Staff Backend Engineer - API (AU)
About the job
The Staff Backend Engineer (API) position at DroneShield offers an exciting opportunity to work with cutting-edge AI technology in the rapidly growing counter-drone sector. This job plays a crucial role in shaping the architecture and performance of embedded device APIs, ensuring they meet the demands of high-stakes environments. The team thrives on collaboration and innovation, working together to tackle real-world security challenges.
You'll be responsible for
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Leading API architecture
Lead the architecture and evolution of our embedded device APIs, reducing complexity, unifying patterns, and ensuring clarity, scalability, and long-term maintainability across our devices.⚙️
Designing high-performance APIs
Design and implement high-performance APIs optimised for constrained embedded environments, ensuring reliability and efficiency across varied CPU, memory, and network conditions.👩🏫
Providing technical leadership
Provide architectural technical leadership and mentorship, guiding engineers in best-practice API patterns, integration strategies, and high-quality engineering processes.Key criteria
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7+ years of backend and API experience
Proven experience building backend and API-driven systems in high-performance environments.View
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Strong API architecture expertise
Demonstrated skills in schema design, versioning, and security for APIs.View
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Hands-on experience with gRPC and REST
Experience designing and implementing scalable services using gRPC and REST.View
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