Defense Unicorns: jobs, salaries and hiring
Hiring now
53
open professional roles
70
opened in the last 90 days
84 in the last 12 months
65%
of roles are remote
5
states hiring
Virginia, California, Colorado, Texas, Hawaii
What it hires for: Engineering (46), Marketing (6), Sales (6), Operations (3), Product (1). By level: senior ic (28), director (27), mid level (12), early career (9), entry level (4).
Where: United States - Remote (24), Remote (13), Remote, United States (9), United States, Remote (9), Springfield, VA (4), Springfield, VA, USA (4), San Antonio, Texas (2), United States (2).
Defense Unicorns hiring at a glance
- We have tracked Defense Unicorns's career site since Oct 2026; it has opened 87 professional roles in that time.
- 12 of Defense Unicorns's 58 open roles (21%) are entry-level or early-career.
- 6 open roles (10%) ask for a specific AI skill; tools named include Claude, LangChain/LangGraph, LlamaIndex, OpenAI API/GPT.
- Of the 35 open roles that state where the work happens, 34 remote, 1 on-site.
- Among open roles, 16 require a security clearance.
- 64% of its roles post a salary range, against a median of 36% for Technology & Software employers.
- 4 roles were posted in the last 7 days; the median open role was posted 34 days ago.
- By open professional roles, Defense Unicorns ranks #196 of 1,334 Technology & Software employers we track.
What Defense Unicorns asks for
Skills named most often in open roles
- aws 46
- azure 46
- gcp 46
- kubernetes 46
- terraform 46
- ci/cd 16
- quota 10
- linux 8
- devops 7
- python 7
AI tools named: Claude (1), LangChain/LangGraph (1), LlamaIndex (1), OpenAI API/GPT (1), Vector DBs (Pinecone etc.) (1).
How Defense Unicorns compares with Technology & Software employers
| Measure | Defense Unicorns | Median employer |
|---|---|---|
| Open professional roles | 58 | 15 |
| Roles that post a salary range | 64% | 36% |
| Roles that are remote | 65% | 3% |
Median across 1,334 Technology & Software employers with 3 or more open roles. Updated daily.
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Open roles
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- Senior Software Engineer - UDS Registry Team (RD119)Remote, United States · $149k–$201k
- Senior Software Engineer - Open Source (RD217)Remote, United States · $149k–$201k
- Software Engineer - Software Defined Networking (SDN)United States - Remote · $149k–$201k
- Product ManagerUnited States - Remote · $171k–$231k
What Defense Unicorns pays
Across 54 postings with a posted range, pay is above the market range for the same roles. 64% of its roles post a salary range.
| Level | Function | Typical posted range | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| IC | Engineering | $148,750–$201,250 | 18 |
| IC | Sales | $120,000–$140,000 | 3 |
Only salary ranges the employer posted. No estimates.
Common questions
- Is Defense Unicorns hiring?
- Defense Unicorns has 53 open professional roles on its career site as of the last check. 70 opened in the last 90 days and 84 in the last 12 months. The most common function is engineering.
- How well does Defense Unicorns pay?
- Across 54 postings with a posted salary range, Defense Unicorns's pay is above the market range for the same roles. We compare each posted range with the market range for the same title, function and area.
- Does Defense Unicorns hire entry-level candidates?
- Yes. 12 of Defense Unicorns's 58 open roles (21%) are entry-level or early-career. Entry-level means roughly 0 to 3 years of experience, read from the title, the employer and the full posting.
- Does Defense Unicorns offer remote or hybrid jobs?
- Of the 35 open roles that state where the work happens, 34 remote, 1 on-site.
- What skills does Defense Unicorns ask for?
- Across its open roles the skills named most often are aws (46), azure (46), gcp (46), kubernetes (46), terraform (46), ci/cd (16).
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