Position:
Senior Software Engineer - UDS Foundations Team (RD182B)
Company:
Defense Unicorns
Compensation:
$123,250 - $201,250 USD
Location:
Remote, United States
Employment type:
Not specified
Work Arrangement:
Remote
Short Summary:
Defense Unicorns seeks a Senior Software Engineer to work on core products, collaborating with product managers, designers, and end users to build effective solutions. The role involves leading design, implementation, and deployment of impactful features and systems.
Responsibilities:
- Work with engineers internally and within the open source community on feature and bug fix requests
- Proactively identify and resolve ambiguity in product requirements
- Participate in communities of practice via Slack and GitHub Issues
- Integrate software products with existing defense systems, ensuring interoperability and security
- Own architecture decisions and ensure technical quality across the engineering team
- Develop comprehensive documentation, including design specifications and user manuals
- Stay updated on emerging technologies to inform product enhancements
- Provide technical mentorship and elevate engineering standards
- Influence product direction through understanding user needs and system constraints
- Participate in a shared 24x7 on-call rotation for incident response
Requirement:
- 5+ years of experience in software engineering
- Experience using Git and GitHub in collaborative environments
- Proficiency in a modern programming language (Golang and/or TypeScript preferred)
- Experience with infrastructure as code using OpenTofu or Terraform
- Strong understanding of system design, APIs, databases, and cloud architecture (e.g., AWS, Azure)
- Ability to assess complex problems and propose pragmatic solutions
- Familiarity with Core Kubernetes Concepts and experience contributing to Open Source Projects is a plus
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
Benefits:
- 100% Company Paid Medical/Dental/Vision Premiums
- Health Savings Account
- Life Insurance and Disability Insurance
- 401k Retirement Plan and Company Stock Options
- Flexible Time Off (FTO) plus Federal Holidays
- Paid Parental Leave
- Reimbursement for approved trainings/subscriptions and conference expenses