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Backend Software Engineer

Location: Remote
Compensation: Salary
Reviewed: Thu, Aug 20, 2026
This job expires in: 23 days

Job Summary

To support the development of a cutting-edge Command & Control platform, the full-time Backend Software Engineer will architect and build real-time distributed systems for coordinating large drone swarms, working remotely with a focus on high-throughput telemetry and infrastructure.

Key responsibilities
  • Help architect the backend for a C2 system directing swarms of heterogeneous aircraft
  • Build distributed, collaborative real-time infrastructure for controlling multiple aircraft simultaneously
  • Own backend features end to end, from design through deployment, ensuring strong CI/CD and QA practices
Required qualifications
  • Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
  • 6+ years building complex backend systems with real distributed systems depth
  • Experience operating production backend services and APIs at scale
  • Strong instincts for reliability, performance, and scalability
  • Familiarity with real-time and event-driven distributed systems

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