# Staff Backend Engineer at Firestorm

- Company: Firestorm
- What the company does: Firestorm Labs - Democratize the fight with radically-affordable, mission-adaptable power for air, land, and sea. Backed by NEA.
- Company website: https://www.launchfirestorm.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: San Diego, United States
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $175K to $195K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-01
- Apply by: 2026-10-16
- Apply: https://jobs.gem.com/firestorm/am9icG9zdDoqFG4kNTmlaDeXhybKTYe1
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/firestorm-staff-backend-engineer/

## About the role

Firestorm builds uncrewed aircraft and the manufacturing network that produces them: full-capability plants, deployable xCell edge factories, and forward-deployed sites that stand up production near the point of need. Crucible is the software that runs that network. It plans and executes production across factories that don't look alike, using supply that isn't guaranteed to arrive. It runs in the cloud, inside a factory, and air-gapped in classified environments, with consistent behavior across all three.

## What they're looking for

- 8+ years building and shipping backend or distributed software in production, with a proven track-record of success
- U.S. person required due to ITAR regulations
- Strong backend software engineering fundamentals and demonstrated judgment choosing technologies and system designs appropriate to the problem
- Strong experience with at least one modern backend language
- Strong relational data modeling, API design, and distributed systems fundamentals
- Experience designing systems with complex state, workflows, and consistency requirements