Software Engineer
Defense Unicorns2 months ago
Remote, United StatesMid Level / Senior
Base Salary
$123k - $167k/yr
Responsibilities
- Translate ambiguous product requirements into technical solutions with data architects, analysts, engineers, users, and stakeholders.
- Design, build, and maintain complex ETL/ELT workflows and optimized data transformations.
- Maintain data quality, integrity, compliance, metadata, and lineage.
- Modernize on-premises systems into distributed cloud-based services and integrate software with existing defense systems.
- Design authentication, identity management, authorization, and RBAC/ABAC frameworks.
- Participate in architecture discussions, code reviews, testing, observability, and CI/CD automation improvements.
- Own architecture decisions and ensure technical quality across the engineering team.
- Develop design specifications, user manuals, maintenance guides, and other technical documentation.
- Collaborate with partner engineers and product teams to influence product direction and identify future improvements.
- Provide technical mentorship and elevate engineering standards across the team.
- Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends to inform product enhancements.
Requirements
- At least 3 years of software engineering experience for the mid-level track or 5 years for the senior track.
- U.S. citizenship is required.
- Expert proficiency in at least one modern programming language, such as Go, TypeScript, or Python, with the ability to write idiomatic, testable code.
- Experience with system design, API development, workflow orchestration, relational databases, and cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure.
- Strong knowledge of database design, schema design, indexing, and query optimization.
- Experience leading decomposition of complex monolithic applications into independent services communicating through lightweight APIs.
- Modern API design experience, including RESTful services and tools such as FastAPI or ASP.NET in C#.
- Experience with authorization, data governance, security telemetry pipelines, policy enforcement, and role-based access control.
- Familiarity with core Kubernetes concepts, including Controllers, Operators, and CRDs.
- Familiarity with Department of Defense acquisition or sustainment software modernization projects.
- Strong communication, collaboration, analytical, problem-solving, and technical leadership abilities.
- Experience working proactively and managing time effectively in a remote environment.
Benefits
- Remote in the USA with an asynchronous, all-remote work environment
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance with premiums 100% company paid
- Health Savings Account, life insurance, and disability insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan, company stock options, and home office budget
- Flexible Time Off, federal holidays, one week for Thanksgiving, and two weeks for Christmas and New Year's
- Paid parental leave
- Reimbursement for approved training and subscriptions
- Conference support including travel, lodging, and fees
- Travel expectation of 10-15%
Tech Stack
About Defense Unicorns
Defense Unicorns specializes in platform technologies that enable rapid and reliable delivery of capabilities across a wide range of mission and technology areas. We support open architecture platforms for secure mission systems that provide optionality for the end user, promote scalability, and allow for continuous identification and integration of new products and services while avoiding vendor lock. Our open approach creates partnership opportunities across the software ecosystem. Our people are innovators, software engineers, and veterans with decades of experience delivering technology programs across DoW and the broader federal market. Let's drive change together. Get in touch at hello@defenseunicorns.com