--- title: 'Senior Software Engineer (Cloud/Backend) at D-Fend Solutions' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/senior-software-engineer-cloud-backend-d-fend-solutions-raanana-9gfgw57ej848' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-10-18' --- # Senior Software Engineer (Cloud/Backend) at D-Fend Solutions - **Company:** D-Fend Solutions - **Location:** Raanana, Israel - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** onsite - **Posted:** 2026-10-18 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-18 - **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/d-fendsolutions/85dedca0-73a9-4acd-a299-e24a9831f82a ## Job description At D-Fend Solutions, our people are our greatest strength — and technology is our passion. Our team of innovators and subject matter experts, including veterans of elite military intelligence technology units, is transforming the way organizations protect themselves from drone threats. As the global leader in cyber-takeover counter-drone technology, we design and deliver advanced, software-defined solutions that empower our customers to detect, take control, and safely land unauthorized drones — with precision and reliability. Every day, we push the boundaries of innovation to meet real-world security challenges across industries and environments. We’re proud of our cutting-edge technology, our global reach, and the impact we make in securing the skies. We’re seeking passionate professionals who thrive in a fast-paced, creative, and collaborative environment — those who want to be part of the next generation of airspace security innovation. Join D-Fend Solutions and help make the world a safer place. Become a D-Fender! Work with the world’s leading cyber-takeover counter-drone technology provider and shape the future of safe airspace. The Role: We are building a brand-new Platform group and have already recruited a strong foundational team. We are now looking for a Lead Technical Anchor to act as a Key Technical Partner to the Principal Architect. You will be one of the main players in the group, acting as the primary driving force to ideate, design, implement, maintain, and monitor a massive multi-tenant SaaS distributed ecosystem and inference platform. This mission-critical platform operates across three tiers: Cloud (Worldwide SaaS) On-Premise (Gateways / MSC2) Edge Device Sensors (SDR / IoT tactical devices) We need a heavyweight engineer with the battle scars of planning and designing distributed systems from scratch, but who is still "hot on code" and loves being deeply hands-on. We operate with a strict 'You Build It, You Run It' culture. (Note: While this role is heavily focused on backend architecture and platform infrastructure, we believe in end-to-end ownership. You will occasionally dive into the frontend (React) to deliver complete features). What You Will Do: - Key Technical Partner: Work in close partnership with the Principal and Software Architect to translate high-level architectural vision into production reality. - Architect Distributed Systems: Lead the design, planning, and implementation of highly complex, high-throughput distributed systems from the ground up, ensuring seamless data ingestion and inference across Edge, On-Prem, and Cloud layers. - Lead by Example in Code: Write extremely sharp, scalable, and maintainable code. You will set the engineering standards for the rest of the team using Node.js, Express, and NestJS. - End-to-End Ownership: Take full ownership of the software lifecycle—from architectural design and backend coding to automated deployment and production monitoring. Ensure the high availability and observability of our multi-tenant SaaS environment. - Backend & Infrastructure Focus: Design and implement high-performance backend tasks, robust infrastructure, and high-throughput Backend-for-Frontend (BFF) layers utilizing both REST and gRPC protocols to process real-time sensor data and telemetry. Requirements: - Background: B.Sc. in Computer Science (from a leading university) OR Alumnus of an elite military technology unit. - Experience Level: 7+ years of overall software engineering experience, with at least 5+ years of hardcore backend development focusing on distributed systems. - Expert Coder: You are still deeply hands-on and "hot on code". - Core Backend Stack: Expert-level knowledge of JavaScript (JS) and TypeScript (TS). Deep, authoritative expertise in Node.js, Express, and NestJS, alongside a profound understanding of the JS Event Loop and asynchronous programming. - Distributed Systems: Proven, battle-tested experience planning, designing, and implementing complex, high-throughput distributed systems from scratch. - Cloud Native: 5+ years across on of AWS, Azure, or GCP with a focus on managed services (Serverless, EKS/AKS/GKE, auto-scaling). - Architecture: Proven experience with Event-Driven Design (one of Kafka, RabbitMQ, Redis Stream) and Microservices. - State Management: High-speed in-memory state (Redis) and relational data stores (PostgreSQL). - SaaS & Security: Expertise in secure, multi-tenant SaaS, ideally with knowledge of Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) and mTLS. - Containers: Hands-on experience with Docker and basic Kubernetes. - Frontend Willingness: Practical experience with React and a strong willingness to touch client-side code when necessary to deliver end-to-end features. Big Advantages: - Infrastructure as Code: Deep expertise treating infrastructure as software using Server-less Framework, Terraform, AWS CDK. - AI Tooling: Experience enriching and optimizing development using dev-assisting GenAI tools (such as Cursor, CoPilot, or ClaudeCode). - Data Scale: Experience with time-series telemetry pipelines and long-term storage tiering. - Observability: Experience implementing observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Datadog). - Additional