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Dispatcher · 15 hours ago

Founding Software Engineer

positionSan Francisco, CA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityEntry, Mid Level
date2+ years exp
Dispatcher is an a16z-backed startup creating the Agentic Interface for Drones and Robotics. As a founding engineer, you’ll be designing the infrastructure that powers interactions between language models, robotic hardware, and human operators through real-time telemetry and WebRTC video.
National DefenseArtificial Intelligence (AI)DronesMilitaryNational Security
Hiring Manager
Maxwell Wang
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Responsibilities

Build and maintain core backend services for the Dispatcher Control Platform, including APIs, logging pipelines, and mission session handling
Implement authentication, role-based access, and secure data management for operators and enterprises
Design and optimize real-time streaming infrastructure (WebRTC, RTMP, or WebSocket) to support live telemetry and video
Develop and test integrations with external APIs (OpenAI, Vertex AI, LiveKit, DJI SDK, Pipecat)
Design scalable storage solutions for structured and unstructured robotics data (telemetry, chat, mission reports, images)
Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, automated tests, and observability tools
Help define system architecture as we scale from prototype to production

Qualification

Production-grade systemsCloud platforms GCPCloud platforms AWSReal-time data streamingRelational databases (Postgres)API integration skillsFrontend systems ReactFrontend systems TypeScriptDebugging skillsTesting skillsRobotics integrationLLMs experienceMedia pipeline experienceCI/CD pipelines experienceDocumentation skills

Required

2+ years of experience architecting and building production-grade systems, including high-level design and implementation of the full technical lifecycle
Understanding of relational databases (Postgres preferred) and data modeling
Experience with cloud platforms (GCP or AWS), especially serverless, IAM, storage, and CI/CD setup
Familiarity with WebSockets, WebRTC, or other real-time data streaming paradigms
Strong integration skills with complex APIs and authentication
Working knowledge of frontend systems (React, TypeScript) to collaborate effectively across the stack
Excellent debugging, testing, and documentation skills

Preferred

Marketplace experience with dynamic pricing, payouts, or dispatch
Robotics or drone-related systems, especially integrating SDKs or controlling hardware
Media pipeline experience with video streaming and telemetry ingestion (FFmpeg, RTMP, SRT, etc.)
Experience with LLMs or 'agentic' architectures (OpenAI function calling, Vertex AI, LangChain)
Hands-on work with CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Cloud Build, etc.)
Side projects that show curiosity and drive—the kind you can't help but build

Company

Dispatcher

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Dispatcher is a defense tech company that offers responsive drones to real time aerial intelligence.
dateFounded in 2025
location
San Francisco, California, USA
people-size2-10 employees
web-link
https://www.dispatchersystems.com/

Funding

Current Stage
Early Stage
Total Funding
unknown
2025-11-05Seed
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