Full Stack Engineer - Networking Emphasis

NODA AI • Austin, TX

160d

About The Position

NODA is a veteran-owned, venture-backed technology company that is transforming how unmanned systems collaborate in complex, mission-critical environments. We are developing next-generation solutions that enable the autonomous orchestration of heterogeneous unmanned systems across air, sea, land, and space with vital applications in the defense, intelligence, and commercial sectors. Our Full-Stack Engineers build the distributed software backbone that enables seamless communication and coordination across diverse unmanned platforms, creating unified orchestration experiences from real-time data pipelines to intuitive control interfaces. Joining NODA means working on meaningful technology that pushes the boundaries of autonomy alongside a team that thrives on innovation, rapid iteration, and collaboration.

Requirements

• 3+ years of professional software development experience.
• Strong proficiency in Python and JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Expertise with React and modern frontend frameworks.
• Proven experience with backend services (FastAPI, Node, or equivalent).
• Understanding of networking fundamentals (OSI model, TCP/IP, unicast/multicast, routing).
• Exposure to real-time data streams/messaging (Kafka, DDS, MQTT, WebSockets).
• Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, or similar).
• Proficiency with Git and collaborative workflows (PRs, reviews).
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across disciplines.
• U.S. Citizenship with ability to obtain a clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Background in networking/distributed systems, particularly in constrained or low-bandwidth environments.
• Familiarity with ROS2 DDS/RTPS middleware and publish/subscribe architectures.
• Experience with autonomous vehicles (UAVs, USVs, UUVs) or robotics middleware (ROS2, PX4, MAVLink).
• Knowledge of DevOps practices (CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS/Azure).
• Experience with web security (TLS, Zero Trust, IAM) and distributed system hardening.
• Exposure to 3D visualization or geospatial data (WebGL, Mapbox, Three.js).
• Contributions to open-source projects in AI, robotics, networking, or developer tools.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain full-stack applications that support real-time orchestration and mission coordination.
• Build scalable backend APIs and microservices for high-throughput, low-latency networking operations.
• Develop data processing pipelines that manage telemetry, sensor feeds, and AI recommendations across multi-domain fleets.
• Implement operator UIs (React/Next.js) for mission control, data visualization, and AI-assisted workflows.
• Incorporate network-aware orchestration features, ensuring UIs and backends can adapt to variable bandwidth, degraded links, or mesh network environments.
• Collaborate with networking engineers to optimize protocol performance, telemetry handling, and distributed tasking.
• Contribute to observability tooling (metrics, logs, dashboards) for networked orchestration and AI-driven autonomy.
• Ensure resilience, security, and reliability through automated testing, monitoring, and deployment practices.
• Participate in CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and hybrid cloud + edge deployment strategies.
• Support long-term architectural design, with an emphasis on scalable, network-integrated orchestration systems.

Benefits

• Hybrid work environment
• Competitive pay
• Flexible time off
• Generous PTO policy
• Federal holidays
• Generous health, dental, and vision benefits
• Free OneMedical membership

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level