About this role
About Usul
Usul is a Silicon Valley AI lab helping America and its allies buy technology at the speed of Amazon Prime. We're Stanford dropouts, MIT AI scientists, and Tier-1 Special Forces Operators dedicating our lives to rebuilding the infrastructure that equips the Western world.
We’re the youngest founders to ever win a US Defense contract. Over the past year, we’ve helped Global 500 companies including RTX, BAE Systems, Palantir and Ukrainian drone manufacturers win $12B in contracts across 30 NATO nations.
You’ll be a backend platform engineer building the core platform infrastructure that world governments will use daily to acquire any technology at the speed of relevance.
Who we’re looking for
2-8 YOE backend infra experience
Experience with several of the following: Python, DevOps, Bash, Linux, Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS/GCP, and agentic/LLM tooling.
Bonus: Typescript
Has passion for solving mission-critical national security problems
About the interview
15-minute screening with Joon (CTO) or Oliver (CPO)
30-minute Culture Fit with Jarren (CEO)
3-hour Technical Interview with Joon (CTO)
On-site at San Francisco/DC
Offer!
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