Defense Unicorns
Defense Unicorns seeks an experienced Software Engineer to lead the design, implementation, and deployment of features for open source products used by defense and civil agencies. The role involves bridging product development with open source stewardship, integrating software with existing defense systems, and ensuring technical quality across the engineering team. Candidates will collaborate with product managers and designers to build secure, cloud-native solutions while contributing to the broader open source ecosystem.
Headquarters
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Company Size
51-200 employees
Founded
2021
Defense Unicorns is an airgap-native software delivery company that makes it easy to run modern software on military systems, from cloud to edge environments including satellites and submarines. Their flagship platform, UDS, provides portable, secure, and compliant software packaging, deployment, and management purpose-built for defense and government missions. Founded by veterans, Defense Unicorns specializes in airgap technology, compliance automation, and forward-deployed engineering to help warfighters and government agencies deliver software at mission speed.
DEFENSE UNICORNS RAISES $136 MILLION SERIES B TO BUILD THE SOFTWARE BACKBONE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR
Jan 13, 2026
Defense Unicorns lives up to its name: $136M round lifts valuation past $1B
Jan 13, 2026
Defense Unicorns speed up the US military Modernization process for software deployments.
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Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Company Size
201-500 employees
Founded
2018
Industry
Technology
Glassdoor Rating
4.2 / 5
Sarah Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Chen
Chief Technology Officer
Emily Williams
VP of Engineering
David Rodriguez
VP of Product
Jessica Thompson
Chief Financial Officer
Andrew Park
VP of Sales
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13% above the average for this role
Defense Unicorns bags $136 million in funding to deliver secure military software updates
Jan 13, 2026