- Usul
- San Francisco, CA
- Full-Time
- 69 days ago
- $180,000 – $240,000
Backend Platform Engineer.
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Backend Platform Engineer: our view in 3 lines...
- The Role:This role is for a backend platform engineer building platform infrastructure for government technology procurement systems.
- The Person:The person will build the core platform infrastructure that governments use daily to acquire technology.
- Requirements:The ideal candidate has 2-8 YOE backend infra experience and experience with Python, DevOps, Bash, Linux, Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS/GCP, and agentic/LLM tooling.
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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Bonus: Typescript
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Has passion for solving mission-critical national security problems
About the interview
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15-minute screening with Joon (CTO) or Oliver (CPO)
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30-minute Culture Fit with Jarren (CEO)
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3-hour Technical Interview with Joon (CTO)
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On-site at San Francisco/DC
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Offer!
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