Senior Software Engineer - UDS Foundations Team (RD182B)
Defense Unicorns2 months ago
Remote, United StatesSenior
Base Salary
$123k - $201k/yr
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with internal engineers and the open-source community on feature and bug-fix requests
- Clarify ambiguous product requirements and influence product direction based on user needs and system constraints
- Design, implement, and deploy features and systems affecting mission outcomes
- Integrate software products with existing defense systems while meeting interoperability and security requirements
- Own architecture decisions and maintain technical quality across the engineering team
- Develop design specifications, user manuals, and maintenance guides
- Track emerging technologies and industry trends to inform product enhancements
- Provide technical mentorship and elevate engineering standards
- Participate in a shared 24x7 on-call rotation, including incident response, troubleshooting, and coordination for reliable production systems
- Participate in communities of practice through Slack and GitHub Issues
Requirements
- 5+ years of software engineering experience
- Experience using Git and GitHub in collaborative environments
- Experience building and operating software products
- Proficiency in a modern programming language, with Golang and/or TypeScript preferred
- Experience with infrastructure as code using OpenTofu or Terraform
- Strong understanding of system design, APIs, databases, and cloud architecture, including AWS or Azure
- Experience developing CLIs, Kubernetes Operators, and/or OpenTofu providers is a plus
- Familiarity with core Kubernetes concepts, including Controllers, Operators, and CRDs
- Experience contributing to or collaborating with open-source projects such as CNCF, ASF, or OpenSSF is a plus
- Strong communication and collaboration skills with technical and non-technical audiences
- Ability to assess complex problems, propose pragmatic solutions, and drive them to completion
- Ability to work proactively, manage time efficiently, and thrive in a remote work environment
Benefits
- Remote in the USA
- 5–15% travel expected
- 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
- 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 trainings and subscriptions
- Conference travel, lodging, and fee coverage
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About Defense Unicorns
Defense Unicorns builds platform software and services that streamline secure, cloud-native delivery for defense and federal programs, with emphasis on DevSecOps, Kubernetes, and air‑gapped environments. It provides software and professional services under government contracts to deploy open-architecture platforms and CI/CD pipelines across classified and disconnected systems. Founded in 2021 and headquartered in Colorado Springs, the privately held company serves U.S. defense and national security agencies.