WHAT YOU WILL DO

onX is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer with a passion for building scalable platform Identity and Access Management (IAM) systems. Your focus will be on designing, developing, and scaling secure authentication, authorization, and user management services that are foundational to our platform. You will play a key role in evolving our IAM platform and delivering seamless cross-platform authentication across iOS, Android, and web.

You will be part of our Core Services team that enables product teams to build faster and more securely by providing core infrastructure, services, and patterns. This is a great opportunity to help shape the future of how users securely access and interact with onX's suite of outdoor technology products.

This position reports to the Director of Engineering, Core Services.

TECHNOLOGIES WE USE

Our backend engineers primarily work in Go running in Kubernetes on Google Cloud Platform. The IAM team works extensively with identity platforms (Ory Kratos, Hydra, Oathkeeper), distributed databases (CockroachDB), and OAuth 2.0/session management patterns. Understanding mobile authentication tradeoffs (WebView vs. browser-based auth, token-based patterns) is particularly relevant for this role.

As an onX Senior Backend Engineer, your day to day responsibilities would look like:

(Essential Job Duties)

• Build scalable, secure IAM services that enable new features and products across the onX suite of apps
• Design and implement backend systems focusing on observability, fault-tolerance, security, and high performance
• Drive architectural decisions related to Identity and Access Management, ensuring alignment with and advancing our broader platform strategy
• Define and implement SLIs/SLOs for IAM services; drive reliability engineering practices including incident response and performance optimization
• Write thorough unit, integration, and acceptance tests to ensure high service quality and maintainability
• Document APIs, service architectures, and technical decisions for internal stakeholders and external partners as needed
• Collaborate closely with fellow engineers, product managers, and other stakeholders through design reviews, paired programming, and cross-functional planning sessions
• Leverage and extend existing onX services and platform patterns to drive consistency and reduce duplication
• Proactively improve system monitoring, alerting, diagnostics, and operational readiness of IAM-related services
• Participate in an on-call rotation to ensure backend services remain highly available and reliable
• Mentor and share knowledge with engineers on your team
• Lead by example and embody onX's company values, fostering a culture of technical excellence, ownership, and collaboration
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LOCATION

onX has created a thriving distributed workforce community across several US locations. This position can be performed from an onX corporate office, “Basecamp,” or “Connection Hub". 

• Corporate Offices: onX was founded in Montana with offices in Missoula and Bozeman. If you prefer to work in an office at least part of the time this is a great option.
• Basecamps: Basecamps are established virtual workforce communities where a sizable number of distributed team members group for work, volunteering, socializing, and adventure.  
  • Our current Basecamps are located within a 90-mile radius of the following: Austin, TX; Charlotte, NC; Denver, CO; Kalispell, MT; Minneapolis, MN; Portland, OR; Salt Lake City, UT; and Seattle, WA. 
• Connection Hubs: Connection Hub locations are smaller, emerging communities of distributed team members. 
  • Our current Connection Hubs are located within a 60-mile radius of the following: Boise, ID; Charleston, SC; Dallas/Fort Worth, TX; Phoenix, AZ; Richmond, VA; Spokane, WA; and Vermont.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING

• B.S., M.S., or equivalent experience in computer science or a related field
• Eight or more years of professional software development experience, with API development as a primary focus for at least three of those years
• Strong Go/Golang backend development experience with RESTful API design
• Experience building and debugging distributed, scalable, highly available microservices architecture
• Solid understanding of identity systems: OAuth 2.0, session management, bearer token authentication, SSO integrations
• Experience with distributed databases (CockroachDB or similar PostgreSQL-compatible distributed systems) and relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL)
• Excellence in designing and developing modern APIs and scalable systems that ensure reliability and extensibility
• Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, and infrastructure-as-code technologies such as Terraform
• Strong computer science foundation
• Security-first mindset -- you think about threat models, secure defaults, and defense in depth as part of your design process
• You evaluate technologies and solutions based on merit, stability, performance, and the ability to debug
• Ability to write maintainable, well-tested code that's easy for others to understand
• A strong sense of ownership of your work
• Advocacy for customers -- both internal colleagues and end users -- and their experience
• Permanent US work authorization is a condition of employment with onX

Preferred Qualifications

Though not required, we would be thrilled to consider candidates with any of the following:

• Experience with identity platforms such as Ory Kratos, Auth0, Cognito, or similar
• Experience with the Ory Stack, especially Hydra, Kratos, and Oathkeeper
• Experience with Authzed SpiceDB, Google Zanzibar, or AWS Cedar for fine-grained authorization
• Understanding of mobile authentication patterns: WebView vs. browser auth tradeoffs, token-based flows across iOS/Android/web
• Reliability engineering experience: SLI/SLO implementation, incident response, performance optimization
• SOC2 compliance experience or familiarity with security audit frameworks
• Experience with Elixir or the Phoenix Framework
• Familiarity with Google Cloud Platform
• Experience working with a distributed team

COMPENSATION

onX is committed to compensating all employees fairly and equitably for their contributions. For this position, applicants can expect to make between $146,000 to $182,000 upon hire. The pay range will vary based on experience, skills, certifications, and education among other factors as required in the job description. In addition, full-time onX employees are eligible for a grant of common share options with a vesting schedule and a potential annual bonus of 10% based on company performance.

