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

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.

Role Overview

Pyka is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to own the end-to-end 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 an evolving, mission-critical tool and shape 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.