Flight Software Engineer jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-08-13, Skillenai has indexed 86 job postings with the title “Flight Software Engineer” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is C++, with demand up 0% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-08-13
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+How many Flight Software Engineer jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 86 job postings with the title “Flight Software Engineer” over the 90 days ending 2026-08-13, with demand up 0% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do Flight Software Engineer jobs require?
Across Flight Software Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-08-13, the skills mentioned most often are C++, CAN, RTOS, Python, C.
+Which cities are hiring the most Flight Software Engineer?
As of 2026-08-13, Flight Software Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Long Beach, Costa Mesa, El Segundo, Cambridge, Littleton.
+Is Flight Software Engineer a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 86 Flight Software Engineer postings over the 90 days ending 2026-08-13, with demand up 0% vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in Flight Software Engineer postings is C++, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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Weekly Flight Software Engineer postings — last 90 days
Skills most often required for Flight Software Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C++ | 53 | 61.6% |
| CAN | 41 | 47.7% |
| RTOS | 30 | 34.9% |
| Python | 29 | 33.7% |
| C | 28 | 32.6% |
| Rust | 26 | 30.2% |
| Linux | 25 | 29.1% |
| SPI | 21 | 24.4% |
| I2C | 18 | 20.9% |
| Embedded Linux | 18 | 20.9% |
| unit testing | 17 | 19.8% |
| Verification and validation (V&V) | 16 | 18.6% |
| real-time embedded systems | 14 | 16.3% |
| UART | 12 | 14.0% |
| software test | 12 | 14.0% |
Top metros hiring Flight Software Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Long Beach | 10 | 11.6% |
| Costa Mesa | 7 | 8.1% |
| El Segundo | 5 | 5.8% |
| Cambridge | 4 | 4.7% |
| Littleton | 3 | 3.5% |
| Los Angeles | 3 | 3.5% |
| Munich | 3 | 3.5% |
| Seattle | 3 | 3.5% |
| Espoo | 2 | 2.3% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-13, matching postings whose canonical role is “Flight Software Engineer”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
- role
- Flight Software Engineer
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
- data_as_of
- 2026-08-13
- window_days
- 90
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