Defense Unicorns

Senior Software Engineer – Fleet

Defense Unicorns

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $148,750 - $201,250 per year

Job Level

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

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Hard Skills & Tools
Golangsystem designAPIsdatabasessoftware lifecycle managementKubernetesControllersOperatorsCRDsOpen Source
Soft Skills
communicationcollaborationproblem assessmentsolution proposaltechnical mentorshiptime managementproactive workadaptabilityknowledge sharingengineering standards