Senior Software Engineer - Virtual Machines (Fully Remote)

Defense Unicorns; EE. UU.; A distancia; USD 150.000 - 190.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

HSA

Life and disability insurance

Flexible time off

Paid federal holidays

Parental leave

Retirement plan

Stock options

Home office budget

Learning reimbursements

Descripción de la vacante

Defense Unicorns is seeking a software engineer to own complex product capabilities for UDS VM, a product enabling secure VMs in disconnected environments. You will shape technical decisions at the intersection of Kubernetes, virtualization, and security.

You will design, implement, test, and deliver features across the VM lifecycle, mentor teammates, and collaborate with Product, UX, and Mission Heroes to drive pragmatic choices in a fast-paced federal market.

Formación

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong proficiency in Go or another modern language.
• Experience with Kubernetes, distributed systems, APIs, and production backend services.
• Familiarity with Linux, containers, and virtualization technologies like KubeVirt or QEMU/KVM is a plus.

Responsabilidades

• Design, implement, test, and deliver complex software features and systems across the VM lifecycle.
• Drive pragmatic technical decisions and resolve ambiguity with Product, UX, and Mission Heroes.
• Debug issues across Kubernetes, virtualization, storage, networking, and operating systems, and mentor teammates.

Conocimientos

Go

Kubernetes

Distributed systems

APIs

Production backend services

Linux

Containers

Virtualization

Herramientas

KubeVirt

QEMU/KVM

Descripción del empleo

• You'll own complex product capabilities and shape technical decisions for UDS VM, a new product enabling virtual machines in secure, disconnected environments.
• This role sits at the intersection of Kubernetes, virtualization, and security, building software -not just operating infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, test, and deliver complex software features and systems across the VM lifecycle.
• Drive pragmatic technical decisions and resolve ambiguity with Product, UX, and Mission Heroes.
• Debug issues across Kubernetes, virtualization, storage, networking, and operating systems, and mentor teammates.

Preferred Experience:

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience with strong proficiency in Go or another modern language.
• Experience with Kubernetes, distributed systems, APIs, and production backend services.
• Familiarity with Linux, containers, and virtualization technologies like KubeVirt or QEMU/KVM is a plus.
• Fully company-paid medical, dental, and vision premiums, plus HSA and life/disability insurance.
• Flexible Time Off, federal holidays, extended holiday shutdown, and paid parental leave.
• Retirement plan, stock options, home office budget, and learning reimbursements.

Defense Unicorns

Defense Unicorns delivers secure software delivery solutions for mission-focused customers, streamlining deployment so they can focus on critical challenges. The team is composed of innovators, software engineers, and veterans with decades of experience across the federal market.