Senior Software Engineer - UDS Product Engineering
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Defense UnicornsDefense
Remote, United StatesFull-TimeSenior
Salary123,250 - 201,250 USD per year
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Job Details
- Experience
- 5+ (Senior) years experience with software engineering
- Required Skills
- AWSKubernetesAzureGo
Requirements
- 5+ years experience with software engineering
- Proficiency in Go or other modern programming languages
- Strong understanding of system design, library and software APIs, databases, and cloud architecture (e.g., AWS, Azure)
- Experience building software tools with a core focus on software lifecycle and management
- Experience with Supply Chain Security (e.g., SBOMs, security scanning, etc.)
- Familiar with core Kubernetes concepts including Controllers, Operators, and CRDs
- Experience contributing to open source projects—participating in CNCF, Apache Software Foundation (ASF), or OpenSSF is a huge plus
- Ability to assess complex problems, propose pragmatic solutions, and drive them to completion
- Strong communication and collaboration skills; comfortable conveying technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
Responsibilities
- Work with engineers internal to the company, and within the open source community on feature and bug fix requests through clear communication, collaboration, and responsible stewardship
- Influence product direction through deep understanding of user needs and system constraints, partnering with Product and Design to translate requirements into clear, actionable technical deliverables
- Lead the design, implementation, and deployment of features and systems with direct mission impact—taking ownership from idea through delivery
- Engage with the open source community, industry partners, and standards bodies via common platforms (e.g., Slack, GitHub) to drive our open source projects forward
- Amplify the voice of our projects within the ecosystem by delivering a mission-focused end-user experience and collaborating with users to produce case studies, blogs, or conference presentations
- Proactively identify and resolve ambiguity in product requirements
- Own architecture decisions and ensure technical quality across the engineering team
- Participate in on-call rotation for our production environment
- Develop comprehensive documentation, including design specifications, user manuals, and maintenance guides
- Integrate software products with existing defense systems, ensuring seamless interoperability and adherence to security protocols
- Provide technical mentorship and elevate engineering standards across the team
- Directly support our dependencies and engage in contributions that elevate the ecosystems that we depend on
- Stay abreast of emerging technologies and industry trends to inform product enhancements and innovation
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