Arlington · Hybrid · $120k–$160k/yr
Quartermaster
About Quartermaster
The company is a defense technology firm leveraging proprietary AI robotics technology to build a sensor constellation to deliver unprecedented insights into global maritime activity. The engineering team is based in Washington D.C., New York, and San Francisco and operates with high autonomy and minimal oversight. It positions itself as a mid-to-late stage startup where the product works and is scaling. Engineers interface directly with customer feedback and are expected to speak in detail about their personal contributions. The company focuses on real-time maritime domain awareness and aims to provide scalable insights into global maritime activity.
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Company at a glance
Location
About the Team
Team Distribution
- Operations61%
- Engineering25%
- Sales4%
- Product & Design4%
- Other Specialized4%
Where the Team Studied
- 1.Georgetown University
- 2.Stanford University
- 3.United States Naval Academy
- 4.Naval Postgraduate School
- 5.Florida International University
Team Worked At
- U.S. Coast Guard
- United States Navy
- Anduril Industries
- United States Department of Defense
- DARPA
Team Composition
28 people- Engineering6
- Operations3 senior5
- Research1 senior3
- Information Technology2 senior2
- Leadership2 senior2
- Administrative1
- Business Development1 senior1
- Community and Social Services1
Culture & values
The engineering team operates with high autonomy and minimal oversight.
The team is collaborative but lean and works across multiple time zones (Washington DC, New York, and San Francisco).
Engineers interface directly with customer feedback to ship features that matter.
Occasionally join customer meetings to align on execution.
Hiring bar is high and specific: engineers must be able to describe what they personally built, not just what their team or company accomplished.
Engineers are expected to bring enterprise-level thinking to a startup-sized team.
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