Senior Software Engineer - UDS Registry Team (RD119)
Defenseunicorns · Remote, United States
About this role
**Defense Unicorns — Senior Software Engineer (UDS Registry Team) (RD119)** Defense Unicorns is seeking a **Senior Software Engineer** to join our **UDS Registry** team. You’ll collaborate with product managers, designers, and end users to build the right solutions—and build them well. The team builds and operates **UDS Registry** to reliably manage and deploy UDS packages to mission environments, serving the **ISSM** persona. We also develop and maintain **Pepr** and **Lula**, ensuring our tools meet real-world mission needs. The team values **action, ownership, and focus**—taking initiative to see work through from idea to impact. --- ## Responsibilities - Work with internal engineers and the open source community on feature and bug fix requests - Proactively identify and resolve ambiguity in product requirements - Work proactively, manage time efficiently, and thrive in a remote environment - Participate in communities of practice via **Slack** and **GitHub Issues** - Integrate software products with existing defense systems, ensuring interoperability and adherence to security protocols - Own architecture decisions and ensure technical quality across the engineering team - Participate in an on-call rotation for production - Develop comprehensive documentation (design specs, user manuals, maintenance guides) - Contribute to open source (CNCF, ASF, OpenSSF—**a huge plus**) - Stay current on emerging technologies and industry trends to inform product enhancements - Provide technical mentorship and elevate engineering standards - Influence product direction through deep understanding of user needs and system constraints --- ## Travel Expectations - **5–15%** --- ## Preferred Experience & Qualifications - **5+ years** of software engineering experience - Experience building software tools focused on software lifecycle and management - Proficient in **Go** (other modern languages are a plus) - Strong understanding of system design, APIs, databases, and cloud architecture (e.g., **AWS/Azure**) - Familiarity with **OCI Specifications** (Image and Distribution) - Experience with **Supply Chain Security** (e.g., **SBOMs**, security scanning) - Excited to assess complex problems, propose solutions, and implement effectively - Familiar with core **Kubernetes** concepts - Strong communication and collaboration skills; able to explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences --- ## Who We Are / What We Do (Overview) Defense Unicorns delivers mission value by streamlining software delivery so customers can focus on the most important challenges—balancing **speed, user experience, and optionality** without compromising **security**. We create and deliver secure solutions for continuous software integration and delivery, consolidating best practices for security pipelines, testing, and deployment automation. --- ## What We Work On - Kubernetes - Cloud environments (**AWS/GCP** and **Azure**) - Infrastructure-as-code (e.g., **Terraform/Pulumi**) - Continuous delivery and automation tooling - **GitOps** - Containers - CNCF projects and open source products/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, 100% company-paid premiums, HSA, life insurance, disability insurance **Financial:** 401(k), company stock options, home office budget **Leave:** Fle
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