Associate Software Engineer

🔥 13 hours ago

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $102k - $138k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟢 Junior

🟡 Mid-level

🧑‍💻 Full-stack Engineer

🚫👨‍🎓 No degree required

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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

• Deliver well-tested, maintainable code for clearly scoped product features and fixes • Take ownership of small to medium tasks from implementation through review and release • Participate in design discussions and connect product needs with technical tradeoffs • Clarify requirements, document assumptions, and make steady progress with appropriate support • Build understanding of systems, users, and mission domains • Build, ship, and maintain features, fixes, and improvements for mission-critical environments • Contribute to implementation plans and technical discussions • Collaborate with engineering, product, and design to translate requirements into working software • Debug issues, improve reliability, and learn production support practices • Integrate with existing defense systems while learning interoperability and security expectations • Contribute to open source projects and internal tooling through scoped issues, fixes, and documentation • Develop and maintain technical documentation, including implementation notes, runbooks, and user guides • Participate in production support and shared on-call practices, troubleshooting, incident follow-up, and reliability improvements • Take on larger feature ownership and contribute to cross-functional work as skills grow

🎯 Requirements

• U.S. citizenship required • 1-3 years experience in software engineering • Working knowledge of Go or another modern programming language • Foundational understanding of software design, APIs, databases, and cloud environments (AWS, Azure, etc.) • Exposure to tools or projects focused on software lifecycle and delivery • Familiarity with Kubernetes concepts, or interest in learning them (Controllers, Operators, CRDs) • Familiarity with supply chain security concepts, or interest in learning them (SBOMs, signing, scanning, etc.) • Experience contributing to open source projects through coursework, personal projects, internships, or professional work is a plus • Ability to break down problems, learn quickly, and deliver pragmatic solutions with team support • Clear communication and collaboration skills, with comfort asking questions and sharing progress

🏖️ 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) • Federal Holidays • One week for Thanksgiving • Two weeks for Christmas and New Year’s • Paid Parental Leave • Reimbursement for approved trainings/subscriptions • Conferences (travel, lodging, and fees)