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aiai is a mission-focused defense technology startup dedicated to accelerating the safe and effective development of next-generation autonomous systems. We specialize in building and operating advanced test ranges for low Technology Readiness Level (TRL) single- or dual- use autonomous platforms, providing a critical bridge between early-stage innovation and real-world mission requirements.ai ensures that emerging autonomous technologies are tested not only for performance, but for resilience, adaptability, and operational relevance.ai is a growing company with a team drawn from diverse professional backgrounds, bringing together expertise in defense, technology, engineering, and operations. We intentionally build our teams on the foundation of trust. Our values including the trust rule, ownership, bias for action, never stop learning, and sustainable excellence, not only guide how we work internally, but also how we partner with customers and stakeholders.ai, we believe that mission success depends on empowering innovation at the edge. We exist to help our partners move faster, fail smarter, and ultimately deliver autonomous capabilities that safeguard both national security and the future of global stability.As a Senior Full-Stack Engineer at Anno.ai, you will design, build, deploy, and maintain production systems used for high-throughput data collection, fusion, and analytics across both cloud platforms and deployed edge environments. You will collaborate closely with infrastructure, data, product, platform, and field engineering teams, serving as a key technical contributor driving system performance, reliability, and usability.Governement security clearance (U.They also need to be able to travel up to 20% of the time.Build full-stack systems that enable data ingestion, fusion, analysis, and visualization across cloud and edge environmentsDevelop distributed services that handle real-time and recorded sensor and media data at scaleShape system architectures to support mission-critical performance, reliability, and operational resilienceDesign data models and storage strategies that ensure integrity, performance, and efficient retrievalImplement testing, monitoring, deployment, and observability practices to ensure stable and supportable systemsDeploy and validate software on edge computing devices under lab environments and during field exercisesCollaborate closely with other engineers, data teams, and field personnel to deliver production-ready autonomous system capabilitiesBachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g., Computer Science, Computer Engineering)~5+ years of software development experience across UI, backend services, and data/storage layers~3+ years of Python development experience~3+ years of Typescript and React experience for frontend application development~ PostgreSQL or similar relational databases (schema design and optimization)~ Designing and integrating secure APIs and web services~ Deploying and operating applications in AWS, familiar with ECS, EC2, Lambda, and S3~ Working effectively in both Linux and Windows environments~ Troubleshooting distributed systems and network-level interactions (e.g., CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment workflows~ Operating with high ownership and autonomy across multiple concurrent projects~ Government security clearance (U.Ability to travel up to 20%Experience designing and deploying systems that handle real-time or high-volume sensor, media, or telemetry dataStrong architectural design skills involving distributed systems, data synchronization, and networked compute environmentsFamiliarity with edge computing, constrained compute deployments, or field-operated systemsExperience with network video systems, streaming pipelines, or sensor fusion environmentsAbility to perform root-cause analysis and develop corrective design strategiesDemonstrated ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary teams (software, hardware, field/ops) and drive outcomes to completionDepartment of War programs, cUAS systems, or mission-critical autonomous platformsEquity~ Paid holidays and generous paid time off offering~ Patent bonus program~ Employee referral bonus program~ Opportunity to work with a team of highly skilled, creative and motivated team membersIf you think you have what it takes to fulfill this opportunity, but don't necessarily check every box, please still connect with us at talent@anno.ai .