
Senior Software Engineer – Fleet
Defense Unicorns
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $148,750 - $201,250 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Influence product direction through deep understanding of user needs and system constraints
- Partner with Product and Design to clarify product requirements and translate them into clear, actionable technical deliverables
- Collaborate closely with engineering teams to design, build, and iterate on product features and bug fixes
- Comfortable working proactively, managing time efficiently, and thriving in a vibrant remote work environment! ✨🦄
- Engage in technical communities of practice to share knowledge, align on standards, and drive consistent engineering practices
- Integrate software products with existing defense systems, ensuring seamless interoperability and adherence to security protocols
- Develop comprehensive documentation, including design specifications, user manuals, and maintenance guides
- Contribute to Open Source Projects. Participating in Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), Apache Software Foundation (ASF), or Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) is a huge plus!
- Stay abreast of emerging technologies and industry trends to inform product enhancements and innovation
- Provide technical mentorship and elevate engineering standards across the team
Requirements
- 5+ years experience with software engineering
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, comfortable conveying technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Experience building a software tool with core focuses on software lifecycle and management
- Proficiency in a modern programming language (Golang preferred)
- Strong understanding of system design, APIs, and databases
- Ability to assess complex problems, propose pragmatic solutions, and drive them to completion
- Familiar with Core Kubernetes Concepts including but not limited to Controllers, Operators, and CRDs
Benefits
- Medical/Dental/Vision
- Premiums are 100% Company Paid
- Health Reimbursement Account
- Life Insurance
- Disability Insurance
- 401k Retirement Plan
- Company Stock Options
- Home Office Budget
- Unlimited paid time off, with a mandatory 10 days off on top of 11 federal government holidays, week of Thanksgiving, last two weeks of December (including New Year’s Day)
- Paid Parental Leave
- Reimbursement for approved trainings/subscriptions
- Conferences (travel, lodging, and fees)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
Golangsystem designAPIsdatabasessoftware lifecycle managementKubernetesControllersOperatorsCRDsOpen Source
Soft Skills
communicationcollaborationproblem assessmentsolution proposaltechnical mentorshiptime managementproactive workadaptabilityknowledge sharingengineering standards