Android Engineer, Defense Unicorns
$123.3-166.8k
+ Stock options
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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
+ Stock options
More information about location
101-200 employees
Company mission
To create software to solve the unique challenges experienced by the government.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of experience as a software engineer
- 3+ years of experience as a mobile engineer
- Experience using Git and GitHub
- Personal experience with Android devices and a passion for the platform
- Deep knowledge of Android design principles
- Familiarity with design, testing, and debugging best practices
- Strong written communication skills
- Strong API design understanding
- Proven ability to apply critical thinking skills to system design and software engineering concepts to meet project goals and requirements
- Experience developing mass market consumer applications
- Experience creating complex UI, Interactions, and Animations with code
- Experience building complex Android/Kotlin/Java Apps that have been successfully delivered to customers
- Experience with Kotlin, Compose, Java and Android SDK
- Big Bonus: if you have familiarity with Go
- At Defense Unicorns, we're committed to diversity. If you're enthusiastic about the role but don't match every criteria, we encourage you to apply
What the job involves
- Defense Unicorns is seeking an experienced Android Engineer to join our team. As part of our team, you will collaborate with designers, and backend engineers to build and enhance our mobile applications, ensuring a seamless user experience
- Participate in architecture and product decision-making processes with the team
- Develop new features to simplify user workflows
- Collaborate with a team to define, design, and implement new features
- Identify and address bottlenecks, fix bugs, and maintain code quality
- Gather requirements and provide accurate and realistic project milestones and timelines for completion
- Engage in engineering-wide architecture and design reviews
- Coordinate cross-team initiatives to deliver new products and features on GitHub
- Collaborate with backend engineers to create a cohesive product
- Work closely with designers to propose new ideas and provide feedback
- Test the app to maintain a high product quality
- Mentor teammates to support their professional development
- Architect Android mobile applications and design best practices
- The listed responsibilities are not exhaustive and additional responsibilities may be assigned based on the evolving needs of the organization. We are seeking a dynamic individual who is able to adapt and take on new responsibilities as they arise
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 (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Jan 2026
$136m
SERIES B
Feb 2024
$35m
SERIES A
Total funding: $171.5m
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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