Backend Engineer (Zurich, Switzerland)

Are you passionate about designing and building robust backend systems that power
next-generation autonomous drone technology? Join Sunflower Labs and contribute to a global platform enabling users to remotely pilot and manage drones in real time. As a
Backend Engineer, you will work closely with a dynamic team of frontend and robotics
engineers to deliver scalable, secure, and high-performance services.

● Develop and maintain backend services connecting users with their drone systems
worldwide
● Build real-time communication features enabling remote drone control and live video
streaming
● Design, implement, and optimize APIs for client-server communication (WebSocket,
REST)
● Develop scalable applications using Nest.js and modern backend technologies
● Collaborate with frontend and robotics teams to deliver new features and
improvements

● Strong programming skills in JavaScript and TypeScript (Nest.js knowledge an
advantage) or similar experience in other languages and ready to learn TypeScript
● Experience with event driven systems
● Experience with client-server APIs (WebSocket, REST)
● Experience with Amazon AWS or Google Cloud platforms (Terraform knowledge an
advantage)
● Proficiency in using Docker and Kubernetes for containerization and orchestration
● Proven experience in deploying, monitoring, and remotely updating cloud and edge
services
● Experience in relational and non-relational databases

If you’re ready to leverage your cloud engineering skills to build a globally-distributed
infrastructure that empowers pilots to access and manage their drones from anywhere, we want to hear from you. Get in touch: [email protected].