Company

Birdstop, Inc. is an American drone technology company. Made possible by its recent breakthroughs in regulatory approvals and AI systems, Birdstop drones can operate continuously in a fully automated mode without personnel onsite. Birdstop systems actively serve our nation's critical infrastructure and public safety organizations with rapid response capabilities.

Role

Birdstop’s software empowers operators to remotely control and monitor complex drone fleets with a few simple clicks. Operators sitting hundreds of miles away can receive a wealth of telemetry data and live video feeds in real-time. In this role, you will work on both the frontend and backend to make sure the system is production-grade, responsive, and easy to use. You will handle large amounts of real-time data, including low-latency WebRTC video streams, and make sure Birdstop’s cloud infrastructure can scale as the user base grows. Your work will directly support safe and efficient drone operations for customers in complex, real-world environments. As such, this role will have a significant client facing and forward deployed component. You will often join meetings with prospective and existing clients, both over video conference and in-person at client sites.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain production-grade software applications that allow operators to control and monitor Birdstop’s fully automated drones in real time.
• Work closely with the Sales teams to discuss and demonstrate the product to customers and address technical questions.
• Work closely with the Operations/Implementation team to integrate feedback from real-world deployments into product improvements.
• Collaborate with Design and Product teams to make the interface intuitive, responsive, and easy to navigate in mission critical situations.

Basic Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
• 4+ years of professional experience in full stack development, including real-time or low-latency application environments.
• 3+ years building and maintaining production-grade software relied on by enterprise or government customers.
• Proven experience with TypeScript and Python in production environments.
• Hands-on experience building applications with real-time data (e.g. WebSockets, Pub/Sub, MQTT).
• Solid understanding of cloud infrastructure and instance deployments.
• Passion for working directly with clients and the associated professionalism.

Preferred Requirements

• Experience working with drone or airspace systems
• Experience with real-time data and video streaming applications.
• Knowledge of security best practices for cloud-based and streaming systems.
• Experience working directly with clients.

What we offer

• Fast-moving, high-responsibility role with a direct impact on product reliability and user experience.
• Opportunity to own core parts of the platform’s architecture and deployment pipelines.
• Growth opportunities toward senior engineering or cloud architecture leadership roles.
• Beautiful work facility with a view of the Detroit river.
• Extremely hardworking and collegial teammates.
• Paid time off.
• Health insurance.
• 401(k) matching.
• Potential earning of equity in the company.