Senior Software Engineer (AI Driven)
Location: Israel (full-time, hybrid)
About High Lander
High Lander provides drone fleet and uncrewed traffic management software solutions to clients around the world. Our platforms empower people to take full advantage of drone technology while providing authorities with the tools they need to maintain safety in the sky.
We are hiring a Senior Software Engineer AI driven.
This role is ideal for someone who provides strong technical leadership while genuinely enjoying hands-on development. You will work with advanced AI-powered development tools as part of your daily workflow to accelerate delivery, enhance creativity, and raise the quality of our products.
If you are passionate about finding smarter, faster, and more creative ways to build software, this is the role for you.
Key Responsibilities
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Ship customer-facing features end-to-end (architecture → implementation → testing → release).
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Run rapid POCs/spikes to test ideas and reduce risk.
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Improve the Software development life cycle (testing strategy, CI/CD, observability, performance).
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Integrate with third-party services and internal platforms.
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Use cutting-edge AI tools to accelerate delivery, enhance creativity, and raise code quality.
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Collaborate across Product, Design, and Development to turn bold ideas into shipped, high-impact outcomes.
Requirements and skills
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6–7 years of professional software development experience.
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Strength in at least one backend stack and solid frontend fluency.
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Proven, practical use of AI tools in day-to-day development.
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Startup experience – must.
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Strong product orientation and a holistic view of systems.
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Track record of owning complex features from concept to production.
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Comfortable with integrations, distributed systems, and debugging in production.
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Excellent written and spoken English.
Nice to Have / Advantage
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Expertise in Node.js and TypeScript
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Knowledge of both SQL and NoSQL databases
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Familiarity with Redis, Kafka, and message-queuing systems
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Experience with real-time systems, data pipelines, geospatial, or safety-critical domains
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Experience building internal tools to improve developer productivity
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Cloud / DevOps experience: Docker, CI/CD, Kubernetes, Infrastructure as Code, AWS/GCP
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Experience with AWS cloud services
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Passion for aviation, robotics, or autonomous systems
Who You Are
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A doer who ships reliable software.
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Pragmatic, resourceful, and comfortable with ambiguity.
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Someone who raises the bar for code quality and velocity.
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Excited to explore new ways of building software using AI tools.
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Energized by a culture that values innovation, AI-driven development, and high ownership.