Founding Engineer

Usul

$120K — $180K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Must work in-person at the San Francisco office
  • Strong passion for solving mission-critical national security challenges
  • Proven ability to ship high-quality code on a daily basis
  • Comfortable presenting and engaging directly with government customers
  • Proficient in React, Next.js, and Python with hands-on experience in building AI agents

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and ship full stack products that transform government procurement
  • Collaborate closely with founders to plan and execute bi-weekly product sprints
  • Travel onsite to Washington DC for direct implementation with DoD and government customers
  • Cultivate and scale a dynamic engineering culture within the company
  • Contribute to key decision-making processes in a founding role

Benefits

  • Opportunity to shape the company's foundation and direction as a founding engineer
  • Direct involvement in strategic decision-making and innovative product development
  • Work with a growing team backed by accredited defense investors and industry leaders
Full Job Description
Usul is the all-in-one defense contracting platform. We help governments adopt defense technologies faster than ever before. We're serving the fastest growing defense companies and are backed by some of the most accredited defense investors.

Skills: React, Next.js, Python, AI agents

Why this role matters: As our Founding Full Stack Engineer, you build the foundations of this company. You won't just be valued for building. You'll be involved in the decision-making process every step of the way.

What you'll do:
  • Design, build, and ship full stack products that redefine how the government buys from industry.
  • Work closely with the founders to create and implement bi-weekly product sprints.
  • Travel on-site to DC to implement products for DoD and government customers.
  • Build and scale our company engineering culture.


Required:
  • In person in our San Francisco office.
  • Passion for solving mission-critical national security problems.
  • Excellent code execution with ability to ship high-quality code daily.
  • Confidence to present (and get roasted by) our customers.
  • Proficiency in React, Next.js, Python.
  • Great understanding in building AI agents.


About the interview
  1. Meet with Jarren (CEO)
  2. 1 hour screen with Joon (CTO) and Oliver (CPO)
  3. Onsite in-person in SF
  4. Offer

Note: Usul does not sponsor visas at this time.

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