Company

Birdstop, Inc. is an American drone technology company. Made possible by its recent breakthroughs in regulatory approvals and AI systems, Birdstop drones can operate continuously in a fully automated mode without personnel onsite. Birdstop systems actively serve our nation's critical infrastructure and public safety organizations with rapid response capabilities.

Role

Birdstop’s Mission Control platform enables users to operate drones from thousands of miles away safely in National Airspace. As the first dedicated Front End Engineer on the team, your work will be the face of Birdstop’s technology to the customer. You will own the user experience for Birdstop’s Mission Control systems as well as various customer facing and regulator facing tools. You’ll collaborate closely with the product and engineering teams to create interfaces that are intuitive and highly reliable.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain the applications that allow operators to control and monitor Birdstop’s fully automated drones in real time.
• Design, build, and maintain Birdstop’s customer-facing web applications.
• Develop front end applications in AngularJS to handle large volumes of real-time data.
• Implement clean, performant, and reusable UI components.
• Collaborate with design and product teams to deliver seamless UX.
• Ensure accessibility, responsiveness, and cross-platform compatibility.
• Optimize performance for real-time data visualization (maps, telemetry, video).
• Write automated tests and participate in code reviews.
• Contribute to the overall product roadmap and technical architecture.
• Work on features that display live, low-latency WebRTC video feeds and telemetry data from drones operating at remote sites.
• Work closely with operations teams to integrate feedback from real-world deployments into product improvements.
• Collaborate with design and product teams to make the interface intuitive, responsive, and easy to navigate in high-pressure situations.

Basic Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
• 4+ years of professional experience in front end development.
• Proven experience with AngularJS in production environments.
• Hands-on experience with WebRTC and ultra-low-latency video streaming infrastructure.
• Hands-on experience building applications with real-time data (e.g., WebSockets, Pub/Sub, MQTT).
• Proficiency in deploying and managing scalable applications on Google Cloud Platform.
• Strong debugging, performance optimization, and problem-solving skills.
• Work authorization in the United States (no visa sponsorship available).
• Ability to work from Birdstop’s office in Detroit, Michigan.

Preferred Requirements

• Experience working with drones or airspace systems.
• Experience working with real-time data and video streaming applications.
• Understanding of network performance tuning and scaling strategies for high-traffic applications.

What we offer

• Fast-moving, high-responsibility role with a direct impact on product reliability and user experience.
• Opportunity to own core parts of Birdstop’s Mission Control platform.
• Competitive salary and benefits.
• Fast growth opportunities as the team expands.

If you have read the above and feel strongly about this role, please submit your resume with 3-4 sentences on why you are a fit to team@birdstop.io.