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Defense Unicorns

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51 - 200 employees

🔒 Cybersecurity

💰 Seed Round on 2022-10

Defense • Software • Cybersecurity

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

• Write and maintain test suites — integration, end-to-end, and regression • Write automated tests and test documentation that any engineer can reproduce and act on • Package and deploy open source software components in Kubernetes environments • Build and maintain seed data tooling and scripts that make the platform demonstrable from scratch • Contribute to internal tooling, dashboards, and documentation • Write clear bug reports and reproduction steps • Participate actively in code review, seeking feedback, and growing your technical judgment

🎯 Requirements

• Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical field — or equivalent demonstrated hands-on technical ability • Active and effective user of AI-assisted development tools (GitHub Copilot, Claude, Cursor, or similar) • An orientation toward testing and validation • U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain a security clearance • Comfort with at least one programming language — Python, Go, TypeScript, or similar • Genuine curiosity about how distributed systems work and fail • Comfort with command-line tooling and Linux environments • Ability to write clearly: bug reports, documentation, and runbooks that another engineer can follow • Comfortable working asynchronously in a remote environment

🏖️ 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)