Lead Software Engineer, TrustFlight
Digital transformation services for aviation
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Digital transformation services for aviation
21-100 employees
Be an early applicant
21-100 employees
Company mission
To be the trusted provider of digital workflow solutions to capture, store and share aviation data to improve safety and efficiency.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field
- 7+ years of software development experience leading projects or teams
- Strong understanding of AI capabilities, tooling, and current state of technology
- Understanding of machine learning concepts (supervised/unsupervised learning, training vs inference)
- Basic knowledge of how Large Language Models (LLMs) work
- Familiarity with AI model capabilities, limitations, and appropriate use cases
- Understanding of prompt engineering principles and best practices
- Proficiency in .NET
- Strong understanding of core software engineering practices (TDD, clean code, design patterns)
- Expertise in performance profiling with deep awareness of performance pitfalls
- In-depth knowledge of security measures and authentication techniques
- Proven debugging expertise and root-cause analysis capabilities
- Experience with Agile methodologies and CI/CD practices
- Understanding of web development best practices and design patterns
- Leadership skills and ability to mentor team members
- Natural leadership skills, inspiring and mentoring those you work with
- Experience in people leadership, performance development, and building high-performing teams
- Experience in fast-paced, dynamic environments
- Proficient use of AI coding assistants (GitHub Copilot, Claude, ChatGPT, Grok) for development
- Ability to critically evaluate and refine AI-generated code and solutions
- Experience using AI for debugging, code review, and documentation generation
- Experience with fine-tuning and customizing AI models for specific use cases
- Understanding of AI model security, data privacy, and compliance requirements
- Knowledge of AI model monitoring, observability, and performance optimization
- Understanding of software architecture principles and system design
- Deep expertise in software architecture, system design, and scalability
- Ability to ensure system architecture supports scalability and long-term maintainability
- Experience in making architectural decisions and technical roadmap development
- Knowledge of cybersecurity best practices and compliance requirements
- Expertise in performance optimization and scalability considerations
- Deep understanding of performance pitfalls, particularly for offline operations
- Understanding of authentication protocols (RESTful, GraphQL, RPC)
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Proven track record in agile development environments
- Strong problem-solving skills and solution-oriented mindset
- Quality mindset with attention to detail and best practices
- Ability to work effectively in collaborative team environments
Desirable
- Architectural acumen and strategic thinking ability
- Experience driving and managing technical change in dynamic environments
- Track record of leading technical projects and delivering high-quality outcomes
- Industry awareness and keeping up with trends and best practices
- Experience with additional technologies/frameworks
- Industry knowledge or domain expertise
- Experience in setting up or scaling engineering teams
What the job involves
- As Lead Engineer, you’ll own the end-to-end development and modernization of our flagship product
- You’ll work with legacy systems, scale solutions for growth, and make business-focused technical decisions, choosing the right tools to deliver maximum impact
- You’ll be a self-starter who drives excellence, inspiring and pushing the team to achieve high standards and deliver real value for our customers
- Reporting to Director of Engineering, you will lead a team of software engineers to achieve new heights!
- Write clean, maintainable code using modern frameworks and best practices
- Participate in code reviews and pair programming to ensure code quality
- Debug, troubleshoot, and optimize applications for performance and scalability
- Contribute to technical discussions and architectural decisions
- Ensure adherence to coding standards and best practices
- Leverage test automation to ensure all deliverables are robustly tested prior to release
- Implement and maintain automated testing (unit, integration, and end-to-end tests)
- Collaborate with QA Engineers to ensure comprehensive testing coverage
- Practice Test-Driven Development (TDD) and quality-first mindset
- Own/maintain CI/CD pipelines to ensure swift delivery of reliable builds
- Work with cloud-based architectures and DevOps best practices
- Ensure system stability, security, and scalability
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Product Managers, Designers, and Engineering teams
- Mentor junior engineers through pairing and design/code reviews
- Lead team development through 1:1s, performance feedback, and career growth initiatives
- Stay current with industry trends, technologies, and best practices
Application process
- Click Apply! Send us your resume, including a cover letter. Let us know how you can contribute to creating best-in-class tools and services throughout the aviation industry
- While we sincerely appreciate all applications, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls please
Salary benchmarks
Our take
TrustFlight develops intelligent workflow automation platforms and other tools with the aim of improving levels of efficiency and safety across the aviation sector. Currently, the company’s suite of products caters to maintenance programmes, technical support, tech and engine logs, and operational and equipment management.
It’s a slim sector to be operating in - and one would think it would pit TrustFlight head to head with a prohibitively strong slew of industry giants. TrustFlight, however, is seeing good growth - and has even partnered with the likes of Boeing to bring blockchain verification methods to aviation supply chains.
This integration of sourcing and the blockchain is proving a smart and lucrative bet across various industries, given the tightening regulatory focus on promoting supply chain oversight. It’s just one example of how TrustFlight is leveraging its deeptech expertise to digitally transform aviation. Developments in this sector won’t happen fast, but they are critical, and highly influential. TrustFlight has its sights set on becoming an important player in the space.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
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Company
Company HQ
Coal Harbour, Vancouver, BC
Leadership
Karl Steeves
(Co-Founder & CEO)Prior to TrustFlight worked as a power electronics engineer with Jaguar Land Rover.
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