Software Engineer (Generalist)

Icarus builds solar-powered stratospheric aircraft and systems. The Software Engineer (Generalist) builds end-to-end software for flight operations, autonomy, and user interaction, including backend services, frontends, APIs, and data pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Build and own end-to-end software systems that power flight operations, autonomy, and user interaction
• Develop mission-critical backend services for telemetry, command and control, data ingestion, and analytics
• Build clean, fast frontends for ground control, monitoring, and operator workflows
• Design APIs and data pipelines that connect aircraft, ground stations, and users
• Work closely with embedded, avionics, GNC, RF, and operations teams to ship tightly integrated systems
• Support flight test, field ops, and rapid iteration using real flight data
• Take systems from concept to production with speed and ownership

Skills

• 2+ years building real full-stack software in production
• Strong backend experience (Python, Go, Rust, or similar)
• Strong frontend experience (React, TypeScript, or similar)
• Experience designing APIs, databases, and distributed systems
• Comfort working close to hardware, real-time systems, or operational data
• Ability to move fast, own outcomes, and debug under pressure
• You must thrive under pressure, learn fast, troubleshoot in the field, and push hardware to its limits

Benefits

• Meaningful equity
• Bonuses
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Dream desk setup
• Daily lunch
• Unlimited celsius

Company Overview

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