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Senior Software Engineer - Autonomous and Unmanned Systems (FedD178)

Defenseunicorns · Remote, United States · Remote

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About Defenseunicorns

At Defense Unicorns, we make software a strategic deterrent with solutions that promote data independence, portability, and efficiency. Backed by Sapphire.

About the role

You will serve as a crucial link between applications, either custom development, COTS, or OSS, and the DoW platform environment, advocating best practices and facilitating communication between application teams and platform teams.

What they're looking for

  • 5+ years of experience in frontend or full-stack software development
  • Strong proficiency with modern frontend frameworks (Svelte or React preferred, Angular or similar frameworks acceptable)
  • Strong familiarity with modern frontend tooling and build system best practices
  • Experience with testing strategies across frontend applications
  • Experience building data-intensive or state-heavy applications
  • Strong understanding of API design and integration (REST, GraphQL, etc.)
More about this role

Defense Unicorns is seeking a Senior Full-Stack Engineer to join our Autonomous and Unmanned Systems Delivery Team, focused on integrating and delivering Fleet Management and Edge Management capabilities aboard unmanned systems operating in distributed and disconnected environments .

This role is centered on developing complex, data-driven interfaces that allow users to understand, manage, and operate distributed systems across edge and remote environments. These are not simple CRUD interfaces, they are operational control surfaces for real-world systems.

You will hone a frontend experience tailored to our nation’s most experienced warfighters, while working across the stack to ensure tight alignment between UI behavior, APIs, and underlying system capabilities.

You’ll collaborate closely with backend engineers, platform engineers, and designers to build responsive, reliable, and intuitive experiences on top of complex APIs and distributed system state. You’ll also partner with cross-functional teams to help deliver software that supports autonomous platforms operating in bandwidth-constrained and RF-enabled environments.

While frontend-focused, this role requires strong...

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