About the 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
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2-8 YOE backend infra experience
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Experience with several of the following: Python, DevOps, Bash, Linux, Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS/GCP, and agentic/LLM tooling.
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Has passion for solving mission-critical national security problems
Bonuses
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Holds a TS/SCI or Secret Clearance
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Has worked on government projects before
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Familiarity with React, NextJS, Typescript
About the interview
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15-minute screening with our Founding Engineers
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15-minute Culture Fit with Joon (CTO)
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3-hour Technical Interview
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On-site at San Francisco/DC
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Offer!
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Job details
Salary
$160,000 - $240,000
Equity
0.05% - 0.4%
Location
San Francisco Office
Experience
8+ years
Funding
Total raised
$3.8M
Last stage
Seed
Investors
What 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.