AssociateEngineer-DataPlatform

Role Description Defense Unicorns is seeking an Associate Engineer who is energized by learning, ready to get their hands dirty, and genuinely motivated by knowing that software actually works — not just that it deploys. This is a role for someone early in their career who wants to grow quickly in a rigorous technical environment and contribute to systems that matter. You will own real work from day one: packaging and deploying open source software, writing test suites that give the team confidence to ship, and building the tooling and documentation that make complex distributed systems understandable and demonstrable. You will work directly with other engineers and product leaders who will invest in your growth. If you find satisfaction in breaking things on purpose, documenting what you find, and making sure the next person can reproduce it — this role is a strong fit. Responsibilities Write and maintain test suites — integration, end-to-end, and regression — that give the team confidence to ship Write and maintain test suites — integration, end-to-end, and regression — that give the team confidence to ship Write automated tests and test documentation that any engineer can reproduce and act on Package and deploy open source software components in Kubernetes environments Build and maintain seed data tooling and scripts that make the platform demonstrable from scratch Contribute to internal tooling, dashboards, and documentation Write clear bug reports and reproduction steps that the team can act on immediately Participate actively in code review, seeking feedback, and growing your technical judgment Travel Expectations/Requirements Travel: 10-20%, primarily for customer engagements and company gatherings. What You'll Work On Test suites and validation tooling that give the team confidence to ship a new capability Deployment automation and tooling that let any engineer stand up the full platform from scratch Real bug reports and edge case documentation that directly