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Senior Software Engineer, Fullstack

Vannevar
Location
Remote
Posted
2 months ago
Department
Product Engineering
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • 5+ years of professional software development experience
  • Expertise in TypeScript, Node.js, Postgres, and AWS
  • Hands-on experience with at least one major search engine (e.g., Elasticsearch, OpenSearch)
  • Prior experience working in a user-facing product role
Nice to have
  • Active Security clearance or ability to obtain one and desire to travel to visit users, collect feedback, and debug issues
  • Prior experience developing AI-native products
  • Understanding of search concepts like indexing, ranking, query parsing, and tokenization
What the job really is

As a Senior Software Engineer at Vannevar, you will design and implement the Decision Advantage product, which aids defense and intelligence operators in understanding adversary influence operations. Your work will involve building applications for mission-critical tasks, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and enhancing the platform's capabilities using technologies like TypeScript, React, and Node.js. You'll also engage directly with users to refine workflows and solutions.

Benefits
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance
  • Remote friendly with WeWork access
  • Unlimited PTO, shared downtime during the federal holiday calendar, and company-wide off time at the end of each year
  • 401(k) match
  • Lifestyle & wellbeing stipends
  • Salary top-up during military reserve duty
Things to weigh
  • Role involves working on mission-critical applications for defense, which may require understanding sensitive contexts
  • Opportunity to travel to operational units, which may not suit all candidates
Job score3/5
Benefits4/5
Freshness1/5
Career value5/5
Role clarity5/5
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