At BETA Technologies, we apply our intellectual curiosity, passion for aviation, and commitment to sustainability toward a shared mission of revolutionizing electric aviation. Regardless of the position one holds, each team member brings their talent and desire to positively impact the environment and lives of others in a refreshing, vibrant, and inclusive culture.
In the Development Platform Engineering role, you will be a critical enabler of our engineering team's productivity, innovation, and technical excellence. You will establish a robust developer experience that allows BETA to scale and will serve as a force multiplier in many different areas of the business. A good candidate will be willing to jump into an unfamiliar environment, and work to apply the same basic principles to streamline the software development process, promote packaging, CI, repeatable builds, and code quality best practices across a variety of environments. You should be passionate about repeatability, quality, automation, and reducing barriers to entry.
How you will contribute to revolutionizing electric aviation:
Design and maintain shared CI/CD infrastructure, reusable pipeline components, and best practices that enable software engineers to build, own, and evolve their own pipelines with minimal frictionProvide standardized environments that allow our software engineers to hit the ground runningSet up package registries and packaging workflows for sharing libraries between teams internallyWrite scripts to automate development workflow processes, integrating between different systemsMentor new users on project setup, best practices, Git and CI workflows, etcCreate and manage standardized toolchains and development environments, including Docker images, to ensure consistency, security, and efficiency across engineering teamsImplement AI-assisted development tools and workflows to enhance feedback loops during codingProvide technical guidance and support for standardizing development practicesManage and optimize development environment configurations and tooling
Minimum Qualifications:
B.S. in Computer Science or related degree, and 2 years of professional experience, or at least 4 years of relevant professional experience without a degreeExperience with programming in at least one of the languages we use (Python, Typescript, C, C++, Matlab, Bash or other Unix shells, Powershell)Proven experience implementing DevOps practices: automating build, test, and deployment workflows, improving developer velocity, and building reliable, scalable delivery pipelines.Expertise in Git including modern branching strategies and workflow designProficiency in containerization and cloud infrastructure
Above and Beyond Qualifications:
Experience with embedded systems developmentGitLab CI experienceFamiliarity with development and certification of avionics software following DO-178C, or other regulated safety critical softwareProven experience with Node/Typescript development toolchainsExperience deploying and maintaining cloud-based applications on AWSExperience with AI-assisted development tools and workflows
Physical Demands and Work Environment:
Primarily office-based with potential for hybrid work arrangementsRequires prolonged periods of computer useOccasional travel may be necessary for team collaboration or conference