WHAT WE ARE OFFERING YOU

• Competitive salaries, annual bonuses, equity, and opportunities for growth
• Comprehensive health benefits including a no-monthly-cost medical plan 
• Parental leave plan of 5 or 13 weeks fully paid
• 401k matching at 100% for the first 3% you save and 50% from 3-5%
• Company-wide outdoor adventures and amazing outdoor industry perks
• Annual “Get Out, Get Active” funds to fuel your active lifestyle in and outside of the gym
• Flexible time away package that includes PTO, STO, VTO, quiet weeks, and floating holidays

PERFORMANCE ESSENTIALS

In this role, success is driven by cognitive abilities such as concentration and problem-solving, essential for our computer-centric tasks. onX will explore reasonable accommodations to ensure that individuals with diverse abilities can fully engage in and contribute to the essential physical and mental functions of the job. If you need assistance or accommodation, please contact us at PS@onxmaps.com. 

Position open until filled. 

#LI-Remote

YOUR MISSION

Software is the central nervous system for True Anomaly's engineering and product thesis. Software bridges the gap between military objectives, theoretical astrodynamics and the human and autonomous control of spacecraft and ground systems in time and space. True Anomaly is seeking an exceptional Staff Elixir Software Engineer to lead the technical direction and evolution of our distributed spacecraft ground control system.

This is a high-impact, strategic leadership role. You'll define and drive the backend systems technical roadmap, lead cross-functional initiatives that span engineering, product, and operations, and establish the architectural foundations that will scale our distributed ground control platform for years to come. You'll identify strategic technical investments, champion them across the organization, and lead their execution. You won't just build features; you'll shape the product direction, influence company objectives, and mentor the engineers who will build the next generation of our platform. When you see systemic issues affecting reliability, velocity, or quality, you'll diagnose root causes, build consensus around solutions, and drive organizational change to address them. 

You do not need to have experience building space ground systems or experience in aerospace. You'll lead high-priority, greenfield initiatives with strategic importance to the company and a chance to fundamentally impact the outcome of future conflict (and the future of the company), all while enjoying world-class benefits including platinum healthcare, flexible work hours/location, highly competitive compensation and a generous stock options package.

RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Lead and deliver large-scale, cross-functional distributed systems initiatives that align with strategic company objectives, from technical vision through production deployment and long-term evolutio
• Define and drive the Elixir/OTP systems roadmap and architectural strategy, establishing patterns, frameworks, and infrastructure that enable the entire engineering organization to move faste
• Serve as the primary technical decision-maker for distributed systems architecture, evaluating and adopting new technologies, and establishing engineering standards that balance innovation with maintainabilit
• Proactively identify systemic reliability risks, scalability challenges, and architectural limitations, then build business cases, secure buy-in, and lead multi-quarter initiatives to address the
• Elevate the engineering organization through technical mentorship, establishing best practices, leading design reviews, and developing the skills of senior, mid-level, and junior engineer
• Partner with executive leadership, product, design, frontend engineering, space operations, and astrodynamics teams as a key technical stakeholder, influencing product strategy and company directio
• Drive engineering efficiency and excellence by establishing metrics, tooling, and processes that improve system reliability, deployment velocity, and developer experienc
• Build and maintain technical documentation, architectural decision records, and knowledge-sharing systems that scale organizational learnin
• Represent the distributed systems engineering perspective in strategic planning, resource allocation, and cross-company technical decision
• Identify and develop emerging technical leaders within the team, creating growth pathways and opportunities for engineers to expand their impact 

 WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE IN THIS ROLE 

• You recognize that the team is repeatedly solving similar distributed systems problems in different ways; you design and champion a unified framework, drive its adoption across teams, and measure its impact on velocity and reliability
• You identify a fundamental scalability limitation in the ground control architecture before it becomes a crisis; you build a compelling case with data, present it to leadership, secure a quarter of engineering time, and lead the migration
• You're involved in early product strategy discussions, not just implementation; you're shaping what we build by contributing technical insights about feasibility, risk, and opportunity
• A critical production issue arises affecting spacecraft operations; you quickly establish incident command, coordinate the response across teams, drive it to resolution, and lead the post-mortem that prevents recurrence
• You see a pattern of distributed systems decisions being made in isolation; you establish a lightweight architectural review process that improves decisions while respecting team autonomy
• You're asked about the 6-month backend systems roadmap and can articulate not just what's being built, but why it matters, what success looks like, what the risks are, and what alternatives were considered
• Junior and mid-level engineers come to you not because they're stuck on a problem, but because they want to validate their architectural thinking; and you help them grow as technical decision-makers
• You notice the team is spending significant time on a particular class of reliability issue; you trace it to a root architectural cause, propose a fundamental rework, and lead its implementation
• You disagree with a strategic product or technical decision being made at the executive level; you present a well-researched alternative with clear tradeoffs and business impact, influencing the final direction

 QUALIFICATIONS 

• 12+ years of software development experience
• Expert-level mastery of Elixir and OTP, including deep understanding of BEAM internals, scheduling, memory management, garbage collection, process architecture, and runtime characteristics at scale
• Deep expertise in designing, building, and evolving large-scale distributed systems, including architectural patterns for fault tolerance, consistency, availability, clustering, and horizontal scalability
• Proven track record of establishing comprehensive testing strategies across unit, integration, property-based, and end-to-end layers, including championing testing culture and tooling adoption
• Extensive experience designing, building, and evolving service architectures, libraries, and internal infrastructure that serve multiple teams and products
• Expert-level understanding of distributed systems integration patterns including gRPC, REST, WebSockets, and GraphQL, with experience influencing API design and cross-service architecture decisions
• Demonstrated ability to work full-stack when necessary, with enough frontend and infrastructure knowledge to make informed architectural decisions and unblock teams
• History of leading technical initiatives in Git-based workflows, establishing code review standards, and fostering collaborative engineering culture
• U.S. Citizen and eligible for DoD Secret or TS/SCI clearance

