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How to Apply for Senior Software Engineer

at Aerobotics

🏢 About Aerobotics

Aerobotics combines cutting-edge aerial imagery technology with agricultural expertise to help farmers optimize crop performance globally. What makes them unique is their mission-driven approach to enhancing farming sustainability through data-driven insights, positioning them at the intersection of tech innovation and real-world environmental impact. Working here means contributing to meaningful solutions for global food production challenges.

About This Role

As a Senior Software Engineer at Aerobotics, you'll be responsible for building and scaling their platform across web, mobile, and external APIs to support the company's ambitious growth. This role involves end-to-end ownership of new customer-facing features and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver products that directly enhance farming sustainability through aerial imagery analysis.

💡 A Day in the Life

A typical day involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to design new features that leverage aerial imagery data, implementing full-stack solutions across web and mobile platforms using React and React Native, and optimizing backend Python services that process agricultural data. You'll balance immediate feature development with contributing to the long-term technical strategy that supports Aerobotics' mission of enhancing farming sustainability globally.

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🎯 Who Aerobotics Is Looking For

  • Has 5+ years experience at product-driven tech companies with proven ability to scale platforms handling growth
  • Demonstrates full-stack proficiency with JavaScript/React for frontend and Python for backend, plus experience with React Native for mobile
  • Shows genuine interest in agriculture and how technology can optimize crop performance and sustainability
  • Thrives in fast-paced, loosely defined environments and can navigate competing priorities while maintaining technical excellence

📝 Tips for Applying to Aerobotics

1

Highlight specific examples where you've scaled platforms to handle rapid growth, especially in web/mobile/API contexts

2

Demonstrate your agricultural interest - mention any relevant projects, research, or personal connections to farming

3

Showcase React Native experience with concrete examples, as Aerobotics needs cross-platform mobile development

4

Emphasize your Python backend experience with Postgres/MySQL, as this is explicitly preferred in their requirements

5

Prepare to discuss how you've contributed to long-term technical strategy in previous roles, not just implementation

✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter

['Your experience scaling platforms during company growth phases and handling increased user/data loads', 'Specific examples of end-to-end feature development that added measurable value to customers', 'How your technical skills (JavaScript/React/Python/React Native) align with their stack and mission', "Your genuine interest in agriculture and sustainability, connecting it to Aerobotics' specific mission"]

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🔍 Research Before Applying

To stand out, make sure you've researched:

  • → Aerobotics' specific products and how they use aerial imagery for crop analysis (check their website/case studies)
  • → The agricultural technology (AgTech) landscape in South Africa and globally
  • → Their technology stack beyond what's mentioned - look at their engineering blog or GitHub if available
  • → Recent news about Aerobotics' growth, funding, or partnerships to understand their current priorities

💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics

Based on this role, you may be asked about:

1 Technical deep-dive on scaling web/mobile/API platforms to handle growth - expect system design questions
2 React Native implementation challenges and solutions for cross-platform mobile development
3 Python backend architecture decisions, especially around data processing for aerial imagery
4 How you prioritize features in fast-paced environments with competing stakeholder needs
5 Your understanding of agricultural challenges and how technology can address crop optimization
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⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • Focusing only on frontend or backend without demonstrating full-stack capability across their stack
  • Generic statements about agriculture interest without specific knowledge of farming challenges or AgTech
  • Presenting yourself as needing highly structured environments when they explicitly mention 'loosely defined' work settings

📅 Application Timeline

This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.

Typical hiring timeline:

1

Application Review

1-2 weeks

2

Initial Screening

Phone call or written assessment

3

Interviews

1-2 rounds, usually virtual

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