Founding Software Engineer at Pre-seed airport operations AI startup

As the first engineering hire, you will build the technical core of a real-time orchestration platform for airport ground operations. You will design systems that reconcile noisy live signals into a canonical operational state, automating complex resource allocation and conflict resolution to prevent the cascading delays that cost the aviation industry billions annually.

• Design and implement real-time data processing pipelines and conflict detection state machines using TypeScript, Python, and Convex.
• Build deterministic allocation and assignment logic that continuously recomputes the best use of staff and equipment under volatile real-world constraints.
• Develop causal graph orchestration systems to handle delay propagation and multi-tenant operational logic across complex task windows.

• Has 2-3 years of experience in high-growth startups building correctness-sensitive backend systems, event-driven architectures, or workflow engines.
• Demonstrates a strong grasp of algorithms and invariants, with the ability to own the full lifecycle of complex systems from architecture to production debugging.
• Is a prolific builder with a portfolio of side projects or open-source contributions who thrives in ambiguous, founder-level ownership environments.

• Solve high-stakes systems problems like real-time state machines and dependency-aware recomputation for live airport environments rather than building generic CRUD apps.
• Join a founding team with deep operational expertise from Formula 1, the FIA, and Lufthansa, backed by the EF Fall 2025 cohort.
• Gain massive employee #1 ownership, working directly with founders to move from architecture to implementation while seeing your code drive physical operations on the airport ramp.