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE 

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or similar discipline
• Proven experience as a technical lead, staff engineer, or principal engineer on production systems with significant user load and business-critical requirements
• Deep mastery of OTP including BEAM scheduling, GenServers, run queues, pg, the Actor model, dynamic supervisors, registries, distributed process groups, and custom OTP behaviours, with experience pushing the boundaries of the runtime
• Track record of leading large-scale migrations, architectural overhauls, or platform rewrites while maintaining product velocity and system reliability
• Deep expertise building and optimizing complex, real-time distributed systems with demanding reliability and performance requirements (real-time telemetry processing, mission-critical command and control, large-scale data pipelines)
• Advanced experience with database design and optimization at scale, including PostgreSQL internals, replication strategies, and data modeling for distributed systems
• Extensive experience with monitoring, observability, and distributed tracing in production systems, including designing observability strategies and incident response frameworks
• Experience in highly regulated industries (aerospace, defense, healthcare, finance) with understanding of compliance, security, and operational constraints
• Published technical writing, open source contributions, or conference speaking that demonstrates thought leadership
• Exceptional communication skills that enable you to influence technical and non-technical stakeholders at all levels of the organization

COMPENSATION

• Base Salary: $185,000 - $320,000
• Equity + Benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, HRA/HSA options, PTO and paid holidays, 401K, Parental Leave 

Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, location, and experience. 

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Work Location—This is an onsite role, we are seeking candidates based near Denver, CO or Long Beach, CA. 
• Work environment—the work environment; temperature, noise level, inside or outside, or other factors that will affect the person's working conditions while performing the job.
• Physical demands—the physical demands of the job, including bending, sitting, lifting and driving.

This position will be open until it is successfully filled. To submit your application, please follow the directions below.
#LI-Onsite

YOUR MISSION

Software is the central nervous system for True Anomaly's engineering and product thesis. Software bridges the gap between military objectives, theoretical astrodynamics and the human and autonomous control of spacecraft and ground systems in time and space. True Anomaly is seeking an exceptional Staff Full Stack Software Engineer to lead the technical direction and evolution of our spacecraft modeling, simulation, and distributed ground control platform across the entire stack.

This is a high-impact, strategic leadership role. You'll define and drive the technical roadmap spanning frontend and backend systems, lead cross-functional initiatives that bridge engineering, product, and operations, and establish the architectural foundations that will scale our platform for years to come. You'll identify strategic technical investments, champion them across the organization, and lead their execution. You won't just build features; you'll shape the product direction, influence company objectives, and mentor the engineers who will build the next generation of our platform. When you see systemic issues affecting velocity, reliability, or quality across the stack, you'll diagnose root causes, build consensus around solutions, and drive organizational change to address them.

You do not need to have experience building space ground systems or experience in aerospace. You'll lead high-priority, greenfield initiatives with strategic importance to the company and a chance to fundamentally impact the outcome of future conflict (and the future of the company), all while enjoying world-class benefits including platinum healthcare, flexible work hours/location, highly competitive compensation and a generous stock options package. 

RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Lead and deliver large-scale, cross-functional initiatives that span the entire stack, aligning frontend experience, backend infrastructure, and system architecture with strategic company objectives, from technical vision through production deployment and long-term evolution
• Define and drive the full-stack technical roadmap and architectural strategy, establishing patterns, frameworks, and systems that enable the entire engineering organization to move faster across both React/TypeScript and Elixir codebases
• Serve as the primary technical decision-maker for cross-stack architecture, evaluating and adopting new technologies, defining the boundaries and contracts between frontend and backend systems, and establishing engineering standards that balance innovation with maintainability
• Proactively identify systemic technical debt, scalability challenges, and architectural limitations across the stack, then build business cases, secure buy-in, and lead multi-quarter initiatives to address them
• Elevate the engineering organization through technical mentorship, establishing best practices, leading design reviews, and developing the skills of senior, mid-level, and junior engineers across both frontend and backend disciplines
• Partner with executive leadership, product, design, space operations, and astrodynamics teams as a key technical stakeholder, influencing product strategy and company direction with a perspective that encompasses the entire technical surface
• Drive engineering efficiency and excellence by establishing metrics, tooling, and processes that improve code quality, system reliability, deployment velocity, and developer experience across the stack
• Build and maintain technical documentation, architectural decision records, and knowledge-sharing systems that scale organizational learning
• Represent the full-stack engineering perspective in strategic planning, resource allocation, and cross-company technical decisions Identify and develop emerging technical leaders within the team, creating growth pathways and opportunities for engineers to expand their impact across the stack 

 WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE IN THIS ROLE 

• You recognize that the team is repeatedly solving similar problems differently across the frontend and backend; you design and champion unified patterns, drive their adoption across teams, and measure their impact on velocity and reliability
• You identify a fundamental mismatch between the frontend data model and the backend service architecture before it becomes a scaling crisis; you build a compelling case with data, present it to leadership, secure a quarter of engineering time, and lead a coordinated migration across both layers
• You're involved in early product strategy discussions, not just implementation; you're shaping what we build by contributing technical insights about feasibility, risk, and opportunity that account for the full system
• A critical production issue arises that spans the frontend and backend; you quickly establish incident command, coordinate the response across teams and layers, drive it to resolution, and lead the post-mortem that prevents recurrence 
• You see a pattern of frontend and backend engineers making architectural decisions in isolation from each other; you establish a lightweight cross-stack review process that improves decisions while respecting team autonomy
• You're asked about the 6-month technical roadmap and can articulate not just what's being built across the stack, but why it matters, what success looks like, what the risks are, and what alternatives were considered Junior and mid-level engineers come to you not because they're stuck on a problem, but because they want to validate their architectural thinking; and you help them grow as technical decision-makers who think beyond their layer of the stack
• You notice the team is spending significant time on a class of integration bugs between the frontend and backend; you trace it to a root architectural cause, propose a fundamental rework of the contract between layers, and lead its implementation You disagree with a strategic product or technical decision being made at the executive level; you present a well-researched alternative with clear tradeoffs and business impact, influencing the final direction 

