Are you passionate about designing and building robust backend systems that power next-generation autonomous drone technology? Join Sunflower Labs and contribute to a global platform enabling users to remotely pilot and manage drones in real time.
As a Backend Engineer, you will work closely with a dynamic team of frontend and robotics engineers to deliver scalable, secure, and high-performance services.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain backend services connecting users with their drone systems worldwide
- Build real-time communication features enabling remote drone control and live video streaming
- Design, implement, and optimize APIs for client-server communication (WebSocket, REST)
- Develop scalable applications using Nest.js and modern backend technologies
- Collaborate with frontend and robotics teams to deliver new features and improvements
Skills and Qualifications
- Strong programming skills in JavaScript and TypeScript (Nest.js knowledge an advantage) or similar experience in other languages and ready to learn TypeScript
- Experience with event driven systems
- Experience with client-server APIs (WebSocket, REST)
- Experience with Amazon AWS or Google Cloud platforms (Terraform knowledge an advantage)
- Proficiency in using Docker and Kubernetes for containerization and orchestration
- Proven experience in deploying, monitoring, and remotely updating cloud and edge services
- Experience in relational and non-relational databases
If you’re ready to leverage your cloud engineering skills to build a globally-distributed infrastructure that empowers pilots to access and manage their drones from anywhere, we want to hear from you.