Backend Engineer

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.