Senior Software Engineer, Platform

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Job DetailsJob Location: Flightwave - Torrance, CA 90503Salary Range: $132,000.00 - $176,000.00 SalaryPosition Summary The Senior Software Engineer, Platform at FlightWave Aerospace will own the development and sustainment of the C++ application core across the Edge130 UAS platform. This role focuses on building and maintaining robust, high-performance software that powers our autonomy, perception, and mission-critical systems. The ideal candidate is a C++ expert with experience in multithreaded applications, large codebases, and platform-level engineering in robotics or aerospace environments. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Design, develop, and maintain C++ application code for the Edge130 platform. Work within a large, modular codebase, ensuring maintainability, performance, and scalability. Implement and optimize multithreaded, real-time components for flight-critical systems. Collaborate with cross-functional teams (controls, perception, avionics, ground systems) to ensure seamless platform integration. Support both sustainment engineering (bug fixes, refactoring, reliability improvements) and new feature development. Contribute to continuous improvement of coding stand...