Senior Engineering Manager - FlightAware (Remote)

Date Posted:

2026-03-26

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-WA-REMOTE

Position Role Type:

Remote

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

This job requires a U.S. Person. A U.S. Person is a lawful permanent resident as defined in 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20) or who is a protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3). U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, U.S. permanent residents, or individuals granted refugee or asylee status in the U.S. are considered U.S. persons. For a complete definition of “U.S. Person” go here. https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-22/chapter-I/subchapter-M/part-120/subpart-C/section-120.62

Security Clearance Type:

None/Not Required

Security Clearance Status:

Not Required

Are you prepared to lead a team of talented engineers responsible for numerous web-based products that generate billions of views for industry partners and consumers?

FlightAware, part of the Connected Aviation Solutions unit of Collins Aerospace, has built the world's leading aviation software platform, processing over 360+ million incoming messages an hour from over 30,000 individual data feeds - 2 terabytes a day and growing! We provide the best, most complete, and most accurate real-time flight-tracking service and are proud to have built a wide variety of successful products on this foundation that have become central to the aviation industry at large.

As an Engineering Manager, Web at FlightAware you’ll provide leadership, technical guidance, and product vision to a team of web engineers and collaborate with cross-functional partners to design and develop services, products, and infrastructure used by thousands of customers each day. FlightAware’s product and service portfolio is expansive, and you will operate across FlightAware’s industry-leading website, paid aviation products, customer-facing APIs, integral systems like authentication, billing, and authorization, and more.

In this role, you will lead, support, and inspire the engineers in your team. As a hands-on leader, you’ll help them fulfill technical, operational, and business requirements inside and outside of the code. You’ll work alongside senior engineers and partners across Product, Design, Sales, Marketing, and Engineering to guide architecture and delivery of major infrastructure and product improvements. The ideal candidate will be able to solve complex technical challenges while delivering incredible improvements to product reliability and quality.

As part of FlightAware Engineering, you’ll be part of a highly collaborative, ambitious, and future-reaching organization. We attract engineering leaders with a passion for aviation and data. Our team champions intellectual curiosity, openness, and industry-leading technical innovation. We invest in building excellent internal tooling and engineering support in order to create a productive and highly effective team that anticipates the future and leads by example. You’ll get to learn alongside talented senior engineers and share your own expertise.

Regardless of role, we expect excellent interpersonal and communication skills across all hires at FlightAware. We look for candidates who will thrive here, meaning they demonstrate clear communication, embrace open feedback, trust their colleagues, and are driven to execute, deliver, and complete projects independently and efficiently.

What You Will Do:

• Lead and support a culture of collaboration, critique, and candid feedback.
• Mentor and grow engineers to foster an extremely high-performing team.
• Contribute architectural solutions and code implementations at the senior engineer level as part of your hands-on work with the team (code-review, backlog engineer participation, jump starting new projects, taking on tickets). You will split your time fairly evenly across people management and coding.
• Work with stakeholders and product owners to define roadmaps.
• Lead teams that ship major new improvements to a visible and important product or area.
• Collaborate with product owners and engineering leadership to break down complex projects into smaller pieces and iterate on their design and implementation.
• Develop your team’s skills and advance their careers. You won’t shy away from performance conversations, and you recognize the relationship between objective feedback and career growth.
• Assist with incident response, manage on-call rotations, SLA creation and management, and runbook creation.
• Work with the Talent Acquisition & HR teams to interview, onboard, and retain top talent.

What You Will Learn:

• Develop a deep understanding of the aviation industry and collaborate with cross-functional partners across FlightAware engineering and the Collins Aerospace organization.
• Apply modern web architectures, frameworks, and testing methodologies to designing and delivering software.
• YOU will coach and mentor engineers on the most recent thinking regarding best practices for software development, ranging from computer science fundamentals to 12 Factor app methodology.
• Will learn how to navigate and embrace change, overcome challenges, and continuously improve your processes and practices.
• Extend your management skillset through continuous learning, trainings, feedback, and coaching.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years of experience
• Software engineering leadership experience working with and managing engineers across several specialties creating, delivering, and operating highly reliable, scalable services and products.
• Individual contributor engineering experience with fluency in HTML, CSS, and Javascript/ES6, plus experience with Typescript, Go, Next.js, React, Astro, Tailwind, Daisy, NX, or PostgreSQL. You have a demonstrated ability to represent your team and the work to audiences with differing levels of technical fluency.
• Experience with system/software architecture design, building large web applications and interactive experiences.
• Hiring manager experience with the full recruitment lifecycle including attracting, recruiting, and retaining top engineering talent.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Experience with cloud technologies like AWS, Cloudflare, Vercel, Netlify, or similar.
• Experience with microservice and API design, such as OpenAPI specifications and graphql concepts and schemas.
• Experience in 2D/3D GIS, mapping technologies, and high-performance map rendering in a web environment (such as Maplibre, http://Deck.GL , D3, or similar).
• Experience with cloud native methods, architectures, and technologies, like DevSecOps, Open Telemetry, Docker, Kubernetes, Knative, Grafana, Helm, or Istio.
• Expertise in system reliability or front-end user interface design and implementation.
• Execution focused with an ability to navigate ambiguity. Have worked successfully in a small company or an entrepreneurial environment.
• Interpersonal skills and high emotional intelligence. Deeply empathetic and caring. You possess a willingness to empower and inspire commitment and a positive attitude in a team.
• Ability and willingness to be hands-on when needed.
• An agile mindset with a focus on learning, rapid iteration, continuous improvement, and an openness to new approaches.
• You are a private pilot, you are looking to pursue your private pilot license, or have a passion for aviation.

What We Offer: 

Some of our competitive benefits package includes: 

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance 

• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees 

• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option 

• Tuition reimbursement program 

• Student Loan Repayment Program 

• Life insurance and disability coverage 

• Optional coverages you can buy: pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection 

• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits 

• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning 

• Adoption Assistance 

• Autism Benefit 

• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions 

• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program 

• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits 

• Bright Horizons, child and elder care services 

• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program 

• And more! 

Learn More & Apply Now! 

Avionics:  

Avionics delivers advanced cockpit displays, vision systems, and comprehensive digital solutions for global government, commercial and business aviation customers. We provide connectivity and managed data services to ensure safety and seamless communication for passengers, crews, and militaries, from aircraft and airports to air traffic management. Join us in creating solutions that connect the world, one flight at a time. Start your application today. 

*Please ensure the role type (defined below) is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role. 

• Remote: Employees who are working in Remote roles will work primarily offsite (from home).  An employee may be expected to travel to the site location as needed. 

At Collins, the paths we pave together lead to limitless possibility. And the bonds we form – with our customers and with each other -- propel us all higher, again and again.  

Apply now and be part of the team that’s redefining aerospace, every day. 

As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.

The salary range for this role is 132,400 USD - 251,600 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.

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