Senior Software Engineer - Fleet

Defense Unicorns

3h•Remote

About The Position

Defense Unicorns seeks a Senior Software Engineer to join our Fleet team. You’ll collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and end users to ensure we’re building the right solutions—and building them well. The team builds and operates a capability of the UDS platform, edge and fleet management. The team enables Airmen, Guardians, Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines to easily view, manage, and deploy systems across remote and distributed environments. For edge node management, the team delivers a solution purpose-built for Denied, Disrupted, Intermittent, and Limited (DDIL) and fully airgapped environments, supporting large, distributed sets of Kubernetes clusters and edge systems across the battlespace and classification levels. The Fleet team values usability, reliability, and operational impact, taking ownership of complex problems to ensure mission operators can manage systems effectively in connected, semi-connected, and disconnected environments. As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll operate at the intersection of product development and technical execution. You’ll lead the technical design, implementation, and deployment of features and systems that have direct impact on mission outcomes.

Requirements

5+ years experience with software engineering
Strong communication and collaboration skills, comfortable conveying technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Experience building a software tool with core focuses on software lifecycle and management
Proficiency in a modern programming language (Golang preferred)
Strong understanding of system design, APIs, and databases
Ability to assess complex problems, propose pragmatic solutions, and drive them to completion
Familiar with Core Kubernetes Concepts including but not limited to Controllers, Operators, and CRDs

Nice To Haves

Participating in Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), Apache Software Foundation (ASF), or Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) is a huge plus!

Responsibilities

Influence product direction through deep understanding of user needs and system constraints
Partner with Product and Design to clarify product requirements and translate them into clear, actionable technical deliverables
Collaborate closely with engineering teams to design, build, and iterate on product features and bug fixes
Comfortable working proactively, managing time efficiently, and thriving in a vibrant remote work environment! ✨🦄
Engage in technical communities of practice to share knowledge, align on standards, and drive consistent engineering practices
Integrate software products with existing defense systems, ensuring seamless interoperability and adherence to security protocols
Develop comprehensive documentation, including design specifications, user manuals, and maintenance guides
Contribute to Open Source Projects. Participating in Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), Apache Software Foundation (ASF), or Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) is a huge plus!
Stay abreast of emerging technologies and industry trends to inform product enhancements and innovation
Provide technical mentorship and elevate engineering standards across the team

Benefits

Medical/Dental/Vision
Premiums are 100% Company Paid
Health Reimbursement Account
Life Insurance
Disability Insurance
401k Retirement Plan
Company Stock Options
Home Office Budget
Unlimited paid time off, with a mandatory 10 days off on top of 11 federal government holidays, week of Thanksgiving, last two weeks of December (including New Year’s Day)
Paid Parental Leave
Reimbursement for approved trainings/subscriptions
Conferences (travel, lodging, and fees)