Spear AI is a cutting-edge defense contracting company revolutionizing maritime domain awareness with its next-generation data management and artificial intelligence platform. Specializing in advanced sonobuoy sensors and SONAR data processing for the U.S. Navy, Spear AI delivers critical solutions that directly enhance warfighter capabilities and national security. The company fosters an innovative culture with a flat organizational structure, empowering every team member to collaborate directly with leadership and make a significant impact. Engineers at Spear AI work on mission-critical projects, building out application components, implementing real-time and historical data feeds with WebGPU, and designing robust data models using Postgres and Apache Iceberg. The team actively modifies both real-time (MQTT, Redpanda) and offline (Dagster) data pipelines, integrating machine learning models and optimizing local development and CI/CD with modern tooling. Spear AI thrives on a culture of meticulousness, correctness, and performance obsession. Engineers are encouraged to "dive deep" into how things work and stay on the "bleeding edge" of technology. The company values strong communication and teaching skills, ensuring knowledge is effectively shared across the team. Spear AI emphasizes shipping impactful products quickly, with work that directly integrates with their manufactured sonobuoys and deployed on U.S. submarines. As a growing, profitable company committed to responsible expansion, Spear AI offers a dynamic and collaborative remote work environment. They prioritize building robust processes and infrastructure while maintaining a focus on employee growth and a healthy work-life balance, evidenced by unlimited PTO and comprehensive benefits. Spear AI provides competitive compensation and is dedicated to building a team that shares their passion for excellence and mission-driven work.