XTEND, a global leader in advanced human-guided autonomous drone systems, is looking for a Backend Team Lead to join our R&D organization and lead the development of the core software powering our real-time autonomous and mission-critical systems used by defense and security forces worldwide.
In this role, you will combine hands-on technical leadership with people management, guiding a team of backend developers while actively contributing to the design and implementation of high-performance C++ systems. You will play a central role in shaping the technical direction of backend development, ensuring scalability, robustness, and production-readiness of mission-critical systems operating in real-world environments.
This is a unique opportunity to lead and influence development at the intersection of robotics, autonomy, and high-performance software engineering.
Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and grow a team of backend developers, fostering ownership, accountability, and technical excellence
- Take full ownership of backend delivery, from design through production deployment
- Act as a hands-on contributor to high-performance C++ development in real-time and mission-critical environments
- Collaborate closely with diverse (software and hardware) teams across all XTEND to deliver integrated solutions
- Ensure high performance, reliability, and efficient resource utilization in production systems
- Conduct code and design reviews, enforce best practices, and maintain high development standards
- Manage sprint planning, task prioritization, technical roadmap alignment, and delivery timelines within an Agile framework
- Support recruitment, onboarding, and professional development of backend engineers
- 7+ years of hands-on software development experience, including strong expertise in C++
- Proven experience leading or mentoring engineers in a technical team environment
- Strong system design and architectural experience
- Deep understanding of software engineering fundamentals: OOP, memory management, multithreading, and concurrency
- Experience developing complex real-time software
- Strong experience working in Linux environments
- Experience with Git-based workflows and modern development tools
- Strong ownership mindset and ability to lead technical initiatives end-to-end
Advantages
- Experience with ROS2 and robotics software stacks
- Familiarity with DDS-based communication protocols
- Background in robotics, autonomous systems, or real-time distributed systems
- Experience with Docker and containerized deployments
- Experience scaling teams or leading multi-disciplinary projects
Apply now to join XTEND and be a key player in transforming the future of human-machine interaction!