 QUALIFICATIONS 

• 12+ years of software development experience, with demonstrated expertise across both frontend and backend development
• Expert-level mastery of HTML/CSS and modern TypeScript/JavaScript, including deep understanding of performance optimization, browser internals, memory management, and runtime characteristics
• Deep expertise in modern React and the broader frontend ecosystem, including architectural patterns for large-scale applications, advanced state management, performance profiling and optimization, and emerging frontend technologies
• Expert-level mastery of Elixir and OTP, including deep understanding of BEAM internals, scheduling, memory management, garbage collection, process architecture, and runtime characteristics at scale
• Deep expertise in designing, building, and evolving large-scale distributed systems, including architectural patterns for fault tolerance, consistency, availability, clustering, and horizontal scalability
• Proven track record of establishing comprehensive testing strategies across the full stack, including unit, integration, property-based, and end-to-end, including championing testing culture and tooling adoption 
• Extensive experience designing, building, and evolving component libraries, design systems, service architectures, and internal infrastructure that serve multiple teams and products
• Expert-level understanding of distributed systems integration patterns including gRPC, REST, WebSockets, and GraphQL, with experience defining API contracts and influencing architecture decisions across the stack
• History of leading technical initiatives in Git-based workflows, establishing code review standards, and fostering collaborative engineering culture
• U.S. Citizen and eligible for DoD Secret or TS/SCI clearance

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE 

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or similar discipline
• Proven experience as a technical lead, staff engineer, or principal engineer on production systems with significant user bases and business-critical requirements, with responsibility spanning multiple layers of the stack 
• Track record of leading large-scale migrations, architectural overhauls, or platform rewrites across frontend and backend systems while maintaining product velocity and system reliability
• Deep expertise building and optimizing complex, data-intensive applications with demanding performance requirements (real-time processing, large-scale datasets, complex visualizations, distributed systems) across the full stack Advanced proficiency with Three.js, React Three Fiber, WebGL, or other web-based 3D rendering technologies, including low-level performance optimization and shader programming
• Deep mastery of OTP including BEAM scheduling, GenServers, run queues, pg, the Actor model, dynamic supervisors, registries, distributed process groups, and custom OTP behaviours, with experience pushing the boundaries of the runtime
• Advanced experience with database design and optimization at scale, including PostgreSQL internals, replication strategies, and data modeling for distributed systems Extensive experience with monitoring, observability, and distributed tracing across the full stack, including designing observability strategies and incident response frameworks
• Experience bridging engineering and design through deep UI/UX collaboration, design systems development, and tools like Figma, able to influence design decisions with technical constraints and possibilities
• Experience in highly regulated industries (aerospace, defense, healthcare, finance) with understanding of compliance, security, and operational constraints
• Published technical writing, open source contributions, or conference speaking that demonstrates thought leadership
• Exceptional communication skills that enable you to influence technical and non-technical stakeholders at all levels of the organization

COMPENSATION

• Base Salary: $185,000 - $320,000
• Equity + Benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, HRA/HSA options, PTO and paid holidays, 401K, Parental Leave 

Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, location, and experience. 

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Work Location—This is an onsite role, we are seeking candidates based near Denver, CO or Long Beach, CA. 
• Work environment—the work environment; temperature, noise level, inside or outside, or other factors that will affect the person's working conditions while performing the job.
• Physical demands—the physical demands of the job, including bending, sitting, lifting and driving.

This position will be open until it is successfully filled. To submit your application, please follow the directions below.
#LI-Onsite

YOUR MISSION

Software is the central nervous system for True Anomaly's engineering and product thesis. Software bridges the gap between military objectives, theoretical astrodynamics and the human and autonomous control of spacecraft and ground systems in time and space. True Anomaly is seeking a dedicated Senior Full Stack Software Engineer to drive feature development and architectural decisions across our React/TypeScript frontend and Elixir backend, shaping the evolution of our spacecraft modeling, simulation, and ground control software.

This is a high-autonomy, high-accountability role. You'll own entire feature domains from conception to production across the full stack, drive architectural decisions that affect both the frontend experience and backend infrastructure, and set the standard for code quality that junior and mid-level engineers will follow. You won't wait to be assigned work; you'll identify what needs to be done, propose solutions, and drive them to completion. When you see tech debt on either side of the stack, you'll flag it, scope it, and champion the work to address it. When patterns aren't serving us, you'll propose better ones and lead their adoption.

You do not need to have experience building space ground systems or experience in aerospace. You'll have ownership of challenging, greenfield problems and a chance to fundamentally impact the outcome of future conflict (and the future of the company), all while enjoying world-class benefits including platinum healthcare, flexible work hours/location, highly competitive compensation and a generous stock options package.

RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Own and deliver complex features end-to-end across the full stack, from 2D and 3D web-based frontend interfaces through distributed Elixir backend services, from technical design through production deployment and iteration
• Drive architectural direction across frontend and backend systems, establishing patterns and conventions that scale across the team and codebase, with particular attention to the boundaries and contracts between layers
• Proactively identify and address technical debt, performance bottlenecks, and reliability risks across the stack
• Set the quality bar through rigorous code review, championing testing practices in both React and Elixir, and writing code that serves as a reference implementation for the team
• Mentor and elevate junior and mid-level engineers through pairing, design discussions, and constructive code review that teaches, not just approves, helping engineers grow their skills on whichever side of the stack they're less experienced in
• Collaborate as a technical partner with product, design, QA, space operators, and astrodynamics algorithm engineers, contributing to system-wide architectural decisions with a perspective that spans the full stack
• Ship efficiently and iteratively, breaking complex cross-stack work into well-scoped increments while maintaining a bias toward completion over perfection
• Document decisions and patterns, ensuring the team's collective knowledge grows and onboarding becomes easier over time

 WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE IN THIS ROLE 

• You see a PR from a junior engineer that implements a feature on the frontend but introduces an inefficient API call pattern; you don't just fix the frontend; you suggest a backend change that solves the problem at its root and explain the tradeoffs
• You notice the same data transformation happening in both the Elixir backend and the React frontend; you determine the right layer for it, consolidate, and document the decision for the team
• You're assigned a feature and the requirements are ambiguous; you proactively clarify with product and design, propose a technical approach that accounts for both frontend UX and backend system design, and share it with the team before diving into implementation
• You see downtime as an opportunity, not a break; you're the kind of engineer who notices a flaky integration between the frontend and a WebSocket endpoint and decides to finally fix both sides
• You disagree with an architectural decision; you articulate your concerns constructively, propose alternatives with tradeoffs, and commit fully once a decision is made
• You're thinking beyond your current ticket; you understand how frontend features depend on backend services and vice versa, and you surface risks, coupling issues, or opportunities early

 QUALIFICATIONS 

• 7+ years of software development experience with meaningful depth across both frontend and backend development
• Expert-level command of HTML/CSS and modern TypeScript/JavaScript, including nuanced understanding of performance implications and browser internals
• Deep expertise in modern React, including advanced patterns (compound components, render props, custom hooks architecture), state management strategies, and performance optimization techniques
• Strong proficiency in Elixir and OTP, including deep understanding of BEAM internals, process architecture, supervision strategies, and fault-tolerant system design
• Strong testing philosophy and hands-on experience across the stack, including Vitest, React Testing Library, and end-to-end testing on the frontend; ExUnit, property-based testing, and integration testing for distributed systems on the backend; you understand what to test, not just how
• Proven experience designing and evolving component libraries, design systems, service architectures, and API boundaries Fluency with gRPC, RESTful, and WebSocket-based services, including designing APIs that serve both frontend and backend needs effectively
• Strong database experience with PostgreSQL, including schema design, query optimization, and understanding of data modeling tradeoffs
• Track record of working in Git-based workflows with high standards for commit hygiene, PR quality, and collaborative review processes
• U.S. Citizen and eligible for DoD Secret or TS/SCI clearance

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE 

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or similar discipline
• Experience as a technical lead or primary implementor on a product with real users and production constraints, with responsibility spanning both frontend and backend
• Experience building and shipping complex, data-dense applications with demanding performance requirements (large datasets, real-time updates, complex visualizations) across the full stack
• Deep experience with Three.js, React Three Fiber, or other web-based 3D libraries, including performance profiling and optimization
• Deep understanding of OTP including BEAM scheduling, GenServers, run queues, pg, the Actor model, and advanced patterns like dynamic supervisors, registries, and distributed process groups
• Experience with monitoring, observability, and distributed tracing in production systems (e.g., OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana)
• Experience in UI/UX design collaboration and tools like Figma, able to speak the language of design and advocate for engineering constraints
• Strong collaboration and communication skills that let you thrive in a culture that values respectful, professional, and constructive conflict

COMPENSATION

• Base Salary: $160,000 - $275,000
• Equity + Benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, HRA/HSA options, PTO and paid holidays, 401K, Parental Leave 

Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, location, and experience. 

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Work Location—This is an onsite role, we are seeking candidates based near Denver, CO or Long Beach, CA. 
• Work environment—the work environment; temperature, noise level, inside or outside, or other factors that will affect the person's working conditions while performing the job.
• Physical demands—the physical demands of the job, including bending, sitting, lifting and driving.

This position will be open until it is successfully filled. To submit your application, please follow the directions below.
#LI-Onsite

YOUR MISSION

Software is the central nervous system for True Anomaly's engineering and product thesis. Software bridges the gap between military objectives, theoretical astrodynamics and the human and autonomous control of spacecraft and ground systems in time and space. True Anomaly is seeking a dedicated Senior Elixir Software Engineer to drive the development and evolution of our distributed spacecraft ground control system. 

This is a high-autonomy, high-accountability role. You'll own entire service domains from conception to production, drive architectural decisions that affect the distributed systems powering our ground control infrastructure, and set the standard for code quality that junior and mid-level engineers will follow. You won't wait to be assigned work; you'll identify what needs to be done, propose solutions, and drive them to completion. When you see reliability issues, you'll diagnose root causes, scope the fix, and champion the work to address them. When patterns aren't serving us, you'll propose better ones and lead their adoption. 

