Backend Software Engineer, LiveOps

Key Responsibilities

• Own the scalable backend platform that supports our worldwide real-time services
• Ensure our platform is secure, reliable, and performant
• Build our platform infrastructure and tooling
• Rapidly prototype new project ideas for customers and internal stakeholders
• Work with cross-functional hardware and autonomy teams to solve challenges like streaming and displaying live drone data for non-technical users in a variety of formats

Qualifications

• A Bachelors, Masters, or PhD in computer science or a related field and 1+ years of experience shipping high-quality code and building robust infrastructure. Note - we are considering candidates for mid-career, senior, and principal positions.
• Experience building backend platforms, from the infrastructure up to the API layer (bonus if you’ve built real-time data platforms, scalable microservice architectures, and dealing with security & encryption requirements)
• Experience with modern cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure, etc) and are comfortable switching between software engineering and Cloud DevOps
• Familiarity with serverless architecture, and understand the tradeoffs between performance and cost when running servers at scale
• Excellent attention to detail, especially around scalability, performance, and security

Preferred Skills

• Experience in the drone or robotics industry.
• Familiarity with machine learning, computer vision, or AI technologies.
• Experience with real-time systems or embedded software development.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Ability to work effectively in a dynamic environment with changing needs and requirements.
• Ability to work independently and in a small team, take initiative, and communicate effectively.

BRINC Culture Values

• Try the hard stuff
• Be innovative - Invent the future
• Move fast
• Listen to end-users
• Strive for excellence
• Don’t build a dystopia
• Be frugal
• Save lives through technology

If you’re interested in this role and in joining BRINC, we hope you’ll apply. We’d love to review your application and get to know more about you!

BRINC is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that is resolute in cultivating an environment that promotes safety, diversity, inclusion and equity. We’re committed to hiring the best talent — regardless of race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances — and empowering every employee so they can do their best work. If you have a disability or special need, please let our recruiting team know - we strive to provide appropriate accommodation and assistance.

Benefits and perks listed below may vary based on the nature of your employment with BRINC and/or the country within which you work

• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans for our employees and their families
• 401K plan
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Flexible Time Off (Exempt) / Paid time off (Non-Exempt)
• Flexible work environment
• Orca pass (for those in Puget Sound)…