Senior Full-Stack Engineer — Mission-Critical Defense Software

Culmen International; Hawaii; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Culmen International is seeking a Senior Full-Stack Engineer to support secure, mission-ready software development for USPACOM J32 targeting and mission-planning workflows. You will design, develop, integrate, and field software that supports targeting and mission-planning operations, building user-facing and backend services, with emphasis on auditability, security, and government interoperability.

This role requires lifecycle expertise in classified environments and collaboration with

Qualifications

• Experience with joint targeting, Joint Fires, weaponeering, target-effect pairing, force assignment, or course-of-action analysis.
• Experience working in DoD classified environments and secure networks.
• Ability to translate operator requirements into usable software workflows.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and field secure, mission-ready software for targeting and mission-planning workflows.
• Develop operator-facing applications for targeting and planning analyses.
• Build backend services for workflow orchestration, review, and approval routing.
• Integrate with government systems and secure APIs while ensuring auditability.
• Produce maintainable code, API documentation, and release notes for government use.

Skills

Full-Stack development

Secure software

DoD environments

Team collaboration

Tools

Maven Smart System (MSS)

Job description

Culmen International is seeking a Senior Full-Stack Engineer to support secure, mission-ready software development for USPACOM J32 targeting and mission-planning workflows. You will design, develop, integrate, and field software that supports targeting and mission-planning operations, building user-facing and backend services, with emphasis on auditability, security, and government interoperability.

This role requires lifecycle expertise in classified environments and collaboration with