You do not need to have experience building space ground systems or experience in aerospace. You'll have ownership of challenging, greenfield problems and a chance to fundamentally impact the outcome of future conflict (and the future of the company), all while enjoying world-class benefits including platinum healthcare, flexible work hours/location, highly competitive compensation and a generous stock options package. 

RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Own and deliver complex distributed system features end-to-end, from technical design through production deployment and iteration across satellite command and control, mission planning, mission data processing, and data analysis systems
• Drive architectural direction for Elixir/OTP systems, establishing patterns and conventions for fault tolerance, concurrency, and scalability that scale across the team and codebase
• Proactively identify and address technical debt, reliability risks, and performance bottlenecks in distributed systems
• Set the quality bar through rigorous code review, championing testing practices, and writing code that serves as a reference implementation for the team
• Mentor and elevate junior and mid-level engineers through pairing, design discussions, and constructive code review that teaches, not just approves
• Collaborate as a technical partner with product, frontend engineers, backend engineers, space operators, and astrodynamics algorithm engineers, contributing to system-wide architectural decisions
• Ship efficiently and iteratively, breaking complex distributed systems work into well-scoped increments while maintaining a bias toward completion over perfection
• Document decisions and patterns, ensuring the team's collective knowledge grows and onboarding becomes easier over time 

 WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE IN THIS ROLE 

• You see a PR from a junior engineer that works but misuses OTP patterns; you don't just approve it; you take the time to explain the supervision tree design and why it matters for fault tolerance
• You notice a GenServer is becoming a bottleneck under load; you propose and implement a redesign using dynamic supervisors or process pooling, then document the pattern for the team
• You're assigned a feature and the requirements are ambiguous; you proactively clarify with product and operations, propose a technical approach, and share it with the team before diving into implementation 
• You see downtime as an opportunity, not a break; you're the kind of engineer who notices the intermittent cluster synchronization issue everyone's been working around and decides to finally fix it
• You disagree with an architectural decision; you articulate your concerns constructively, propose alternatives with tradeoffs, and commit fully once a decision is made
• You're thinking beyond your current ticket; you're aware of how your work fits into the broader ground system architecture and operational mission, and you surface risks or opportunities early 

 QUALIFICATIONS 

• 7+ years of software development experience
• Expert-level command of Elixir and OTP, including deep understanding of BEAM internals, scheduling, process architecture, supervision strategies, and runtime characteristics
• Deep expertise in designing and building resilient, fault-tolerant distributed systems, including advanced patterns for process supervision, clustering, and state management
• Strong testing philosophy and hands-on experience with ExUnit, property-based testing, and integration testing strategies for distributed systems; you understand what to test, not just how
• Proven experience designing and evolving service architectures, API boundaries, and inter-service communication patterns at scale
• Fluency with gRPC, RESTful, and WebSocket-based services, including debugging integration issues and contributing to API design discussions
• Comfort operating across the stack when needed; you can read frontend code, understand infrastructure constraints, and collaborate effectively with engineers across disciplines
• Track record of working in Git-based workflows with high standards for commit hygiene, PR quality, and collaborative review processes
• U.S. Citizen and eligible for DoD Secret or TS/SCI clearance 

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE 

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or similar discipline 
• Experience as a technical lead or primary backend on a product with real users and production constraints
• Deep understanding of OTP including BEAM scheduling, GenServers, run queues, pg, the Actor model, and advanced patterns like dynamic supervisors, registries, and distributed process groups
• Experience building and shipping complex, real-time systems with demanding reliability and performance requirements (real-time telemetry, large-scale data processing, mission-critical operations) 
• Experience with OAuth2, role-based access controls, and security patterns for sensitive systems '
• Deep database experience with PostgreSQL, including schema design, query optimization, and operational concerns at scale
• Experience with monitoring, observability, and distributed tracing in production systems (e.g., OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana)
• Strong collaboration and communication skills that let you thrive in a culture that values respectful, professional, and constructive conflict 

COMPENSATION

• Base Salary: $160,000 - $275,000
• Equity + Benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, HRA/HSA options, PTO and paid holidays, 401K, Parental Leave 

Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, location, and experience. 

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Work Location—This is an onsite role, we are seeking candidates based near Denver, CO or Long Beach, CA. 
• Work environment—the work environment; temperature, noise level, inside or outside, or other factors that will affect the person's working conditions while performing the job.
• Physical demands—the physical demands of the job, including bending, sitting, lifting and driving.

This position will be open until it is successfully filled. To submit your application, please follow the directions below.
#LI-Onsite

YOUR MISSION

Software is the central nervous system for True Anomaly's engineering and product thesis. Software bridges the gap between military objectives, theoretical astrodynamics and the human and autonomous control of spacecraft and ground systems in time and space. True Anomaly is seeking a Full Stack Software Engineer to contribute across our React/TypeScript frontend and Elixir backend, building features end-to-end across our spacecraft mission control and distributed ground control systems.

