Senior Full Stack Software Engineer Job at YC Work at a Startup (Los Angeles)

Senior Full Stack Software Engineer

YC Work at a Startup

Location:
United States , Los Angeles

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

120000.00 - 220000.00 USD / Year

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Job Description:

Icarus was founded on the belief that the Stratosphere is the Forgotten Frontier and that reclaiming it will define the next era of aerospace and what is possible from the sky. We build solar-powered aircraft that fly at 60,000 ft for weeks at a time, delivering persistent, affordable, and scalable presence from this layer of the atmosphere. Mission: Re-establish and maintain dominance in the Stratosphere.

Job Responsibility:

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

Requirements:

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

What we offer:

Meaningful equity
Top market salary and bonuses
Health, dental, and vision insurance
Factory in El Segundo
Real ownership, real hardware, real flight
Small team, massive responsibility
High signal (engineering) to noise (management) culture
Dream desk setup
Daily lunch
Unlimited celsius

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
February 14, 2026

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

On-site work

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