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Software Engineer - Ground Control Station (Qt/C++/QML)

Alameda HqFull-Timemid

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About Pyka Pyka’s goal is to provide society with a new form of safe, clean, and cost-effective transportation enabled by autonomous electric aviation. To get there,

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About Pyka

Pyka’s goal is to provide society with a new form of safe, clean, and cost-effective transportation enabled by autonomous electric aviation.

To get there, we’re taking a different approach than most. We're applying our technologies to every industry where autonomous electric aircraft can be useful, starting with the highest value and most dangerous jobs. In doing so, we're building game-changing products manufactured at scale, while perfecting the safety, reliability, and capabilities of our autonomy engine and electric propulsion systems.

We design, develop and manufacture an ecosystem of technologies including proprietary flight control software, avionics, high power density motors, motor controllers, batteries, and custom carbon-fiber composite airframes.

Today, we supply autonomous electric aircraft for cargo transport and crop protection to real-world customers across four separate continents and have secured industry-first regulatory approvals from the FAA. Our cargo aircraft enables remote connectivity, enhances express delivery networks, and ensures fast and reliable shipping of critical supplies to areas in need. Our crop protection aircraft offers agricultural services providers and farmers an autonomous tool to make aerial application safer, more precise, and less harmful to surrounding environments. Both vehicles are highly economical to operate, easy to deploy, and significantly reduce CO2 emissions in their respective industries.

What you work on at Pyka makes people’s lives better now and brings the future of electric aviation one step closer each day.

Pyka is looking for a Software Engineer to contribute to the development of our Ground Control application — a real-time Qt/QML system that is central to aircraft operations. This role spans UX design, frontend and backend implementation, and system-level integration.

You’ll take ownership of meaningful features within a mission-critical system and contribute to evolving it into a reliable, intuitive, and high-performance product used in real-world flight operations.

If you’ve built software for complex systems — vehicles, robotics, or industrial platforms — and care equally about usability and robustness, this is a chance to own a product that directly impacts how humans interact with autonomous aircraft.

Contribute to the development of Plane View, our core Qt/QML ground control application, and other human-machine interfaces

Own the development of features end-to-end, from design through implementation, testing, and iteration

Design and implement intuitive, high-performance user interfaces for real-time systems

Debug and resolve issues across the stack, including UI, backend and platform-specific behavior

Interface with hardware and external systems (e.g., USB devices, telemetry, networking)

Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to evolve the architecture and capabilities of the system

Help maintain consistency in interface design and user experience across the product

Participate in product and usability discussions, contributing ideas and feedback

2–5 years of experience in software engineering

Experience with Qt (bonus points for QML)

Proficiency in modern C++ (C++11 and beyond)

Experience with JavaScript is a plus, but Qt/QML proficiency is key

A background in building human-machine interfaces — automotive, aerospace, medical devices, or similar

Comfortable working across the stack, from UI to backend logic and system integration

Experience debugging complex issues across multiple layers (UI, networking, OS/platform)

A keen eye for design and user experience — you care deeply about how software looks and feels

Able to work independently and take full ownership of complex projects

We understand that candidates bring different strengths and experiences, and you don’t need to meet every qualification to be considered. If this role excites you, we’d love to learn more about you. You may be a great fit even if your background doesn’t align perfectly with the list.

$140,000-$168,000 per year base salary + equity. Compensation will vary depending on location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Salary ranges are subject to change.

Employer-sponsored health, dental and vision insurance

FSA with employer matching

401(k)

Paid holidays, generous PTO, and additional unpaid time off

Voluntary short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance

Pre-tax commuter benefits

Free catered lunch and plenty of snacks