Lead a team in developing aviation flight planning systems. Define technical roadmaps, ensure code quality, mentor engineers, and collaborate cross-functionally.
At World Kinect, our employees are the key to our global success. We are industry leaders due to the innumerable talents of our approximately 5000 strong professional team. Our people thrive in an entrepreneurial and culturally-diverse environment, where innovative thinking, collaboration and efficient execution are highly valued. Our high-performance culture is what allows us to drive sustained growth. Stronger together, we promote an environment where individuals can thrive.
Technical Lead – Aviation Flight Planning Systems
Location: Miami, FL (Remote) | Department: Technology & Innovation | Type: Full-Time
Are you a visionary technical leader with a passion for aviation and cutting-edge software development? At World Kinect, we’re seeking a Technical Lead to guide a high-performing engineering team in building mission-critical products that power the future of flight planning. This is your opportunity to shape the architecture, mentor talent, and drive innovation in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
What You’ll Do- Lead with Vision: Define and drive the technical roadmap in close collaboration with architects, product owners, and engineering leadership—ensuring alignment with business strategy and future scalability.
- Balance Strategy & Execution: Split your time between hands-on development (proof-of-concepts, refactoring legacy systems) and strategic leadership (process improvement, documentation, and team enablement).
- Champion Engineering Excellence: Uphold best practices in code quality, security, testing, and documentation—ensuring robust, scalable, and secure systems.
- Mentor & Inspire: Empower engineers through coaching, code reviews, and technical guidance, fostering a culture of continuous learning and innovation.
- Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Work closely with aviation experts, QA, product teams, and stakeholders to deliver impactful solutions that meet real-world needs.
- Languages & Frameworks: Expert-level experience in C#/.NET, including ASP.NET Core, .NET MVC, Web APIs, Razor, HTML5, CSS, Bootstrap, JavaScript, jQuery, AJAX, JSON, SQL, and XML.
- Architecture & Integration: Proven ability to design and scale distributed systems that integrate across diverse tech stacks.
- Cloud & DevOps: Strong understanding of deployment patterns and pipelines; experience with Bitbucket Pipelines and AWS is a plus.
- API Development: Proficient in GraphQL for efficient, flexible data access.
- Security & Identity: Deep knowledge of secure coding practices, authentication frameworks (e.g., OAuth), and session management.
- Testing & Quality: Skilled in writing testable code and implementing unit/integration tests using nUnit or similar frameworks.
- Version Control: Advanced proficiency in Git for collaborative development and release management.
- A proven track record of leading software development teams and delivering complex, high-impact systems.
- A passion for aviation, innovation, and building technology that makes a difference.
- Strong communication and leadership skills, with the ability to influence across technical and non-technical teams.
- A proactive mindset, with a focus on continuous improvement and transformational change.
- Impact at Scale: Build systems that support global aviation operations and energy solutions.
- Leadership Opportunity: Shape the future of our flight planning technology and mentor the next generation of engineers.
- Innovative Culture: Work in a collaborative, Agile environment that values creativity, autonomy, and excellence.
- Flexibility: Enjoy a hybrid work model with minimal travel requirements.
Ready to lead the next generation of aviation software? Apply now and help us take flight.
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World Kinect is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.Top Skills
C#,.Net,Asp.Net Core,.Net Mvc,Web Apis,Razor,Html5,Css,Bootstrap,Javascript,Jquery,Ajax,Json,Sql,Xml,Bitbucket Pipelines,Aws,Graphql,Oauth,Nunit,Git
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