Software Engineer

Role Description

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.

Qualifications

• 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

Requirements

• 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: 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

Benefits

• 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