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We work with partners across healthcare, logistics, food, and retail to deliver everything from medical items to everyday essentials, safely and reliably.\nWe're looking for a Backend Engineer to join the platform team as we build the cloud platform for M3, our next-generation aircraft. You'll build and own well-scoped services and pipelines within the M3 platform, working closely with senior engineers on design and growing toward owning larger components over time. This is a hands-on role in a safety-critical environment and a chance to help build a platform from the early stages. You'll work across our Node.js/TypeScript services and APIs, the data pipelines that move flight and telemetry data, and the tooling the aircraft program depends on.\nIn this role, you will:\nBuild and maintain backend services and APIs that integrate the M3 aircraft into delivery operations\nBuild and extend the data pipelines that ingest and process M3 flight, vehicle, and telemetry data\nWrite well-tested, observable, maintainable code, and participate actively in code review\nHelp operate what you build by deploying, monitoring, and debugging services in production\nProvide technical support, triaging production and field issues and escalating when needed\nCollaborate with onboard software, operations, product, and safety teams\nRequirements\n3+ years building and operating production backend systems\nBackend proficiency in Node.js/TypeScript, or in a comparable modern language with the ability to ramp up quickly\nSolid fundamentals in API design, relational databases, and data modeling\nWorking experience with cloud infrastructure, containers, and CI/CD\nStrong debugging instincts and a sense of ownership for code running in production\nClear communication and an eagerness to seek out and apply feedback\nPreferred Qualifications:\nExperience with fleet management, IoT/telemetry, or robotics systems\nFamiliarity with event streaming or real-time messaging\nExperience building with NestJS\nExposure to hardware-software integration or new device bring-up\nUAV, aerospace, logistics, or other operationally critical domain experience\nExperience using AI coding assistants to accelerate development\nBenefits\nAt Matternet, we’re advancing a new era of logistics, one where autonomous drones deliver what matters faster, cleaner, and more efficiently. We know our mission is challenging, but it's worth it, and we are committed to taking care of the people who make it possible.\nCompensation: The expected starting range for this role is $160,000-$205,000, based on San Francisco Bay Area market data. This range reflects the target starting pay for candidates who meet the minimum qualifications for the role. 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