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Beacon AI

Beacon AI

San Carlos, CA

AI pilot assistant for flight safety and efficiency

16 open roles
AI1-50Series AFounded 2021

About

Beacon AI builds an AI copilot system that augments pilots with real-time assistance, safety checks, and data processing for commercial, private, and defense aviation. It serves aircraft operators to reduce human error, manage cockpit workload, and optimize routes and fleet operations. The hardware-light platform enhances situational awareness and mission performance using aviation and autonomy expertise.

Tech stack

TypeScriptPythonJavaScriptSwiftSwiftUIUIKitReactHTMLCSSC++Node.jsLangChainAWSTerraformGitHub Actions

Perks & benefits

Health insurancePaid holidaysWellness stipend401k

Open roles

16
Beacon AI

Software Engineer, iOS/Mobile

Beacon AISan Carlos, CA

Build high-impact iOS applications for Beacon AI's flight safety platform using Swift and SwiftUI. Requires 2+ years iOS experience, API integration skills, and a collaborative mindset in a hybrid San Carlos, CA role.

135k – 260k/yrHybrid2+ YOEMobile Engineering
Beacon AI

Software Engineer, Advanced Pilot Assistant Software

Beacon AISan Carlos, CA

Build and deploy robotic, embedded, and autonomy software for advanced pilot assistance systems in safety-critical aviation environments. Requires 2+ years experience with C++/Python, embedded systems, and autonomy pipelines; hybrid role in San Carlos.

135k – 205k/yrHybrid2+ YOEEmbedded Engineering
Beacon AI

Head of Legal

Beacon AISan Carlos, CA

Head of Legal owning contracts, government contracting support, IP hygiene, people agreements, and business operations at a defense tech / dual-use aviation AI company. Requires 5+ years legal/contracts experience (paralegal or JD), strong organization, process ownership, and operational mindset.

225k – 275k/yrHybrid5+ YOELegal
Beacon AI

Software Engineer, iOS/Mobile

Beacon AISan Carlos, CA

Build iOS mobile applications focused on health monitoring and wearable integration for flight crew safety. Requires 3+ years iOS experience, HealthKit expertise, strong UI design skills for biometric data visualization, and privacy best practices.

135k – 260k/yrHybrid3+ YOEMobile Engineering
Beacon AI

Software Engineer, iOS/Mobile

Beacon AISan Carlos, CA

Build high-performance iOS/iPad Electronic Flight Bag apps for aviation using Swift and SwiftUI. Focus on real-time large dataset handling, offline-first architecture, hardware integration, maps, and safety-critical reliability in a hybrid San Carlos role.

135k – 260k/yrHybrid3+ YOEMobile Engineering
Beacon AI

Software Engineer, Backend

Beacon AISan Carlos, CA

Build and maintain backend services, APIs, and data pipelines for Beacon AI's flight safety platform. Requires 2+ years backend experience with Python or JS/TS, API and database familiarity, and production environment knowledge. Hybrid role in San Carlos, CA.

135k – 190k/yrHybrid2+ YOEBackend Engineering
Beacon AI

Software Engineer, Artificial Intelligence/LLM

Beacon AISan Carlos, CA

Build and ship production LLM-powered features for aviation safety and efficiency, including RAG, tool-calling, evals, guardrails, and monitoring for cost/latency/quality. Requires prior shipped LLM applications, strong production coding, and RAG depth; hybrid in San Carlos with multiple seniority levels available.

135k – 260k/yrHybrid5+ YOEML Engineering
Beacon AI

Product Designer

Beacon AISan Carlos, CA

Design end-to-end experiences for Beacon AI's pilot assistant, translating complex AI data into clear, safety-critical cockpit interfaces. Requires strong product instincts, Figma fluency, and the ability to lead design from 0-to-1 in aviation or safety-critical domains.

156k – 250k/yrHybrid3+ YOEProduct Design
Beacon AI

Lead Backend Software Engineer

Beacon AISan Carlos, CA

Lead the design, build, and scaling of backend services, APIs, and data pipelines for a mission-critical AI flight safety platform. Requires 5+ years experience with Python/Node.js, distributed systems, and production backend infrastructure in a hybrid San Carlos, CA role.

185k – 260k/yrHybrid5+ YOEBackend Engineering
Beacon AI

Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure

Beacon AISan Carlos, CA

Build and operate scalable AWS cloud infrastructure powering LLM platforms, RAG systems, data pipelines, and IoT for aviation AI applications. Requires strong AWS depth, LLM/RAG production experience, Python data engineering skills, and end-to-end ownership.

135k – 260k/yrHybrid5+ YOEML Engineering
Beacon AI

Senior Security Engineer

Beacon AISan Carlos, CA

Senior Security Engineer designing and operating secure architectures, protecting mission-critical aviation AI systems for commercial and DoD customers. Requires 5+ years hands-on security engineering, threat modeling, compliance frameworks, and collaboration with software teams.

165k – 240k/yrHybrid5+ YOESecurity Engineering
Beacon AI

Lead Software Engineer, Advanced Pilot Assistant Software

Beacon AISan Carlos, CA

Lead the design and deployment of robotic, embedded, and autonomy software for advanced pilot assistance systems in safety-critical aviation environments. Own features end-to-end, integrate with hardware/sensors, optimize for edge compute, mentor a small team, and ensure reliability for real-time operator decision-making. Requires 5+ years in production robotics/embedded systems with C++/Python.

185k – 260k/yrHybrid5+ YOEEmbedded Engineering
Beacon AI

Lead Software Engineer, Frontend/Web App

Beacon AISan Carlos, CA

Lead frontend engineer building high-performance React web interfaces for aviation data visualization and real-time insights. Requires 5+ years experience, deep React/TypeScript expertise, and ownership of complex features in a fast-paced environment.

185k – 260k/yrHybrid5+ YOEFrontend Engineering
Beacon AI

Senior Technical Recruiter, Murdock

Beacon AISan Carlos, CA

Senior Technical Recruiter owning full-cycle hiring strategy and execution for Murdock, Beacon AI's in-cockpit AI assistant. Focus on sourcing and closing iOS, ML, robotics, and autonomy engineers in a fast-paced aviation tech environment.

136k – 199k/yrHybrid4+ YOERecruiting
Beacon AI

Software Engineer, Frontend/Web App

Beacon AISan Carlos, CA

Build React-based web interfaces and data visualizations for Beacon AI's flight safety platform. Requires 2+ years frontend experience with React, TypeScript, and APIs; hybrid in San Carlos, CA.

135k – 190k/yrHybrid2+ YOEFrontend Engineering
Beacon AI

Business Operations Director

Beacon AISan Carlos, CA

Business Operations Director driving strategy, execution, partnerships, contracts, and special projects while supporting leadership at an AI aviation startup. Hybrid role in San Carlos, CA.

Salary not listedHybridBusiness Operations