You do not need to have experience building space ground systems or experience in aerospace. You'll have ownership of challenging, greenfield problems and a chance to fundamentally impact the outcome of future conflict (and the future of the company), all while enjoying world-class benefits including platinum healthcare, flexible work hours/location, highly competitive compensation and a generous stock options package.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist in building features that span the full stack, from web-based frontend interfaces (2D and 3D) to distributed backend services powering satellite command and control, mission planning, and data processing
• Write testable and maintainable code across both React/TypeScript and Elixir codebases following industry best practices
• Work on smaller, well-defined tasks under the guidance of senior engineers, gaining depth across the stack
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including space operators, designers, frontend specialists, backend specialists, and astrodynamics algorithm engineers
• Participate in design and code reviews to continually improve code quality across both frontend and backend systems

QUALIFICATIONS

• 0-2 years of software development experience
• Understanding of HTML/CSS and modern TypeScript/JavaScript
• Familiarity with modern React (Hooks, Context API, functional component patterns)
• Functional programming experience in Elixir and/or Erlang
• Exposure to testing frameworks across the stack (e.g., Jest, Vitest, React Testing Library, ExUnit)
• Basic understanding of gRPC, RESTful, WebSocket, or GraphQL-based services
• Familiarity with relational databases such as PostgreSQL
• Comfort with Git and Agile tools and processes
• Comfort both contributing to existing systems and building from scratch
• U.S. Citizen and eligible for DoD Secret or TS/SCI clearance

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or similar discipline 
• Some experience building, shipping, and maintaining real production software
• Experience using React to build complex yet performant data-rich/dense applications
• Understanding of OTP concepts including GenServers, supervision trees, and the Actor model
• Experience with distributed systems concepts and fault-tolerant architecture
• Experience in Three.js, React Three Fiber, or other web-based 3D libraries and frameworks
• Familiarity with component libraries, design systems, Storybook, and CSS-in-JS
• Experience with monitoring and tracing in distributed systems
• Experience in UI/UX design and support tools like Figma
• Strong collaboration and communication skills that let you thrive in a culture that values respectful, professional, and constructive conflict

COMPENSATION

• Base Salary: $85,000 - $145,000
• Equity + Benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, HRA/HSA options, PTO and paid holidays, 401K, Parental Leave 

Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, location, and experience. 

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Work Location— This is an onsite position, successful candidates will be located near Long Beach, CA or Denver, CO.  
• Work environment—the work environment; temperature, noise level, inside or outside, or other factors that will affect the person's working conditions while performing the job.
• Physical demands—the physical demands of the job, including bending, sitting, lifting and driving.

This position will be open until it is successfully filled. To submit your application, please follow the directions below.
#LI-Onsite

YOUR MISSION

As a Staff Security Architect, you will be the critical technical bridge securing True Anomaly's national security space systems with particular emphasis on ground-based command and control (C2) infrastructure, Space Based Interceptors software platforms, and cloud environments operating at DoD Impact Level 5/6 and SECRET/TS/SCI classification levels. 

This is a unique, hands-on role that blends deep security architecture expertise with active software development. You will design and implement security architectures spanning the full mission lifecycle including satellite operations, ground segments, C2 systems, and mission planning platforms while supporting the end-to-end journey to Authority to Operate (ATO) across IL-5, IL-6, and TS/SCI environments. You will be responsible for ensuring our systems meet the most rigorous federal security standards while maintaining operational effectiveness in contested environments. 

This is an ideal role for a security-focused technologist who can write code, architect secure systems, engage government assessors, and lead cross-functional teams through complex RMF processes. If you're energized by the challenges of securing mission-critical systems that protect lives and national interests, this role is for you. 

This position requires an active SECRET clearance at minimum; TS/SCI is strongly preferred. 

Responsibilities 

• Design and implement end-to-end security architectures for ground-based C2 systems, Space Based Interceptors defense software platforms, and on-orbit satellite constellations, spanning firmware, embedded systems, cloud-native applications, and operational technology 

• Architect and deploy NSA Type 1 cryptographic solutions for classified C2 communications and satellite command pathways, including protection of TT&C (telemetry, tracking, and command) systems 

• Develop comprehensive threat models specific to C2 and Space Based Interceptors defense systems, accounting for adversary capabilities across RF spectrum, cyber, and physical domains 

• Ensure security architectures enable effective monitoring, logging, and incident response without compromising operational tempo 

• Design, develop, and maintain secure, cloud-native SaaS applications and C2 platform components aligned with NIST SP 800-53 control requirements 

• Implement security controls natively in application code and architecture, not as afterthoughts but ensuring RMF findings are minimized through strong upfront engineering 

• Implement and validate DISA STIG requirements at the OS, container, platform, and application layers within Space Based Interceptors defense and C2 software stacks 

• Integrate RMF controls into CI/CD pipelines through DevSecOps practices including IaC, automated security scanning, and continuous monitoring tooling 

• Remediate findings from STIGs, vulnerability scans, penetration testing, and SCA activities to maintain ATO posture 

• Lead system architectures to achieve and sustain IL-5, IL-6, and TS/SCI ATOs in cloud and hybrid environments under the NIST Risk Management Framework 

• Support all RMF Steps 1–6, with emphasis on control implementation, assessment preparation, and remediation for DoD and IC programs 

• Ensure compliance with NIST 800-53, CNSSI 1253, ICD 503, JSIG, and other applicable frameworks for National Security Systems (NSS) handling classified information up to TS/SCI 

• Support cloud Provisional Authorization (PA) and inherited control models across classified cloud environments (e.g., IL-6 CSPs) 

• Contribute technically to security artifacts including SSPs, SAPs, SARs, and POA&Ms; serve as a credible technical voice with government ISSOs, ISSEs, and third-party assessors during ATO and reauthorization activities 

• Serve as the technical security bridge between spacecraft engineering, ground systems, software development, C2 operations, and government mission partners 

• Conduct security architecture reviews and provide authoritative guidance on secure design patterns as C2 and Space Based Interceptors defense capabilities evolve 

• Communicate complex security requirements, risk trade-offs, and compliance strategies to diverse stakeholders including engineering teams, executive leadership, and government customers 

Required Qualifications 

• 10+ years of combined experience in security architecture, security engineering, and/or software development with increasing responsibility 

