Senior Backend Engineer (Rust)

Intelic•Amsterdam, MO

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

About Intelic In a world where geopolitical tensions and security threats are accelerating, the way nations protect people and preserve peace is being redefined. At Intelic, we're building the intelligence layer for unmanned systems in defense: software that enables autonomous platforms to operate together, faster, smarter, and more reliably, across complex, mission-critical environments. Based in Amsterdam and growing fast, we offer a rare opportunity to work on products that don't just move metrics. They directly affect safety, resilience, and Europe's security. Why the role exists Our drones carry more and more hardware: cameras, gimbals, servos and more. The European market is fragmented, so we need to support many different types of hardware. Right now, adding a new piece of hardware usually means our own engineers have to integrate it. We want to change that. We're building a platform that lets partners and other teams connect their own hardware and write their own driver. You'll work alongside robotics engineers and help set the team up from the start. The APIs and system design you create will be what everyone else builds on. If you like hard backend problems where good design directly affects how fast other people can move, this role is worth a look.

Requirements

Around five or more years of engineering experience in a heavy backend language. Rust is ideal, C++ or similar also works
You've built platforms or APIs that other teams depend on, and you think about how your part fits into the larger system
You work independently. You take a problem, work it out with the team, and see it through without someone managing every step
You talk to people. You reach out to other teams, ask questions, and don't wait for work to come to you
You take testing seriously, and you know how to test code that talks to hardware
You use AI coding tools like Claude in your day to day work
You enjoy technical problems more than product decisions. Here, what needs to be built is fairly clear. The job is to build it well

Nice To Haves

Basic hardware knowledge: you know how to power a camera and get video out of it
Experience with drones, robotics or other connected hardware

Responsibilities

Design and build the platform in Rust
Define the APIs that other teams and partners use to integrate cameras, gimbals, servos and other hardware
Make it possible for others to write their own drivers and add hardware without needing support from your team
Think through how each new module fits into the wider system, and plan for the cases others will run into later
Write strong unit tests and add integration tests, including tests against simulated hardware
Work directly with other teams to understand what they need from the platform and agree on how systems talk to each other
Help set up the team, and hand it over well once the platform is in good shape