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Backend Platform Engineer

Usul · San Francisco Office · $180K – $240K • 0.05% – 0.5%

Listed compensation: $180K – $240K • 0.05% – 0.5%

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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

  • 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

About the interview

  • 15-minute screening with Joon (CTO) or Oliver (CPO)

  • 30-minute Culture Fit with Jarren (CEO)

  • 3-hour Technical Interview with Joon (CTO)

  • On-site at San Francisco/DC

  • Offer!

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