Senior Software Engineer

🕒 July 17

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Defense Unicorns

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51 - 200 employees

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

🎖️ Defense

💰 Seed Round on 2022-10

Consulting • Logistics • Defense

Defense Unicorns is a cutting-edge technology company focused on transforming the way the U. S. Department of Defense (DoD) procures and deploys mission-critical software capabilities. Through its Airgap App Store and Unicorn Delivery Service (UDS), Defense Unicorns offers a centralized marketplace of trusted, pre-approved applications designed for rapid, secure, and compliant deployments in the most secure and complex DoD environments. The company emphasizes speed and reliability in software delivery, catering to various missions across domains such as Army, Navy, Air Force, and Space Force. Defense Unicorns meets the unique challenges of DevSecOps for defense systems, ensuring operational adaptability and security in mission-critical software deployments.

📋 Description

• Work with engineers internal to the company, and within the open source community on feature and bug fix requests, through clear communication, collaboration, and responsible stewardship • Engage with the open source community, industry partners, and standards bodies via common platforms (e.g., Slack, Github, etc.) to help drive our open source projects forward • Amplify the voice of our projects within the ecosystem by delivering a mission-focused end-user experience and collaborating with users to produce case studies, blogs, or conference presentations • Proactively identify and resolve ambiguity in product requirements • Comfortable working proactively, managing time efficiently, and thriving in a vibrant remote work environment • Integrate software products with existing defense systems, ensuring seamless interoperability and adherence to security protocols • Own architecture decisions and ensure technical quality across the engineering team • Develop comprehensive documentation, including design specifications (via Zarf Enhancement Proposals), user manuals, and maintenance guides • Stay abreast of emerging technologies and industry trends to inform product enhancements and innovation • Provide technical mentorship and elevate engineering standards across the team • Influence product direction through deep understanding of user needs and system constraints

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years experience with software engineering • Experience building a software tool with core focuses on software lifecycle and management • Proficient in Go (proficiency in other modern programming languages a plus) • Strong understanding of system design, library and software APIs, and cloud architecture (e.g., AWS, Azure) • Excited to assess intricate problems, propose solutions, and implement them effectively • Experience contributing 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 • Familiar with Core Kubernetes Concepts including but not limited to Controllers, Operators, and CRDs • Strong communication and collaboration skills, comfortable conveying technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision • Premiums are 100% Company Paid • Health Savings Account • Life Insurance • Disability Insurance • 401k Retirement Plan • Company Stock Options • Home Office Budget • Flexible Time Off (FTO) plus all Federal Holidays, one week for Thanksgiving, and two weeks for Christmas and New Year’s • Paid Parental Leave • Reimbursement for approved trainings/subscriptions • Conferences (travel, lodging, and fees)