Backend Engineer

Our software flies drones in combat - not in demos, not in simulations, but in the field, every day.

AITAN builds the operating system for multi-drone warfare: one platform that lets a single operator command an entire fleet in real time.

We're looking for a Backend Engineer to help turn advanced drones, sensors, payloads, and third-party technologies into reliable, field-ready capabilities that operators can trust.

What you’ll do

• Integrate drones, sensors and other hardware into the AITAN platform

• Write production-quality code in Java, C++, Python and related systems

• Work directly with vendors, pilots, hardware engineers, and product teams

• Debug across software, networking, devices, APIs, field behavior, and operator workflows

• Test in simulation, lab and field environments

• Own integrations end to end, from first connection to deployed capability

• 5+ years of software development experience, with strong skills in Java, C++, Python or similar languages

• Strong hands-on software engineering experience with complex systems, integrations, networking, devices, APIs, or distributed systems

• Experience with Linux, networking, APIs, serial protocols, devices or distributed systems

• Comfort working close to hardware, even if you are not a hardware engineer

Strong fit if

• You have experience with drones, robotics, embedded systems, autonomy, defense or field-tested systems

• Familiarity with real-time systems, control loops or embedded platforms

• You've worked with embedded platforms such as STM32, ESP32, Jetson or similar

• You've led technical work or owned complex integrations end to end