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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Skills Required
- 2-8 years backend infrastructure experience
- Experience with Python
- Experience with DevOps practices
- Experience with Bash
- Experience with Linux
- Experience with Kubernetes
- Experience with Terraform
- Experience with AWS or GCP
- Experience with agentic/LLM tooling
- Passion for solving mission-critical national security problems
- On-site work in San Francisco or Washington DC
- TypeScript
Usul Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Usul and has not been reviewed or approved by Usul.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Public job postings consistently display clear salary bands across roles (e.g., engineering, growth, sales), and available ranges are positioned in line with San Francisco early‑stage norms. This visibility signals an intent to set compensation expectations upfront.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Listings explicitly include equity alongside cash (e.g., 0.05%–0.75%), indicating accessible ownership opportunities across several roles. Early‑stage framing presents equity as a core component of total compensation.
Usul Insights
What We Do
Usul is building the 'Amazon for Government', an AI-powered platform that acts as a sales intelligence tool, helping companies identify, pursue, and win government contracts.
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