Full Stack Software Engineer, Defense Unicorns
$123.3-166.8k
+ Company Stock Options
Software for national security systems
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Software for national security systems
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
$123.3-166.8k
+ Company Stock Options
101-200 employees
Company mission
To create software to solve the unique challenges experienced by the government.
Role
Who you are
- Travel Expectations/Requirements: 10-15%
- We are seeking a dynamic individual who is able to adapt and take on new responsibilities as they arise
- 3+ years experience with full-stack development teams
- Proficient in JavaScript and ASP.NET technologies, with experience in front-end frameworks such as Svelte, HTML, and CSS; familiarity with TypeScript is a plus
- Hands-on experience modernizing legacy .NET systems, including migrating business logic, refactoring and enhancing APIs, containerizing applications, and establishing observability and monitoring pipelines
- Familiarity with continuous delivery, distributed systems and architecture, containerization, and cloud native applications (Kubernetes, Helm, etc.
- Familiarity with UI/UX design principles, tools, and systems
- Proven ability to analyze complex problems, propose innovative solutions, and implement them effectively
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to convey technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and adapt to changing priorities
- Ability to work independently, manage time efficiently, and thrive in a remote work setup
What the job involves
- Defense Unicorns is seeking a Full-stack Software Engineer with a deep passion for understanding mission heroes
- You'll be joining Defense Unicorns’ US Navy team and be responsible for designing and implementing scalable solutions, owning end-to-end project delivery, and ensuring usability of a new application
- In this role you will work closely with other software engineers, end users, designers, and external stakeholders
- Develop the application UI ensuring the use of best practices, clean code, and high-quality standards
- Continually implement features and functionality to enhance the user experience
- Collaborate with designers, stakeholders, and product managers to architect and design a UI that meets the needs of our users
- Ensure project code is well tested using appropriate unit, integration, and user acceptance tests as appropriate to ensure the reliability and robustness of the application
- Proactively identify and resolve ambiguity in product requirements
- Integrate software products with existing defense systems, ensuring seamless interoperability and adherence to security protocols
- Stay abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in UI development, and apply this knowledge to improve our products
- Work with engineers internal to the company, and within the open source community on feature and bug fix requests
- Comfortable in an asynchronous, all remote environment communicating via Gather, Slack, GitHub, and GitLab
- What We Work On:
- Kubernetes
- Cloud Environments (AWS/GCP and Azure)
- Infrastructure-as-code (like Terraform/Pulumi)
- Continuous Delivery and automation tooling
- GitOps
- Containers
- CNCF projects and open source products and packages
- Helm/Kustomize-Value Stream Mapping
- Building and improving security delivery
- Building Kubernetes and cloud native applications
Our take
Military defence technology is having to adapt at a quickening pace. However, innovations in the tech sector, outdated technology, varied compute environments and complex security and compliance issues create lags in new defence technology. Defense Unicorns is an open-source tech developer aiming to minimise this lag.
Founded by former Department of Defense software engineers, Defense Unicorns uses AI and innovative software to create military technology for various uses and combat landscapes. The company is particularly focused on tech that can be used in “air-gapped” areas - those that are disconnected from the internet.
In terms of the company's future position in the market, it's notable that the US annual defence budget specifically for IT and cyber has increased to just under $59 billion in 2024. This funding growth exemplifies a rapidly changing combat landscape set against an unpredictable global backdrop, one in which Defense Unicorns has the chance to be an important player.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Feb 2024
$35m
SERIES A
Oct 2022
$0.5m
SEED
Total funding: $35.5m
Company benefits
- Medical/Dental/Vision (premiums are 100% company paid)
- Health reimbursement account
- Life insurance & disability insurance
- 401k with employer contribution (regardless of employee contribution)
- Company stock options
- Home office setup budget
- Unlimited paid time off, with a mandatory 10 days off on top of 11 federal government holidays
- Paid parental leave
- Reimbursement for approved trainings/subscriptions
- Conferences (travel, lodging, and fees)
Company HQ
Southeast Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, CO
Leadership
Robert Slaughter
(Co-Founder & CEO)Works as a Trainer at Project Blue. Previously the Director of DoD Platform One, a Counselor at SpaceCAMP, and worked in DevOps for the US Airforce.
Andrew Greene
(Co-Founder & Engineer)Previously worked for DoD Platform One. Was also a Software Engineer at Omitron and at SGT.
Jeff McCoy
(Co-Founder)Previously Co-Founder and CTO at Platform One, Was also CTO at SpaceCAMP, Senior Software Engineer at Defense Innovation Unit, and Co-Founder at DDS Rogue Squadron.
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