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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

- 2-8 YOE backend infra experience

- Experience with several of the following: Python, DevOps, Bash, Linux, Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS/GCP, and agentic/LLM tooling.

- Bonus: Typescript

- Has passion for solving mission-critical national security problems

Bonuses

- Holds a TS/SCI or Secret Clearance

- Has worked on government projects before

- Familiarity with React, NextJS, Typescript

About the interview

- 15-minute screening with our Founding Engineers

- 15-minute Culture Fit with Joon (CTO)

- 3-hour Technical Interview

- On-site at San Francisco/DC

- Offer!

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