Senior Software Engineer - Fleet

Defense Unicorns is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their Fleet team. The role involves collaborating with product managers and designers to build solutions for edge and fleet management, impacting mission outcomes through technical design and execution.

Responsibilities:

• Influence product direction through deep understanding of user needs and system constraints
• Partner with Product and Design to clarify product requirements and translate them into clear, actionable technical deliverables
• Collaborate closely with engineering teams to design, build, and iterate on product features and bug fixes
• Comfortable working proactively, managing time efficiently, and thriving in a vibrant remote work environment! ✨🦄
• Engage in technical communities of practice to share knowledge, align on standards, and drive consistent engineering practices
• Integrate software products with existing defense systems, ensuring seamless interoperability and adherence to security protocols
• Develop comprehensive documentation, including design specifications, user manuals, and maintenance guides
• Contribute to Open Source Projects. Participating in Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), Apache Software Foundation (ASF), or Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) is a huge plus!
• Stay abreast of emerging technologies and industry trends to inform product enhancements and innovation
• Provide technical mentorship and elevate engineering standards across the team

Requirements:

• 5+ years experience with software engineering
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, comfortable conveying technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Experience building a software tool with core focuses on software lifecycle and management
• Proficiency in a modern programming language (Golang preferred)
• Strong understanding of system design, APIs, and databases
• Ability to assess complex problems, propose pragmatic solutions, and drive them to completion
• Familiar with Core Kubernetes Concepts including but not limited to Controllers, Operators, and CRDs