At Defense Unicorns, we make software a strategic deterrent with solutions that promote data independence, portability, and efficiency. Backed by Sapphire.
About the role
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.
What they're looking for
- 3+ years (mid) or 5+ years (senior) experience with software engineering
- Experience building a software tool with core focuses on software lifecycle and management
- Expert level proficiency in at least one modern programming language (e.g., Go, TypeScript, Python) with the ability to write idiomatic, testable code
- Strong understanding of system design, API development, workflow orchestration (Argo Workflows preferred), relational databases, and cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure)
- Deep knowledge of database design, schema design, indexing, and query optimization
- Past experience leading a team through the decomposition of a complex monolithic application design into small, independent services that communicate with lightweight APIs
More about this role
Defense Unicorns is seeking a Mid to Senior Software Engineer to help drive our transformation from legacy, on-premises software to a modern, cloud-native platform. In this role you will play a key part in designing and building our next-generation scalable data pipelines to ingest, transform, and load data from diverse sources. You'll be joining Defense Unicorns’ US Navy team and be responsible for creating and owning end-to-end project delivery, and advocating best practices in database usage and system architecture. You will work closely with other software engineers, platform engineers, end users, and external stakeholders.
- Partner with data architects, analysts, and a wide variety of stakeholders to translate ambiguous product requirements into technical solutions
- Design, build, and maintain complex ETL/ELT workflows
- Implement security protocols, including authentication and authorization,
- Create optimized transformations to clean, enrich, and model data, utilizing cloud-native tools
- Ensure data quality, integrity, and compliance, maintaining metadata and lineage
- Help refactor and modernize existing on-prem systems into distributed, cloud-based services
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