Tech: Python 3.6+ experience and multi-process/threaded application knowledge. ## About D-Fend Solutions ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: D-Fend Solutions is the leading provider of RF cyber-driven, non-kinetic, AI-enhanced counter-drone takeover technology that detects, takes over, and safely lands rogue drones in sensitive environments. - **Entity Type**: Private (Series C funded) - **Headquarters**: Ra'anana, Israel (with presence in the US, UK, and Japan) - **Founded**: 2017 - **Founders**: Not publicly available ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Counter-drone / Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS) defense technology; classified under Defense and Space Manufacturing - **Target customers**: B2G and B2B — military, homeland security, law enforcement, airports, prisons, critical infrastructure operators, and major event organizers - **Mission**: "To lead in providing the most advanced technology and solutions to overcome rogue drone threats in our customers' most sensitive environments and airspace, in a controlled manner that enables continuity." [d-fendsolutions.com](https://d-fendsolutions.com/about-us/) ## Products & Services - **EnforceAir**: Core counter-drone system that autonomously executes RF cyber-takeovers of rogue drones. It detects, locates, and identifies threats in protected airspace, then neutralizes them via non-kinetic, non-jamming RF takeover for safe landings and controlled outcomes. Deployable as a standalone, multilayer, or integrated system, and enhanced with AI capabilities. [d-fendsolutions.com](https://d-fendsolutions.com/) ## Market Standing - **Valuation**: Not disclosed (private company) - **Key Metric**: Total funding of $65M across 4 rounds — Seed (Nov 2017), Series A ($6M, May 2018), Series B ($28M, Sep 2019), and Series C ($31M, Dec 2024) - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Israel Growth Partners (led Series C), Claridge Israel (led Series B); LinkedIn company data lists Motorola Solutions, Inc. as parent company - **Growth Signals**: Headcount of 193 employees (+25.1% YoY, +45 people); workforce distributed across 8 countries including Israel, US, Canada, Netherlands, and Singapore; hundreds of deployments worldwide; designated best-in-class and deployed by top-tier U.S. and international government agencies, major international airports, and large-scale events [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/d-fend-solutions) ## Competitive Advantages - **Category pioneer**: Creator of the RF Cyber Takeover counter-drone category — a non-kinetic, non-jamming approach that avoids collateral damage and operational disruption, unlike kinetic or jamming alternatives - **Field-proven credibility**: Chosen as best-in-class by military, federal law enforcement, and homeland security units, plus major international airports and VIP protection details - **AI-enhanced detection**: Combines RF cyber technology with AI to autonomously detect, prioritize, and mitigate drone threats - **Multi-disciplinary R&D**: Engineering team includes personnel from elite military intelligence technology units, enabling deep expertise in both cyber and drone domains [d-fendsolutions.com](https://d-fendsolutions.com/about-us/) ## Strategic Focus - **Staying ahead of emerging threats**: Continuously innovating to counter next-generation drone technologies and evolving tactics - **Sector expansion**: Growing across military, public safety, airport, prison, major event, and critical infrastructure markets - **Next-generation development**: Proactively building capabilities for future drone threats, with a risk-based approach that analyzes drone prevalence, payload capacity, and range [d-fendsolutions.com](https://d-fendsolutions.com/) ## Why Work Here - **Mission-driven work**: Directly protect sensitive environments — from forward-operating bases and borders to stadiums and airports — from rogue drone threats - **Elite technical culture**: R&D team draws from elite military intelligence technology units, with specialized expertise across RF, hardware, system engineering, and drone operations - **Global reach**: Distributed team across 8 countries, with an on-site presence in Ra'anana, Israel, and offices in the US, UK, and Japan - **Current openings** (27 total ## Other roles at D-Fend Solutions - [Vice President of Sales (Federal)](https://feeny.ai/job/vice-president-of-sales-federal-d-fend-solutions-mclean-b411wz0mktvn) — Mclean, VA - [Full Stack Software Engineering Team Leader](https://feeny.ai/job/full-stack-software-engineering-team-leader-d-fend-solutions-raanana-anw5nt5ss0t7) — Raanana, Israel - [System Engineer](https://feeny.ai/job/system-engineer-d-fend-solutions-raanana-tdw2jmh8hwg7) — Raanana, Israel - [Senior Buyer / Strategic Sourcing Specialist (Electromechanical Commodities)](https://feeny.ai/job/senior-buyer-strategic-sourcing-specialist-electromechanical-commodities-d-fend-eqrcx5bbad8x) — Raanana, Israel - [Channel Manager](https://feeny.ai/job/channel-manager-d-fend-solutions-mclean-k6vr1e8v81h9) — Mclean, VA - [Director, DoW Business Development](https://feeny.ai/job/director-dow-business-development-d-fend-solutions-mclean-kt1ha02r858j) — Mclean, VA - [Hardware Product Manager -Deployment Kits & Configurations](https://feeny.ai/job/hardware-product-manager-deployment-kits-configurations-d-fend-solutions-raanana-arany9xcwxv6) — Raanana, Israel - [Operations Finance Controller](https://feeny.ai/job/operations-finance-controller-d-fend-solutions-raanana-vvnrre01edfc) — Raanana, Israel - [Sales Operations Team Lead](https://feeny.ai/job/sales-operations-team-lead-d-fend-solutions-raanana-xre0w8sja27q) — Raanana, Israel - [Sales Executive - Airports Sector](https://feeny.ai/job/sales-executive-airports-sector-d-fend-solutions-mclean-a5w3bce95nh0) — Mclean, VA