FailedFounders

Your Dream. Our Team. About Rise8 Rise8 builds custom, secure software for government organizations, measuring success by impact: lives saved, time returned, and missions advanced. We think big, start small, and scale fast with elite teams across product, design, and engineering to drive continuous delivery for critical missions. We believe customer experience starts with employee experience, so we take care of our employees. Rise8 is where you’ll do the best work of your career—supported by a culture you won’t find anywhere else. We offer competitive pay and benefits, but what sets us apart is our commitment to autonomy, growth, and a culture rooted in kindness, candor, and continuous learning. Certified as a Great Place to Work®, with 100% of employees saying they love working here, Rise8 is where bold ideas become real capabilities. Where mission meets meaning. And where fewer bad things happen because of bad software. Why This Role Exists Building a startup changes how you think. You’ve made decisions with incomplete information. You’ve built products from nothing. You’ve led teams through uncertainty. You’ve owned outcomes when things were working—and when they weren’ t. Those experiences create a kind of operator that thrives in complex environments. At Rise8, we’ve found that entrepreneurial builders often excel here. They bring a bias toward action, systems thinking, and a willingness to solve problems wherever they appear. Rather than forcing that experience into a predefined role, we want to understand where you can create the most impact today. The Role (You Define It) This is an open-role opportunity for entrepreneurial operators who want to apply their experience to meaningful, mission-driven work. Depending on your background, you might thrive as a: • Product or Program Manager • Software Engineer • Designer or UX Practitioner • Delivery Lead • Technical or Strategic Operator • Or a hybrid role shaped by your experience Many of our best team members do