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Senior Backend Engineer

3/25/2026

The engineer will design and implement core backend infrastructure for a distributed Ground Control System, driving technical decisions regarding service architecture, communication patterns, and scalability. Responsibilities include building systems for mission planning, state management, orchestration, and developing real-time data pipelines for telemetry and video streams.

Working Hours

40 hours/week

Company Size

51-200 employees

Language

English

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About The Company

Airobotics Ltd. is an Israeli manufacturer and operator of Unmanned Aircraft systems deployed as mission-critical strategic aerial infrastructure for government and commercial entities all over the world. Airobotics provides trusted autonomous drones used for Safe & Smart Cities, Defense, Homeland Security, industrial projects and facilities, performing various automated aerial missions 24/7 with no human intervention. Founded in 2014, Airobotics combines expertise in aerospace hardware design, robust electronic systems, cutting-edge software engineering, and years of experience in commercial drone operations across a variety of environments. This blend of experience and expertise has enabled Airobotics to create the world's most reliable and effective autonomous unmanned systems and to implement them as mission-critical infrastructures to address the needs of the most complex environments in the world. Airobotics systems enable end-users to operate drones in real-time anytime, anywhere for aerial data capture and analysis, aerial delivery, and interception. Together with customized data analysis platforms, Airobotics systems enable faster, more effective, and more efficient operations and fully informed critical decision-making. The Airobotics Optimus is a fully automated drone system, comprising a drone, an airbase, swappable payloads and designated software. The system has a wide range of regulatory certifications and is the first of its kind in the global market to include a robotic arm swapping payloads and batteries for 24/7 continuous, unmanned aerial missions. The Airobotics Iron-Drone System is a fully automated interceptor drone launched from a designated pod, flying autonomously, and intercepting malicious drones.

About the Role

Airobotics is a leading company specializing in the development and manufacturing of autonomous drone systems. Its solutions combine hardware, software, and AI-driven technologies to support complex, large-scale operations. Airobotics works primarily with defense industries, such as military and law enforcement agencies worldwide. The company is part of Ondas Holdings and operates as a wholly owned subsidiary.

We are building a new engineering group responsible for the next generation of Ground Control Station (GCS) and mission systems for autonomous platforms.

The platform acts as the operational backbone for autonomous systems in the field, including:

Real-time platform telemetry and control
Mission planning, validation, and execution
Multi-platform orchestration (drones, docking stations, edge nodes)
Video streaming and real-time data pipelines

The system is designed as a distributed, real-time platform integrating telemetry, video streams, mission logic, and operational services into a unified control environment.

As a senior engineer, you will help design and build the core backend infrastructure and influence system architecture, engineering practices, and technical direction while collaborating closely with autonomy, frontend, and embedded teams.

Responsibilities

Design and implement backend services for a distributed Ground Control System
Drive technical decisions around service architecture, communication patterns, and scalability
Build systems for mission planning, validation, and execution
Develop services responsible for platform state management and orchestration
Implement real-time data pipelines for telemetry and video streams
Design low-latency communication mechanisms across distributed components
Contribute to system reliability, observability, and performance optimization

Requirements

Strong experience building backend systems in production environments
Excellent software engineering and programming fundamentals
Experience developing backend services using modern programming languages (e.g., Java, Python, Go, C++, Rust, or similar)
Experience designing distributed systems or microservice architectures
Strong understanding of concurrency, system design, and performance
Experience with event-driven or real-time systems
Familiarity with distributed communication or messaging systems (Kafka, gRPC, WebSockets, or similar)

Nice to Have:

Experience with real-time data pipelines (telemetry or video)
Familiarity with video streaming technologies (GStreamer, WebRTC, FFmpeg)
Experience with geospatial systems or GIS
Background in robotics, drones, or autonomous platforms
Familiarity with ROS2, MAVLink, or similar protocols

Key Skills

Backend SystemsDistributed SystemsSystem ArchitectureJavaPythonGoC++RustMicroservice ArchitecturesConcurrencySystem DesignReal-time SystemsKafkagRPCWebSocketsTelemetry