Software Engineer II

Overview

Software Engineer II role contributing to Dedrone’s airspace security solutions. You will design, develop, and maintain backend software systems for drone detection and mitigation technologies.

What you'll do

• Design and develop scalable, high-performance software systems for core products.
• Contribute to new feature and system component design.
• Deliver features end-to-end from requirements clarification to production rollout.
• Collaborate with Product, QA, DevOps, and other stakeholders to refine requirements.
• Participate in coding, code reviews, troubleshooting, and debugging to improve performance and reliability.
• Troubleshoot complex issues across the stack and support production monitoring and fixes.

What you'll need

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Professional experience building and operating backend or distributed systems.
• Strong programming skills in at least one modern language (e.g., Java, Python, JavaScript).
• Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS) and distributed systems fundamentals.
• Experience designing and building APIs or service components within microservices architecture.
• Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).

Details

• Reports to the Software Engineering Manager.
• Work location: Kassel, Germany office with a hybrid schedule (onsite Tuesday–Friday; remote Mondays unless approved accommodation).