Senior Backend Engineer
Senior Backend Engineer
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Job Description
Location: Houston TX Hybrid
About Paladin Drones
Paladin is revolutionizing public safety with autonomous drone technology. Our mission To be on the frontline of emergencies within 90 seconds. When someone dials 911 our drones take flight providing first responders with a real-time overhead view of the situation amplifying their situational awareness and hastening response times. Leveraging LTE for unlimited range and control our drones currently answer the call of duty over 1000 times weekly across multiple cities and states.
Our vision is ambitious: within the next decade our technology will be an essential tool for first responders in every city worldwide. As a tight-knit passionate and forward-thinking team we are committed to pushing the boundaries of UAV tech and making a monumental difference in a rapidly advancing domain.
Position Overview
As a Backend Engineer at Paladin Drones you will design and build the APIs services and infrastructure that power our drone operations real-time telemetry systems and mission-critical applications. Youll work closely with front-end data and DevOps teams to ensure secure scalable and reliable backend services that enable first responders to receive timely accurate drone intelligence in the field.
Responsibilities
- API Development: Design build and maintain RESTful and GraphQL APIs for mission-critical applications.
- Service Architecture: Develop scalable reliable microservices to handle drone telemetry video feeds and geospatial data.
- Database Management: Design schemas optimize queries and ensure data consistency across PostgreSQL and other database systems.
- Real-Time Systems: Implement and optimize real-time data pipelines (e.g. WebSockets Kafka or MQTT) for streaming telemetry and video.
- Integration: Work with external APIs third-party services and internal data pipelines to unify drone data for operators and responders.
- Testing & Monitoring: Write unit integration and load tests; set up monitoring and alerting with tools like Prometheus Grafana or CloudWatch.
- Collaboration: Partner with front-end data engineering and DevOps teams to deliver complete end-to-end solutions.
- Security & Compliance: Apply secure coding practices and ensure backend systems comply with SOC2 GDPR and NIST standards.
- Documentation: Create clear technical documentation for APIs services and system architecture.
Qualifications
Required:
- 4 years of experience building production backend systems.
- Strong proficiency in at least one backend language: Python Go or Java.
- Experience with API design (REST/GraphQL) and microservices architecture.
- Solid understanding of relational databases (PostgreSQL preferred) including schema design and performance tuning.
- Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker Kubernetes).
- Familiarity with cloud services (AWS preferred GCP/Azure acceptable).
- Strong understanding of security best practices for APIs and data systems.
- Version control and CI/CD experience (GitHub).
Preferred:
- Experience with real-time streaming platforms (Kafka Kinesis or MQTT).
- Familiarity with geospatial data and PostGIS.
- Exposure to video streaming and processing (WebRTC HLS RTSP).
- Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform Pulumi) experience.
- Background in IoT systems or drone technology.
What We Offer
- Competitive salary and equity packages.
- Health and wellness benefits.
- Unlimited PTO and paid holidays.
- Opportunity to grow with a mission-driven innovative company.
- A collaborative and fast-paced work environment.
Join Paladin Drones and contribute to the future of autonomous emergency response technology. Apply today to be part of an innovative team making a real-world impact!
Paladin Drones is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
