BRINC Drones
Senior Backend Software Engineer, LiveOps
$142K–$265K
Seattle, WA · Hybrid · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 15, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years.
- Education
- Degree in computer science or a related field.
About the job
Build and operate the real-time backend and cloud infrastructure that keeps BRINC’s public-safety drones connected, streaming, secure, and operational.
What you'll do
- Own and improve the scalable backend platform for worldwide real-time services, including its security, reliability, and performance.
- Build platform infrastructure and tooling, and rapidly prototype project ideas.
- Work with hardware and autonomy teams on streaming and presenting live drone data in different formats.
What they ask for
- Degree in computer science or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience shipping high-quality code and building robust infrastructure.
- Experience building backend platforms from infrastructure through the API layer.
- Experience with modern cloud infrastructure and cloud architectures focused on scale, performance, and security; comfortable switching between software engineering and Cloud DevOps.
Nice to have
- Experience with real-time systems or embedded software development.
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practice.
Pay
USD $142K – $265K base salary
Tools
AWS, GCP
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