What we're looking for:
We need someone with 4+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure, DevOps, or SRE who has hands-on production AWS and Kubernetes experience. You should be comfortable building and scaling infrastructure in an early-stage, fast-moving environment and have a track record of operating reliable systems in production. Bonus points if you have experience with edge deployments, multi-cloud environments, or GovCloud/regulated infrastructure.
What you'll do:
About the team:
You'll report to Isaac Smitley, Head of Platform (former Zappos, Amazon, Palantir, and Anduril). The platform team is ~4-5 engineers and this is the only dedicated cloud infrastructure role. Rune is a Series A company (~65 people) that has tripled in size in under a year, raised $43M, and is growing rapidly with 40+ additional positions being filled.
Rune Technologies builds mission-critical software for military logistics and sustainment. Founded in 2024, Rune combines elite Silicon Valley software expertise with deep operational experience working in and with the Department of Defense to solve the most critical sustainment and logistics challenges faced by the U.S. military and its allies in contested environments.
Rune's flagship product, TyrOS, is an AI-enabled logistics command and control platform that replaces the U.S. military's antiquated logistics systems — literally whiteboards with tile magnets — with modern software that gives commanders a single, real-time operating picture of their sustainment fight. The company is deeply embedded in the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, and Air Force.
Rune is not a traditional defense contractor. It's a small, fast-moving team that stays close to users by embedding directly with military units during exercises and rotations, shipping constantly based on what they learn in the field. The company tripled in size since January 2025, hit its annual sales goal seven months early, and recently closed a $40M Series A round.
Mission: To support and enable the military logistics and sustainment communities with software to meet needs for the next fight.
Culture: Rune operates as a completely non-competitive, deeply collaborative workplace with no silos. Team members are encouraged to go in any direction they want — from backend architecture to visiting army bases to talk directly with clients. The company values agency, speed, and staying close to the mission.
Salary
$180,000 - $220,000
Location
Seattle, Rosslyn
Experience
4+ years
Total raised
$30.2M
Last stage
Series A
Investors
Peter Goldsborough
Co-Founder & CTO
No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.
A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.
I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.
If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.