Software Engineer

Department: Engineering Leadership

Location: Remote, DMV

Compensation: $130K – $175K • Offers Equity • Offers Bonus

Employment Type: FullTime

ABOUT THE ROLE

Second Front Systems’ (2F) Product team is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Software Engineer to join our growing technical team. We are a small team working to accelerate the deployment of emerging technology into national security use-cases. We are seeking technical professionals who want to operate on the front lines of an exciting and disruptive mission.

As a Software Engineer for Second Front Systems, we’ll expect you to develop and deliver high quality software. You’ll be empowered to collaborate with others to implement software that delivers unique capabilities for our commercial and government customers, including the Department of Defense, who are looking to accelerate the transition and adoption of innovative technologies for national defense. We pride ourselves on working together as a team and delivering results. You’ll be expected to work cross functionally on a given set of features in a fast-paced agile environment and deliver exceptional software solutions that empower the people who use our products.

We are a fast-growing entrepreneurial team working at the convergence of technology and national security. If this type of effort interests you, come join us!

Note: This position requires U.S. citizenship due to government contract requirements.

What You’ll Do

• Work with a distributed team on both the front and back end of our cloud-based platform

• Agile development: writing, reviewing, maintaining, testing, and deploying code

• Develop integrations with other applications and systems within our cloud ecosystem

• Participate in code reviews, mentor others, and evangelize best coding practices

• Design and implement architecture based on product and feature requirements

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (including product managers, UX designers, and other engineers) to define, design, and deliver new features and enhancements

• Engage in the continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipeline development, maintenance, and optimization

Skills You’ll Bring to Our Team

• Three years of Software Engineering experience with problem solving and troubleshooting skills

• Experience with the full product development lifecycle

• Proven ability to break down complex problems and discover, diagnose, and fix any bugs or issues

• Understanding of systems development concepts (i.e. REST APIs, Authentication, Event driven architectures)

• Strong understanding of microservices

• Ability to work independently and collaborate with the team members in a remote environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Active security clearance or ability to obtain a Secret-level security clearance

• Previous experience working in national security

• Experience working and developing with the technologies we use

• Experience working in a startup environment

• Passionate about the software engineering craft

• Ability to adopt, create and iterate on changing procedures

• Knowledge of DevSecOps tools and practices

Technologies we Use

• Prevalent languages we use are: Golang, Typescript

• Object Storage (Google Cloud Storage/AWS S3), Relational Storage (Postgres, MySQL, RDS, Cloud SQL)

• AWS/GCP/Azure

• Kubernetes

• CNCF tooling (Flux, ArgoCD, Tekton, etc)

• Pulumi/Terraform

• Git/Gitlab/Gitea

Success at 2F Looks Like:

• Viewing obstacles as opportunities for growth

• Having a bias toward action and tangible, measurable results

• Striving to be both compassionate and direct with your feedback

• Being team-oriented and inclusive with your actions

WHO WE ARE

At Second Front Systems (2F), we equip defense and national security professionals for long-term, continuous competition for access to emerging technologies. Founded by three former U.S. Marines with firsthand experience of the dangers outdated technology poses in combat, our team is dedicated to fast-tracking government access to disruptive, commercially-proven technology for U.S. national security missions.

Our Game Warden product, a fully managed and compliant DevSecOps platform, accelerates the process for accrediting software as a service (SaaS) applications for government use.

Learn how 2F can help you make an impact on national security missions at www.secondfront.com

Perks & Benefits

This role is full-time. As a public benefit corporation, we’re a team of purpose-driven trailblazers transforming the future of U.S. national security. We hire the best to do their best and, as such, we are committed to providing the perks and benefits you need to be successful—both in- and outside the workplace.

We offer you:

• Competitive Salary

• 100% Healthcare, vision and dental coverage

• 401(k) + 3% company contribution

• Wellness perks (Fitness classes, mental health resources)

• Equity incentive plan

• Tech + office supplies stipend

• Annual professional development stipend

• Flexible paid time off + federal holidays off

• Parental leave

• Work from anywhere

• Referral Bonus

Visit our careers page to learn more.

ONE LAST THING…

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Are you ready to join our team?

To apply, click the “Apply for This Job” button at the top or bottom of this page and complete the application form.

This position will remain open until filled, and applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

STATE NOTICES

Colorado:

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Maryland:

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