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Software Engineer - Remote

Posted 23 hours ago
Software Development
Full Time
USA
$148,750 - $201,250 USD/year

Overview

Defense Unicorns is seeking a Software Engineer to join our Edge Infrastructure team, working on UDS Image Factory. This team builds developer tooling for declaratively composing complete, mission-ready system images for air-gapped environments.

In Short

  • Building custom tooling that composes operating systems, Kubernetes, applications, and configuration into a single deployable artifact.
  • Developing and maintaining image build pipelines (container and VM/system images).
  • Working with OS-level components, base images, and system configuration.
  • Building CLI tooling for defining and generating system variants.
  • Ensuring artifacts are deterministic, reproducible, and fully self-contained at build time.
  • Supporting software supply chain security (SBOMs, signing, provenance).
  • Automating compliance requirements (e.g., STIGs).
  • Enabling deployments in airgapped, offline-first, and constrained environments.

Requirements

  • 2–5 years of software engineering experience.
  • Proficiency in a modern programming language (Golang preferred).
  • Experience with Linux systems, containers, or working close to the OS.
  • Familiarity with build systems, packaging, or image creation (or strong interest in learning).
  • Experience with Kubernetes or container orchestration (or strong interest).
  • Exposure to CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure tooling, or platform engineering concepts.
  • Understanding of APIs, distributed systems, and debugging across system boundaries.
  • Ability to break down complex problems and deliver practical solutions.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Benefits

  • Medical/Dental/Vision insurance with premiums 100% company paid.
  • 401k Retirement Plan and Company Stock Options.
  • Flexible Time Off (FTO) plus all Federal Holidays.
  • Paid Parental Leave.
  • Reimbursement for approved trainings/subscriptions and conferences.

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Defense Unicorns

Defense Unicorns is a forward-thinking technology company dedicated to delivering mission value by streamlining software delivery for the Department of Defense and other mission-focused leaders across public and private enterprises. With a commitment to innovation, security, and user experience, the company specializes in creating secure solutions for continuous software integration and delivery. Their team, composed of experienced software engineers and veterans, focuses on improving the security and usability of commercial software products, while leveraging cutting-edge technologies such as Kubernetes, cloud environments, and infrastructure-as-code. Defense Unicorns is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace, encouraging applicants from all backgrounds to contribute to their mission-driven goals.

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