Senior Backend Software Engineer, LiveOps

BRINC Drones

$125K — $150K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Degree in computer science or related field; 5+ years experience with high-quality code and robust infrastructure
  • Expertise in building backend platforms, from infrastructure to API layer; bonus for real-time data platforms and security handling
  • Proficient in modern cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP) with skills in both software engineering and Cloud DevOps
  • Familiar with serverless architecture and the performance-cost tradeoffs at scale
  • Demonstrated focus on scalable cloud architectures with strong security practices

Responsibilities

  • Own the scalable backend platform for worldwide real-time services
  • Ensure platform security, reliability, and performance
  • Build platform infrastructure and tooling
  • Rapidly prototype project ideas for customers and stakeholders
  • Collaborate with hardware and autonomy teams to stream and display live drone data for diverse users

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans for 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
  • Free snacks, drinks, and espresso in Seattle office
Full Job Description
About this Role:

As a Backend Engineer working on LiveOps at BRINC, you will build and manage the real-time backend infrastructure that keeps our public safety drones connected, streaming, and fully operational in high-stakes environments. You will own the live operational stack, focusing on low-latency telemetry, video distribution, remote control links, and system uptime when seconds matter most.

You'll work at the intersection of backend engineering, cloud infrastructure, and hardware-in-the-loop systems to ensure that when a drone deploys on a mission, the live operations platform is solid, secure, and performant. This is an exciting opportunity to make major impacts in a fast-paced startup environment.

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:
  • Degree in computer science or a related field and 5+ years of experience shipping high-quality code and building robust infrastructure
  • 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 are experienced in dealing with security and encryption requirements)
  • Experience with modern cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, 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
  • Demonstrated experience with cloud architectures focused on scale, performance and security


Preferred Skills:
  • Experience with real-time systems or embedded software development
  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practice


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!

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)
  • Free snacks, drinks and espresso (Seattle office)

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