EMPLOYER IS A CONTRACTOR FOR THE U.S. GOVERNMENT. THIS POSITION REQUIRES U.S. CITIZENSHIP.Role Description: Defense Unicorns is seeking a Mid to Senior Software Engineer to help drive our transformation from legacy, on-premises software to a modern, cloud-native platform. In this role you will play a key part in designing and building our next-generation scalable data pipelines to ingest, transform, and load data from diverse sources. You'll be joining Defense Unicorns' US Navy team and be responsible for creating and owning end-to-end project delivery, and advocating best practices in database usage and system architecture. You will work closely with other software engineers, platform engineers, end users, and external stakeholders.
Responsibilities: - Partner with data architects, analysts, and a wide variety of stakeholders to translate ambiguous product requirements into technical solutions
- Design, build, and maintain complex ETL/ELT workflows
- Implement security protocols, including authentication and authorization,
- Create optimized transformations to clean, enrich, and model data, utilizing cloud-native tools
- Ensure data quality, integrity, and compliance, maintaining metadata and lineage
- Help refactor and modernize existing on-prem systems into distributed, cloud-based services
- Contribute to the design of authentication, identity management, and RBAC/ABAC frameworks
- Participate in architectural discussions, code reviews, and ongoing technical improvements
- Drive best practices in microservice design, testing, observability, and CI/CD automation
- Collaborate closely with partner company engineers and stakeholders to devise the best solutions for our Mission Heroes
- Collaborate with the Defense Unicorns product team sharing improvements and growth opportunities for future projects
- 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
- Communicate effectively with all levels of engineers and stakeholders internal and external to the company
- Influence product direction through deep understanding of user needs and system constraints
Travel Expectations/Requirements: 10-15%
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. Preferred Experience and Qualifications:- 3+ years (mid) or 5+ years (senior) experience with software engineering
- Experience building a software tool with core focuses on software lifecycle and management
- Expert level proficiency in at least one modern programming language (e.g., Go, TypeScript, Python) with the ability to write idiomatic, testable code
- Strong understanding of system design, API development, workflow orchestration (Argo Workflows preferred), relational databases, and cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure)
- Deep knowledge of database design, schema design, indexing, and query optimization
- Past experience leading a team through the decomposition of a complex monolithic application design into small, independent services that communicate with lightweight APIs
- Modern API design experience, beyond basic CRUD operations; use of RESTful services, and high confidence utilizing tools such as FastAPI in Python, ASP.NET in C#, or equivalent
- Experience with implementation of authorization and data governance, security telemetry pipelines, policy enforcement, and role-based access control to ensure compliance and data privacy across enterprise systems
- Excited to assess intricate problems, propose solutions, and implement them effectively
- Familiar with Core Kubernetes Concepts including but not limited to Controllers, Operators, and CRDs
- Passion for clean architecture, automation, and iterative modernization
- Familiar with Department of Defense acquisition or sustainment software modernization projects
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, comfortable conveying technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences as well as leading technical working sessions with partners and mission heroes
- Analytical, problem-solving mindset with a high attention to detail
- Experience working proactively, managing time efficiently, and thriving in a vibrant remote work environment! •
Full compensation packages are based on candidate experience. Compensation ranges are established using national benchmarking data and apply across all geographic locations within the United States.
Remote - USA
$123,250-$166,750 USD
