SeniorFull TimeEN
Flightradar24 is one of the most successful growth-stage tech companies in Stockholm. Each month more than 50 million aviation enthusiasts visit Flightradar24 (app/website) and our Commercial services team has many of the biggest names in aviation on its customer list.
We are looking for a Senior Aviation Platform Engineer, who can quickly understand existing systems, work independently, and deliver value from day one. You will play a key role in evolving our aviation data and improving flight matching algorithms, working closely with other engineers and stakeholders. You will be part of a platform engineering team responsible for designing, building, and operating scalable data solutions in AWS. The work includes both hands-on development and architectural decision-making.
The position requires that you are able to work in Stockholm, Sweden. Relocation is not offered for this role.
Your responsibilities include
Real-time aircraft telemetry
Global receiver networks (ADS-B, Mode-S, MLAT)
Noisy radio data
Flight trajectory processing and reconstruction
Aviation data pipelines
Geo-spatial computation
Airspace analytics
Aircraft state vectors
Large-scale historical flight datasets
Work with data that powers aviation insights
access to the largest open aircraft surveillance dataset in the world
systems used by millions of aviation enthusiasts every month
data that contributes to accident investigations and aviation safety
Has several years of hands-on experience building and operating production systems
Is self-driven and comfortable making technical decisions independently
Can quickly understand and work within an existing codebase and architecture
Values clean code, testing, automation, and pragmatic engineering practices
Communicates clearly and professionally in English
Flightradar24 is the leading flight tracking and aviation data provider, leveraging the world’s largest ADS-B network. Our B2C platform serves millions, while our B2B solutions empower airlines, airports, and aviation stakeholders with essential operational insights.
All this is made possible thanks to our globally distributed network of 55,000+ radio receivers that feed real-time aircraft data into the Flightradar24 platform. Over a billion database entries are added each month and we are processing several years of historical data totalling many terabytes. Our proprietary flight tracking data is industry leading and even investigative government agencies from around the world rely on it for aviation accident investigations.
Benefits of working at Flightradar24 include:
Opportunity to impact a service with millions of end users from all around the world
Contribute to the value which Flightradar24 creates both for B2C and B2B but also for humanity.
Modern office in the heart of beautiful downtown Stockholm, Sweden
Being part of a diverse team
Flexible and social work environment with free beverages, fruit, and snacks
