Description
Bison Group – Mission First. People Always.
At Bison Group, we’re more than a defense contractor — we’re a people-focused small business with a strong culture built on trust, respect, and impact. We value every member of the team, foster open communication without the layers of a big corporation, and stand firmly behind our commitment to the veteran community through real, tangible action.
When you join Bison Group, you’re not just filling a role — you’re stepping into a mission-critical environment where your work directly supports our federal partners, and national security objectives. Here, your skills are recognized, your growth is encouraged, and your contributions have a clear purpose.
What you will do:
- Design and implement core infrastructure and platform services that enable other engineers to scale their output
- Build and maintain backend and web development frameworks and networking solutions
- Integrate model/software/hardware-in-the-loop components using first and third-party technologies
- Collaborate with team members and partners in the autonomy domain
- Create technologies and processes that enable users to safely and rapidly develop and deploy autonomous systems at scale
- Participate in technical design reviews and system architecture discussions
- Implement and maintain monitoring, logging, and data management solutions
Requirements
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Strong engineering background from industry or school, ideally in areas/fields such as Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics
- 3+ years working with a variety of programming languages such as Java, Python, C++, Rust, Go, JavaScript, etc.
- Experience building software solutions involving significant amounts of data processing and analysis
- Ability to quickly understand and navigate complex systems and established code bases
- A desire to work on critical software that has a real-world impact
- Ability to travel up to 25% to both domestic and international locations, as needed
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
- Experience building or inventing something: an app, a website, game, or startup
- Professional software development lifecycle experience using tools such as version control, CI/CD systems, etc.
- Experience building scalable backend software systems with various data storage and processing requirements
- Experience with industry standard cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) and software infrastructure fundamentals
- Ability to quickly understand and navigate complex systems and established code bases
- Experience with modern build and deployment tooling (e.g., NixOS, Terraform)
- Experience designing complex software systems and iterating upon designs via technical design reviews
- Familiarity with industry standard monitoring, logging, and data management tools and best practices
Bison Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Skills Required
- 3+ years working with a variety of programming languages
- Strong engineering background in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics
- Ability to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
- Ability to travel up to 25% to domestic and international locations
What We Do
The Bison Group is a technical recruiting and talent firm with deep roots in the IT industry, specializing in connecting hiring managers with talented individuals for IT and defense-related roles.
