New York · On-site · $80k–$100k/yr
Distributed Spectrum
About Distributed Spectrum
Distributed Spectrum is a venture-backed defense tech company founded in 2020 that focuses on signal processing, machine learning, and embedded systems. Its mission is to enable understanding of critical radio signals in any mission, pursuing a net-new, technically hard problem at the intersection of ML, embedded systems, signal processing, and user design. The company began with seven engineers and has grown to 14, securing DoD and IC contracts totaling $7 million in 60 days and raising a $25 million Series A led by investors including Sarah Guo, Akhil Iyer, and Nat Friedman. The founders are Alex Wulff (CEO), Ben Harpe (COO), and Isaac Struhl (CTO), with backgrounds in circuit design, signal processing, and radio communications (Wulff; previously at Raytheon and Lockheed Martin); strategy and operations plus leadership in tech startups and engineering at Microsoft and Bridgewater (Harpe); and neurobiology, computational biology, and ML, including roles as a lead software developer at a media startup and as a software engineer at Google (Struhl). Distributed Spectrum positions itself at the forefront of defense tech by applying machine learning, embedded systems, and advanced signal processing to critical radio signals in demanding environments.
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New York · Hybrid · $150k–$230k/yr
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Company at a glance
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- The company emphasizes high growth and high ownership.
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Culture & values
The company emphasizes high growth and high ownership.
The company believes in trust by default.
Work is conducted in the office to enable people to solve problems side by side with nearby thought partners.
Team rituals include getting to know colleagues personally over lunch.
Life at Distributed Spectrum
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