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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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