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BRINC

Robot type
Drone
Location
SeattleWashingtonUSA
Job type
Software
Posted
Sep 15, 2026
Salary
$142,000–$265,000 a year
Full-time

Senior Backend Software Engineer, LiveOps

Job description

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.

Job 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

Job requirements

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

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