Senior Software Engineer - UDS Registry Team (RD119)
Defense Unicorns3 months ago
Remote, United StatesSenior
Base Salary
$149k - $201k/yr
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with internal engineers, product stakeholders, end users, and open-source communities on feature and bug-fix requests.
- Resolve ambiguity in product requirements and lead feature and system design, implementation, and deployment.
- Integrate software products with defense systems while supporting interoperability and security protocols.
- Own architecture decisions and technical quality across the engineering team.
- Participate in the production on-call rotation.
- Create design specifications, user manuals, maintenance guides, and other technical documentation.
- Contribute to open-source projects and relevant CNCF, ASF, or OpenSSF communities.
- Provide technical mentorship and improve engineering standards.
- Influence product direction through understanding of user needs and system constraints.
Requirements
- 5+ years of software engineering experience.
- Experience building software tools focused on software lifecycle and management.
- Proficiency in Go; experience with other modern programming languages is a plus.
- Strong understanding of system design, APIs, databases, and cloud architecture, including AWS or Azure.
- Familiarity with OCI Image and Distribution specifications.
- Experience with supply-chain security, including SBOMs and security scanning.
- Familiarity with core Kubernetes concepts.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills with technical and non-technical audiences.
- Ability to assess complex problems, propose solutions, and implement them effectively.
Benefits
- Remote work within the USA.
- 5–15% travel expected.
- Company-paid medical, dental, and vision premiums.
- Health savings account, life insurance, and disability insurance.
- 401(k) retirement plan, company stock options, and home office budget.
- Flexible Time Off, federal holidays, Thanksgiving week, 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.
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.