Technical Staff: DevOps Engineer

📋 Job Overview

Application for Technical Staff: DevOps Engineer at Usul, 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.

🏢 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.

🎯 The Role

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.

✅ Key Responsibilities

• 2-8 YOE backend infra experience
• Experience with several of the following: Python, DevOps, Bash, Linux, Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS/GCP, and agentic/LLM tooling.

⭐ Desirable Experience

• 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

🎁 Benefits

Compensation: $160K – $240K • 0.05% – 0.4%

🛂 Visa & Eligibility

Bonuses: Holds a TS/SCI or Secret Clearance, Has worked on government projects before