HI
19mo ago
San Francisco, California, United States· Full-time
$149K – $240K/yr
PythonJavaSQLAI
DU
Role overview
Job description
EMPLOYER IS A CONTRACTOR FOR THE U.S. GOVERNMENT. THIS POSITION REQUIRES U.S. CITIZENSHIP. Role Description: Defense Unicorns is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our Ark team, building an AI-native software development product that helps Mission Heroes create, package, and deliver secure applications into mission environments. Ark bridges the gap between creating software and making it deployable. While AI coding tools make software development increasingly accessible, delivering applications into secure, regulated, and disconnected environments still requires specialized engineering expertise. Ark combines AI-driven workflows with UDS tooling to automate application development, packaging, validation, and delivery preparation. This is an opportunity to help shape a rapidly evolving product at the intersection of AI, software engineering, and secure software delivery. You’ll w
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- Source: Defense Unicorns's official careers site (via Greenhouse) · last confirmed on the source 29 Oct 2026
- Posted 27 Oct 2026
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What they are looking for
Skills & requirements
Qualification
5+ years of professional software engineering experience Strong proficiency in a modern programming language (Go and TypeScript preferred) Experience designing, building, and operating production software products Experience integrating LLMs, AI agents, or AI-powered capabilities into software applications Strong understanding of APIs, distributed systems, asynchronous workflows, and application architecture Experience with Kubernetes, containers, and cloud-native application development Experience building reliable, testable systems with automated validation and CI/CD pipelines Ability to navigate ambiguity, evaluate technical tradeoffs, and independently deliver complex solutions Strong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills Nice to Have: Experience building AI agent orchestration systems, coding agents, or AI-powered developer tools Familiarity with LLM evaluation, tool calling, MCP, and agent execution frameworks Experience with secure sandboxing, isolated execution environments, or Kata Containers Experience building developer platforms, CLIs, or software development automation Familiarity with Zarf, Helm, Kubernetes operators, or software packaging workflows
Department · Research & Development
Hiring company
Defense Unicorns
Technology
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