Senior Backend Software Engineer - Distributed Systems

Drive execution and technical excellence across backend projects

Set engineering standards, conduct code reviews, and guide architectural decisions

Contribute to backend roadmap and delivery in partnership with product and engineering leadership

Foster a culture of ownership, quality, and continuous improvement

Design, build, and maintain scalable, highly concurrent backend services in Go

Architect distributed systems that support high throughput, reliability, and real-time operations

Define service boundaries, APIs, and data models across systems

Design services for high availability and fault tolerance across availability zones

Evolve singleton services into multi-zone, distributed deployments

Optimize backend systems for performance, scalability, and resilience

Identify and resolve bottlenecks in distributed systems and concurrency-heavy workloads

Ensure systems meet high standards for uptime and operational reliability

Improve observability, maintainability, and operational readiness of backend services

Partner with frontend, platform, autonomy, and embedded teams to integrate services across applications and devices

Support end-to-end system design from edge devices to cloud infrastructure

Contribute to system-level architecture across the stack

Help align backend capabilities with product, platform, and mission needs

Enforce secure development practices across backend systems

Maintain high standards for code quality, testing, documentation, and reliability

Support technical reviews, design discussions, and production readiness efforts

Build systems with security, scalability, and long-term maintainability in mind

Within 12 months, success in this role looks like consistent delivery of high-quality backend systems that support real-world deployments. You will have helped establish scalable service architecture, clear backend standards, well-defined service boundaries, and improved system performance, reliability, and maintainability.

You will also have built strong alignment across platform, autonomy, embedded, frontend, and product teams while helping ensure HavocAI’s backend systems are ready to support mission-critical autonomous operations.

Innovation: We are driven to break new ground. Every day presents an opportunity to challenge the status quo, think boldly, and deliver advanced solutions that transform the future of defense technology.

Integrity: We hold ourselves to the highest ethical standards, ensuring transparency, accountability, and trust in all our actions and partnerships.

Mission-Driven: We are focused on achieving impactful outcomes that align with our core mission—protecting lives through innovation.

Forward-Leaning: We continuously seek out new opportunities and remain at the forefront of technological advancements. We embrace change and anticipate the challenges of tomorrow with confidence and creativity.

Ownership of All Tasks: At HavocAI, no problem is too complex or too trivial. We believe that greatness comes from tackling the hardest challenges, but also in handling the smallest, sometimes thankless, tasks with the same level of commitment and care.

Servant Leadership: We lead by serving others, whether it’s supporting our employees, partners, or the broader community. Empowering those around us is key to achieving long-term success and making a lasting impact.

HavocAI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.