DroneUp

DevOps Engineer

• Broad domain architect for the internal developer platform and all cloud engineering
• Drive architecture for tooling or in-house software
• Mentor other platform engineers to drive strong engineering practices
• Enablement of platform engineering technical capabilities in our internal client teams in software engineering
• Peer with the senior architects and engineers in software engineering
• Architecture and engineering focused on GCP environment
• Architect and oversee GKE cluster operations and workload management
• Provide feedback to others and participate in peer reviews / pair programming
• Drive the broad adoption of Test Driven Development through designing, development, and debugging unit and integration tests for new and existing infrastructure and code
• Continuous curiosity of existing implementations and new technologies and sharing with the team
• Practice continuous improvement across all job areas and personally / professionally
• Clearly communicate with platform engineering teams and other stakeholders and provide technical direction while doing so
• Stay current with platform changes and third-party libraries.
• Proactively investigate better solutions for current solutions
• An understanding of Open Telemetry and true observability and the difference between it and monitoring and logging
• Grow the engineering culture towards a high-performing team
• Practice the arts of self-service, least privilege and security by default in all solutions
• Define and maintain Service Level Objectives (SLOs), Service Level Indicators (SLIs), and error budgets
• Lead incident response, including on-call rotations, root cause analysis, and post-mortem reviews
• Implement and optimize monitoring, alerting, and observability systems for system reliability
• Collaborate on capacity planning and performance optimization to ensure high availability
• Other duties as assigned

SRE – Platform Engineer

Android Engineer

• Lead the architecture and development of primary mobile applications for iOS (iPad focus) and Android, ensuring maximum performance and reliability in the field.
• Develop complex real-time visualization features, including maps, live video streaming, and dynamic telemetry overlays.
• Drive the selection and implementation of mobile-first technologies, balancing the speed of cross-platform frameworks with the performance and hardware access of native development.
• Optimize mobile applications for battery efficiency, memory usage, and low-latency data processing—critical for long-duration field operations.
• Implement robust offline-first synchronization patterns to ensure mission continuity in areas with intermittent connectivity.
• Collaborate with backend and hardware teams to define efficient API contracts and low-level communication protocols.
• Work closely with UI/UX designers to implement interfaces adapted for varying field conditions.
• Mentor junior developers and establish mobile best practices for CI/CD, automated testing, and crash reporting.
• Ensure compliance with high-security standards and data privacy regulations across all mobile touchpoints.

Senior Mobile Software Engineer – iOS, Android

Systems Engineer

• Define and own the end-to-end traceability and verification strategy, aligning requirements with design, implementation, and certification (DO-178C, DO-254, ARP4754A)
• Establish and continuously improve systems engineering processes and governance
• Lead safety assessment activities (FHA, SSA, FTA)
• Serve as the SME for systems engineering standards and regulatory compliance (FAA, EASA)
• Maintain current knowledge of evolving UAS regulations and proactively adapt practices
• Lead the systems engineering and architecture team, providing technical direction on complex system-of-systems challenges
• Own system architecture decisions, trade studies, and requirements decomposition across all domains
• Drive the selection and implementation of requirements management and MBSE tools
• Build, mentor, and develop a high-performing systems engineering team
• Partner with cross-functional teams (Software, Hardware, Ops) and Product Management to ensure alignment and seamless system integration

SRE – Platform Engineer

Senior Mobile Software Engineer – iOS, Android

Director of Systems Engineering