Associate Software Engineer - Mission Systems (Remote)

Defense Unicorns

United States

Remote

USD 102,000 - 138,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision

Health Savings Account

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

401k Retirement Plan

Company Stock Options

Home Office Budget

Flexible Time Off

Paid Parental Leave

Training Subscriptions

Conferences (travel/lodging/fees)

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking an Associate Software Engineer to join our Product Engineering team. You’ll collaborate with engineers, product managers, designers, and end users to build solutions and deliver well-tested features for mission-critical environments.

You’ll grow at the intersection of product development and technical execution, contributing to design, implementation, testing, and deployment with guidance from experienced engineers across our data, fleet, image factory,

Qualifications

1-3 years experience in software engineering.
Foundational understanding of software design, APIs, databases, and cloud environments (AWS, Azure, etc.).
Exposure to tools or projects focused on software lifecycle and delivery.
Familiarity with Kubernetes concepts (Controllers, Operators, CRDs).
Familiarity with supply chain security concepts (SBOMs, signing, scanning).
Experience contributing to open source projects (CNCF, ASF, OpenSSF) is a plus.
Ability to break down problems, learn quickly, and deliver pragmatic solutions with team support.
Clear communication and collaboration skills, with comfort asking questions and sharing progress.

Responsibilities

Build, ship, and maintain well-scoped features, fixes, and improvements that support mission-critical environments.
Contribute to implementation plans and technical discussions with support from senior teammates.
Collaborate with engineering, product, and design to translate clear requirements into working software.
Clarify product and technical requirements by asking thoughtful questions and documenting assumptions.
Debug issues, improve reliability, and learn production support practices as part of the team.
Help integrate with existing defense systems while learning interoperability and security expectations.
Contribute to open source projects and internal tooling through scoped issues, fixes, and documentation.
Develop and maintain clear technical documentation such as implementation notes, runbooks, and user guides.
Participate in production support and shared on-call practices with guidance, contributing to troubleshooting, incident follow-up, and reliability improvements.