About Defense Unicorns
Defense Unicorns is a software development company that creates national security capabilities using open-source continuous delivery solutions. The company’s technology enables deployments in air-gapped environment settings that are typically disconnected from the Internet. Their secure software and AI solutions can be deployed across cloud, on-premises, and tactical edge environments.
Open positions (18)
FDE Data Engineer- Space (FedD147)
Senior Platform Engineer
Software Engineer - Software Defined Networking (SDN)
Mission Director - Space
Platform Engineer
Data Engineer
Software Engineer -Golang
Senior Software Engineer - Open Source (RD217)
Business Development Representative - Cyber
Solutions Architect - TS/SCI Full Scope Polygraph
Platform Engineer
Solutions Architect -(FedD154)
Mission Director - Cyber
Mission Director - Army
Senior Platform Engineer (FedD202)
Business Development Representative - Navy
Platform Engineer
Senior Engineering Manager (RD165)
Company details
Funding
Total raised
$172M
Last stage
Series B
Investors
Founders
Robert Slaughter
Former U.S. Air Force officer and Director of Platform One. Holds a Ph.D. in Engineering Physics. Founded Defense Unicorns in 2021 to make software a strategic deterrent for national security.
LinkedInAndrew Greene
Has spent his career engineering solutions for defense and national security. Co-founded Defense Unicorns in 2021.
LinkedInJeff McCoy
Former active-duty Airman with 18+ years of service. Led teams in SATCOM, RF transmission, and network engineering; helped launch Kessel Run, SpaceCAMP, and Platform One. At Defense Unicorns, led development of Zarf, Pepr, and the UDS ecosystem.
LinkedInWhat happens next.
No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.
Confirm the fit
A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.
I pitch you to the company
I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.
A meeting lands on your calendar
If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.
