About the role

Role Overview

Platform Engineer (Full remote)

Design and operate always-on product environments used for customer demos, internal usage, and stakeholder access. Help build the platform capabilities that enable rapid development feedback loops and reliable integration across multiple systems.

Responsibilities

Design and operate always-on product environments for demos, internal use, and stakeholder access.
Build feature branch / preview environments to support UX iteration and rapid feedback loops.
Integrate and connect core system components across Fleet Management, Edge Management, OS, and related services.
Ensure reliable deployment pipelines and platform operations across application and infrastructure boundaries.

Requirements

Strong understanding of CI/CD, GitOps, and deployment pipelines.
Proficiency with Linux/Unix systems.
Experience integrating distributed systems across multiple services.
Deep familiarity with Kubernetes and container-based systems.
Strong platform engineering / DevOps / infrastructure-focused engineering experience.
Ability to solve problems independently in ambiguous environments.
Strong communication and collaboration across engineering, product, and UX.
Comfort working across system boundaries (application, infrastructure, networking).
Experience building and operating shared or multi-tenant environments.
Infrastructure as Code experience (e.g., Terraform, Pulumi).

Nice to Have

Interest in platform engineering in defense/operations contexts; apply even if you don’t match every criterion.

About Defense Unicorns

Defense Unicorns is a defense technology company focused on building platform and systems that support customers, internal stakeholders, and complex operational environments. The role description highlights work spanning fleet/edge management, OS-level components, and always-on demo and shared access environments.