Defense Unicorns - Senior Software Engineer - UDS Foundations Team (RD182B)
Requirements
• 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.
Responsibilities
• Work with engineers internal to the company, and within the open source community on feature and bug fix requests • Proactively identify and resolve ambiguity in product requirements • Comfortable in an asynchronous, all remote environment • Actively participate in communities of practice via Slack and Github Issues • Integrate software products with existing defense systems, ensuring seamless interoperability and adherence to security protocols • Own architecture decisions and ensure technical quality across the engineering team • Develop comprehensive documentation, including design specifications, user manuals, and maintenance guides • Stay abreast of emerging technologies and industry trends to inform product enhancements and innovation. • Provide technical mentorship and elevate engineering standards across the team • Influence product direction through deep understanding of user needs and system constraints • Participates in a shared 24x7 on-call rotation, owning incident response, troubleshooting, and coordination to ensure reliable production systems • Preferred Experience and Qualifications: • 5+ years (Senior) experience with software engineering • Experience using Git and GitHub in collaborative environments • Experience building and operating software products • 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, propose pragmatic solutions, and drive them to completion • Experience developing CLIs, Kubernetes Operators, and/or OpenTofu providers is a plus • Familiar with Core Kubernetes Concepts including but not limited to Controllers, Operators, and CRDs • Experience contributing to or collaborating with Open Source Projects (e.g., CNCF, ASF, OpenSSF) is a plus • Strong communication and collaboration skills, comfortable conveying technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences • Experience working proactively, managing time efficiently, and thriving in a vibrant remote work environment ✨🦄
Benefits
• Health: • Medical/Dental/Vision • Premiums are 100% Company Paid • Health Savings Account • Disability Insurance • Financial: • 401k Retirement Plan • Company Stock Options • Leave: • We offer all full-time Unicorns Flexible Time Off (FTO) plus all Federal Holidays, one week for Thanksgiving, and two weeks for Christmas and New Year’s • Paid Parental Leave • Learning: • Reimbursement for approved trainings/subscriptions • Conferences (travel, lodging, and fees) • Don’t have all the preferred experience or qualifications? Studies show that underrepresented groups like women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs if they don't meet every requirement listed.
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