Staff Software Engineer
Location: Remote
Compensation: Salary
Reviewed: Wed, Sep 02, 2026
This job expires in: 29 days
Job Summary
To support the development of advanced drone technology, the full-time Staff Software Engineer will architect the backend for a Command & Control platform, enabling real-time coordination of large swarms of aircraft in a remote work environment.
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, QA, and DevSecOps practices
Required qualifications
- Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
- 6+ years of experience building complex backend systems with real distributed systems depth
- Strong instincts for reliability, performance, and scalability
- Experience with real-time and event-driven distributed systems
- Familiarity with messaging and streaming protocols
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