience building a desktop sync engine (e.g., at Dropbox, Box, Google Drive, or similar)
- Experience with operating system internals, filesystems, or low-level systems programming
What the job involves
- We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer – Distributed Systems & File Sync to join our team
- In this role, you'll design and develop critical features that power Air Flow, our desktop application, enabling seamless synchronization for our customers
- You'll work closely with our CTO and senior engineering team to execute on our technical roadmap
- This role involves creative thinking to solve the many challenges of 2-way sync in a distributed system. You'll be expected to hit the ground running, working hands-on in our React/Electron and NodeJS codebases
- Your work will focus primarily on our desktop app (Air Flow). You will build features, review code, write tests, maintain infrastructure, and help define best practices. 25% of Air’s users interact with our product every day, and you’ll be shipping features and improvements to them near-daily
- Design and implement robust, scalable, and efficient synchronization features for our cross-platform desktop application
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand user needs and translate them into technical solutions
- Troubleshoot and optimize performance across multiple platforms (macOS and Windows)
- Participate in code reviews, testing, and infrastructure maintenance
- Mentor and support junior team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement
Application process
- To help us filter genuine candidates, include the code AIR-ENG-2025 in the designated field of the application form
Our take
Every day, marketers waste countless hours organizing, finding, approving, and sharing content — this mindless work gets in the way of the creative process. Air's product automates these tasks, giving creators back time to do what they do best: create.
Air works as a cloud collaboration platform that negates the need to move items to and from the cloud when working with visual content. Teams can use the platform to search, review, and manage all their content in one place. Users can migrate their content from Dropbox or hard drives, and once all assets are in Air, the platform automates the work and keeps the library organized.
Air's 2022 round of funding from Tiger Global Group and Headline is being used to build out more product features and expand the team. Further, over recent years that has been a rapid surge in the cloud collaboration market, which is forecast to surpass $50 billion by 2025. Air is therefore operating well in a market that is expected to see significant growth.
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Jan 2025
$35m
SERIES B
Jan 2022
$10m
EARLY VC
Total funding: $70.5m
Company benefits
- Air contributes 90% to medical, dental, and vision insurance and 75% to dependent coverage
- Employees also have life insurance, disability insurance, and membership to One Medical
- 401k program
- Commuter benefits
- Generous work from home stipend
- Professional development reimbursement
- Unlimited vacation days
Company HQ
Gowanus, NY
Leadership
Shane Hegde
(CEO & Co-Founder)Studied Science at Stanford. Co-Founder & CEO of Swap Mobile. An Investor at HPS Investment Partners. Chief Digital Strategist at REVOLT MEDIA & TV.
Tyler Strand
(CTO & Co-Founder)Studied Computer Science at Stanford. Co-founder & CEO of hostess.fm. Worked for over a year at Beatport, from Product Manager to Director of Product. Was Partner & Director of Product Management at Postlight.
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