Senior Software Engineer (Cloud/Backend)
Posted on Feb 12, 2026
At D-Fend Solutions, our people are our greatest strength — and technology is our passion. Our team of innovators and subject matter experts, including veterans of elite military intelligence technology units, is transforming the way organizations protect themselves from drone threats.
As the global leader in cyber-takeover counter-drone technology, we design and deliver advanced, software-defined solutions that empower our customers to detect, take control, and safely land unauthorized drones — with precision and reliability.
Every day, we push the boundaries of innovation to meet real-world security challenges across industries and environments. We’re proud of our cutting-edge technology, our global reach, and the impact we make in securing the skies.
We’re seeking passionate professionals who thrive in a fast-paced, creative, and collaborative environment — those who want to be part of the next generation of airspace security innovation.
Join D-Fend Solutions and help make the world a safer place.
Become a D-Fender! Work with the world’s leading cyber-takeover counter-drone technology provider and shape the future of safe airspace.
What You Will Do:
- End-to-End Ownership: You will take full ownership of the software lifecycle-from architectural design and backend coding to automated deployment and production monitoring. You will champion a 'You Build It, You Run It' culture, ensuring the high availability and observability of our multi-tenant SaaS environment.
- Backend & Infrastructure Focus: Design and implement high-performance backend tasks, robust infrastructure, and high-throughput Backend-for-Frontend (BFF) layers utilizing both REST and gRPC protocols to process real-time sensor data and telemetry.
- Full-Stack Delivery: Seamlessly transition to front-end development (React) when required, ensuring the backend infrastructure connects smoothly to a streamlined and user-friendly web client.
Requirements:
- Background: B.Sc. in Computer Science (from a leading university) OR Alumnus of an elite military technology unit. - A MUST
- Core Backend: 5+ years of hardcore backend development, primarily in Node.js (Deep understanding of the JS Event Loop). - A MUST
- Cloud Native: 5+ years across AWS, Azure, or GCP with a focus on managed services (Serverless, EKS/AKS/GKE, auto-scaling).
- Architecture: Proven experience with Event-Driven Design (Kafka, RabbitMQ, SQS) and Microservices.
State Management: High-speed in-memory state (Redis) and relational data stores (PostgreSQL).
SaaS & Security: Expertise in secure, multi-tenant SaaS, ideally with knowledge of Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) and mTLS.
Containers: Hands-on experience with Docker and basic Kubernetes.
- Frontend Willingness: Practical experience with React and a strong willingness to touch client-side code when necessary.
Advantages:
Infrastructure as Code: Deep expertise with one of Server-less Framework, Terraform, AWS CDK, or Pulumi. (Major Advantage)
Experience enriching and optimizing development using dev-assisting genAI tools (such as Cursor, CoPilot or ClaudeCode)
Data Scale: Time-series telemetry pipelines and long-term storage tiering.
Observability: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Datadog.
Multi-process/threaded application knowledge.
Python 3.6 and above experience.