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Senior Software Engineer

Posted 15 Days Ago
In-Office or Remote
2 Locations
161K-249K Annually
Senior level
In-Office or Remote
2 Locations
161K-249K Annually
Senior level
Design and develop backend systems, manage geospatial data, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and resolve timely issues within the software infrastructure.
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About Wing: 

Wing offers drone delivery as a safe, fast, and sustainable solution for last mile logistics. Consumer appetites for on-demand services are increasing, but current delivery methods are inefficient, costly, and contribute to road accidents and air pollution. Wing’s fleet of highly automated delivery drones can transport small packages directly from businesses to homes on-demand, in minutes. We design, build, and operate our aircraft, and offer drone delivery services on three continents. Our technology is designed to be easy to integrate into existing delivery and logistics networks, offering a scalable drone delivery solution for a broad range of businesses. Wing is a part of Google's parent company, Alphabet, and our mission is to create the preferred means of delivery for the planet. If you're ready to do the greatest work of your life, come join us.

About the Role:

Wing is looking for a Software Engineer to join our Geospatial Infrastructure team. This role will be based in Palo Alto, CA or Remote, US.

The Geospatial Infrastructure team is crucial to Wing's drone delivery operations, building and managing highly scalable and efficient geospatial systems. We develop data ingestion pipelines, optimized indexing schemas, and serving infrastructure for real-world geospatial data, which is essential for optimized flight planning and navigation. Our work provides the fundamental geospatial capabilities that ensure reliable and safe drone delivery services.

This position seeks highly-motivated individuals who enjoy working in a highly dynamic and collaborative team environment. The successful candidate is able to identify areas in need of investment, set solution strategy, influence team direction, and have direct impact through their technical contributions, cutting through ambiguity, and designing and building complex systems. We’re looking for people who are intrinsically driven to collaborate on hard problems, drive simple solutions, and take pride in their team's work.

What You’ll Do: 

Set solution and/or architectural strategy for yourself or a limited number of peers, cutting through ambiguity, and pre-empt complicating factors ahead of timeDesign and build solutions that utilize asynchronous pipelines, database systems, RPC handlers in collaboration with frontend engineers and other backend engineers, in a privacy and security conscious ecosystemInvestigate and build software in areas with limited expertise and make an immediate impactCollaborate cross functionally with business partners, product managers, and program managers to design, implement and quickly launch new features for partners and end consumers, on timeMitigate, root cause and resolve urgent, time sensitive issues, in both familiar and unfamiliar software, as part of an on-call rotation, or other escalationsContribute to a team culture of support, engagement and quality, ensuring Wing can scale as a business

What You’ll Need: 

  • 8+ years of experience designing and developing backend software
  • A Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience
  • Excellent written and verbal skills and experience working in a collaborative team
  • Ability to identify challenging problems and potential solutions with limited guidance, launch and successfully land the solution without any complications
  • Experience developing backend systems involving database schema design, and synchronous/asynchronous systems
  • Experience developing in C++, or ability to quickly pick up C++ with experience in similar languages like Java, or C#

The US base salary range for this full-time position is the salary range below + bonus + equity + benefits. Wing’s salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your location during the hiring process.

Salary Range
$161,000$249,000 USD

Wing is an equal opportunity employer and it is Wing's policy to comply with all applicable national, state and local laws pertaining to nondiscrimination and equal opportunity. Employment at Wing is based solely on a person's merit and qualifications directly related to professional competence. Wing does not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), or any other basis protected by law.

If you have a need that requires accommodation during the interview process due to a disability or special need, please let us know by completing our Candidate Accommodations Request Form.

Top Skills

C#
C++
Java

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