Job Url: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/defenseunicorns/jobs/5036559007 Job Description: Back to jobs New Senior Software Engineer - Registry United States - Remote Role Description:  Defense Unicorns seeks a Senior Software Engineer to join our UDS Registry team.  You’ll collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and end users to ensure we’re building the right solutions—and building them well. The team builds and operates UDS Registry to reliably manage and deploy UDS packages to any mission environment, serving the ISSM persona. In addition, we own the development and maintenance of Pepr and Lula, ensuring our tools continue to meet real-world mission needs. The Registry team values action, ownership, and focus, taking initiative to see work through from idea to impact. As a Software Engineer, you’ll operate at the intersection of product development and technical execution. You’ll lead the design, implementation, and deployment of features and systems that have direct impact on mission outcomes. Responsibilities:  Work with engineers internal to the company, and within the open source community on feature and bug fix requests Proactively identify and resolve ambiguity in product requirements Comfortable working proactively, managing time efficiently, and thriving in a vibrant remote work 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 Participate in on-call rotation for our production environment 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 Influence product direction through deep understanding of user needs and system constraints   Travel Expectations/Requirements: 5-15% 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: 5+ years experience with software engineering Experience building a software tool with core focuses on software lifecycle and management  Proficient in Go (proficiency in other modern programming languages a plus)  Strong understanding of system design, APIs, databases, and cloud architecture (e.g., AWS, Azure) Familiar with OCI Specifications (Image and Distribution) Experience with Supply Chain Security (e.g., SBOMs, security scanning, etc.) Excited to assess intricate problems, propose solutions, and implement them effectively Familiar with Core Kubernetes Concepts Strong communication and collaboration skills, comfortable conveying technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences. 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 $148,750 - $201,250 USD Who We Are Defense Unicorns delivers mission value by streamlining software delivery so our customers can focus on the most important challenges. We share a vision of freedom and security for the advancement of progress and innovation. Our commitment to this vision, and to our mission-driven customers, means a commitment to speed, user experience and optionality, without compromising security. Our team is composed of innovators, software engineers, and veterans with decades of experience delivering technology programs across the federal market. What We Do We create and deliver secure solutions for continuous software integration and delivery. Defense Unicorns consolidates the best practices for security pipelines, testing, and deployment automation in order to meet the high security requirements valued by mission owners. Our solutions are agnostic by design and we believe that growing a robust ecosystem of secure, cloud-native software solutions can help enterprise customers inside and outside the federal market buy and integrate software more easily. Who We Serve Defense Unicorns’ customers are mission-focused leaders across public and private enterprises. We proudly support defense and civil agencies across the U.S. government and we work closely with the creators of leading-edge software solutions to deliver value to the mission-owner by improving the security and consumability of commercial software products. What We Work On Kubernetes Cloud Environments (AWS/GCP and Azure) Infrastructure-as-code (like Terraform/Pulumi) Continuous Delivery and automation tooling GitOps Containers CNCF projects and open source products and packages Helm/Kustomize-Value Stream Mapping Building and improving security delivery Building Kubernetes and cloud native applications Benefits Our Unicorns Enjoy Health: Medical/Dental/Vision Premiums are 100% Company Paid Health Reimbursement Account Life Insurance Disability Insurance Financial: 401k Retirement Plan Company Stock Options Home Office Budget Leave: Unlimited paid time off, with a mandatory 10 days off on top of 11 federal government holidays, week of Thanksgiving, last two weeks of December (including New Year’s Day) Paid Parental Leave Learning: Reimbursement for approved trainings/subscriptions Conferences (travel, lodging, and fees) Don’t have all the preferred experience or qualifications? 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