Backend Software Engineer Location: Ottawa, ON (On-site) Reports to: Engineering Lead You will be working on the backend systems that power AuraNet — Dominion Dynamics' mesh networking platform for autonomous assets operating in contested and disconnected environments. The platform handles real-time data distribution, end-to-end encrypted communications, and asset management across a growing fleet. You work across distributed infrastructure, networking, and security to keep those systems connected where connectivity is the mission‐critical constraint.

Design and build high-performance backend services for data ingestion, processing, and real-time distribution. Develop and optimize pub/sub networking capabilities using Zenoh to support low-latency, end-to-end encrypted mesh communications. Develop secure asset management workflows using certificate-based authentication and PKI infrastructure.

Build automated testing frameworks and contributes to CI/CD pipelines for reliability and rapid iteration. Work across disciplines to integrate software into deployed autonomous systems. Strong understanding of networking fundamentals — TCP/IP, UDP, and publish/subscribe architectures.





Production experience in Go, Python, Java, C++, or a comparable backend language.

Experience building and shipping distributed systems in production environments. Strong software engineering fundamentals; Eligibility for Canadian security clearance preferred; Canadian citizenship an asset.

Experience with mesh networking or distributed communication systems.

Experience with Linux-based systems and containerized deployments. Building something meaningful starts with the right people.

Shape

Canada's future by building real defence capability for the CAF and our allies. Make decisions that ship in a high-trust setting with short feedback loops and rapid iteration. Move fast, field faster, and work directly with the operator — our systems are in the field with the CAF now.

Have an impact from day one with equity, responsibility, and direct access to leadership. Competitive base salary and company equity Additional equity granted based on impact We use AI tools to support parts of the hiring process, including screening and reviewing responses.

📌 Softwareentwickler (m/w/d) Remote (Canada)
🏢 Dominion Dynamics
📍 Canada