Senior Full Stack Engineer

The role

You will design and build backend services and operator interfaces for an autonomous vehicle orchestration platform. This involves creating mission control applications, real-time data processing systems, and APIs to connect human operators with autonomous fleets.

What you will do

• Build scalable backend APIs and microservices using Python and C++
• Design and implement event-driven data pipelines for telemetry and sensor feeds
• Develop responsive operator interfaces using React
• Create WebSocket-based communications for low-latency interactions
• Build data transformation and aggregation services
• Implement secure, role-based access controls and authentication systems
• Design and maintain database schemas and query optimization
• Collaborate with autonomy engineers to integrate vehicle control systems
• Support integration with autonomous platforms through RESTful APIs and ROS2
• Ensure application resilience through testing, monitoring, and deployment automation

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of professional full-stack development experience building production systems
• Strong proficiency in C++ with experience in systems programming and performance optimization
• Expert-level Python skills with experience in FastAPI, Flask, or Django frameworks
• Experience with ROS2 middleware, including topics, services, and distributed robotics systems
• Proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript and React with modern development practices
• Strong database design and optimization skills (PostgreSQL, NoSQL)
• Experience building real-time applications using WebSockets, message queuing, and event-driven data streaming
• Knowledge of RESTful API design principles, microservices architecture, and event-driven system patterns
• Understanding of Linux system programming and multi-threaded application development
• U.S. Citizenship with the ability to obtain a security clearance

Nice to have

• C++ multithreaded systems; GRPC/Protobuf; DB design/tuning
• Experience with robotics middleware beyond ROS2 (DDS, MQTT, or custom protocols)
• Knowledge of autonomous vehicle systems (UAVs, USVs, UUVs) and associated data formats
• Experience with real-time data streaming technologies (Kafka, Redis Streams, ZeroMQ)
• Familiarity with computer vision libraries and sensor data processing (OpenCV, PCL)
• Experience with container technologies (Docker) and cloud deployment (AWS)
• Understanding of networking fundamentals and distributed systems concepts
• Background in mission-critical or real-time system development
• Knowledge of geospatial data handling and coordinate system transformations
• Experience with observability tools (Grafana, Prometheus) and application performance monitoring

Benefits

• Premium medical, dental, and vision coverage with zero paycheck premiums for you and your family
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with Company match
• Equity grants for new hires
• Unlimited PTO
• 11 Paid holidays
• Extremely generous company holiday calendar, including a holiday hiatus in November, & December
• Generous Parental Leave
• Military Leave for annual training or service requirements
• FSA
• DCFSA
• HSA
• Professional Development Opportunities

Before you apply

• U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain a security clearance
• Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, protected individual, or otherwise eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State or U.S. Department of Commerce

About the company

NODA is a veteran-owned, venture-backed technology company transforming how unmanned systems collaborate in complex, mission-critical environments. They develop solutions for the autonomous orchestration of heterogeneous unmanned systems across air, sea, land, and space.