• Active SECRET clearance required; TS/SCI strongly preferred 

• Demonstrated experience implementing NSA Type 1 cryptographic solutions in operational national security systems 

• Proven expertise with RMF processes and achieving ATOs for complex systems, with direct experience at IL-5 or IL-6 impact levels 

• Strong working knowledge of NIST SP 800-53 security controls and how they map to application and infrastructure design 

• Hands-on experience implementing STIGs (OS, container, platform, and application-level) 

• Proficiency in at least one modern programming language (e.g., Python, Go, Elixir, or similar) and demonstrated ability to contribute directly to secure software development 

• Experience architecting security for systems combining hardware, firmware, embedded systems, and cloud-native software 

• Deep knowledge of cryptographic protocols, key management, and secure communications architectures 

• Familiarity with space system architectures including satellite operations, ground segments, and TT&C systems 

• Excellent communication skills with ability to articulate security requirements to engineering teams, executive leadership, and government stakeholders 

• DoD 8570.01-M / DoD 8140 IAM Level II certification at minimum (e.g., CASP+ CE, CISM, CAP, or CISSP/Associate); IAM Level III certification (CISM or full CISSP) required for personnel performing ISSE functions on IL-6 or TS/SCI systems 

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience) 

Preferred Qualifications 

• Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph 

• Direct experience securing C2 systems, Space Based Interceptors defense software platforms, or other DoD mission systems 

• Experience with CNSSI 1253, ICD 503, JSIG, or other Intelligence Community security standards 

• Experience supporting DoD or IC customers through ATO, re-ATO, or continuous authorization 

• Knowledge of cloud security control inheritance and shared responsibility models within IL-6 environments 

• Familiarity with Cross Domain Solutions (CDS), data guards, or other information flow control technologies 

• Experience with FedRAMP High, CMMC, or DoD IL-5/IL-6 authorizations 

• Knowledge of RF security, anti-jam techniques, and secure satellite communications 

• Experience integrating security tooling (e.g., SIEMs, vulnerability scanners, audit/logging systems) into development workflows 

• Understanding of zero trust architectures and modern identity solutions applied to classified environments 

• Understanding of supply chain risk management (SCRM) for national security systems 

• Relevant certifications such as CISSP-ISSAP, CCSP, CEH, or vendor-specific security certifications 

• Experience supporting red team or penetration testing activities against complex systems 

• Background in aerospace engineering, systems engineering, or a related technical discipline 

WORK ENVIRONMENT 

• Fast-paced, mission-critical environment supporting national security space operations 

• Requires coordination across distributed teams including spacecraft engineers, ground operations, and government partners 

• May require participation in on-call rotation for security incident response and mission-critical system support 

• High degree of autonomy and ownership as a founding security architecture leader 

• Direct access to executive leadership and opportunity to shape security strategy for emerging space capabilities 

• Occasional travel to government sites, launch facilities, or partner locations may be required 

WHAT WE OFFER 

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience and clearance level 

• Opportunity to architect security for cutting-edge space systems with national security impact 

• Professional development support including conferences, training, and security certifications 

• Collaborative culture working alongside spacecraft engineers, mission operators, and experienced security professionals 

• Equity + Benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, HRA/HSA options, PTO and paid holidays, 401K, Parental Leave 

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. 

COMPENSATION

• Base Salary:  Denver: $160,000 - $220,000, Long Beach: $165,000 - $230,000

• Equity + Benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, HRA/HSA options, PTO and paid holidays, 401K, Parental Leave 

Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, location, and experience. 

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Work Location—Successful candidates will be located near Denver or Long Beach, CA.
• Work environment—the work environment; temperature, noise level, inside or outside, or other factors that will affect the person's working conditions while performing the job.
• Physical demands—the physical demands of the job, including bending, sitting, lifting and driving.

This position will be open until it is successfully filled. To submit your application, please follow the directions below. #LI-Onsite

YOUR MISSION

As a Senior Application Security Engineer, you will be instrumental in implementing and auditing security controls for mission-critical space systems that must meet stringent government compliance requirements. You will work at the intersection of security engineering, compliance frameworks (NIST 800-171/800-53), and modern cloud-native architectures to ensure our satellite mission control software and flight systems meet Department of Defense security standards.

You will design and implement application-level security controls including comprehensive audit logging, incident response capabilities, access controls, and security monitoring—all while working closely with product engineering teams to shift security to ensure optimal outcomes.

If you thrive in a fast-paced environment where you can build security controls from the ground up and see the direct impact of your work on national security space operations, this mission is for you.

This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Create security architecture documentation and operational security guides for government authorization processes
• Drive vulnerability management program with defined SLAs for remediation (30/90/180 days by severity)
• Perform security code reviews for Elixir, Python, C++, and JavaScript codebases
• Collaborate in the triage and management of security automations using SAST (CodeQL, Semgrep), SCA (JFrog Xray), and DAST tools
• Collaborate with engineering teams to address security findings and implement secure coding practices
• Develop and deliver security training to software engineers and systems administrators across the organization
• Create and manage incident response playbooks specific to application security events
• Evaluate and integrate third-party security solutions to enhance overall security capabilities

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in application security, product security, or security engineering
• Hands-on experience implementing security controls for compliance frameworks such as NIST 800-171, NIST 800-53, FedRAMP, or CMMC
• Strong software engineering skills with ability to write production-quality code in at least one language (Python, Rust, Elixir, C++, or similar)
• Experience with cloud security (Azure preferred, AWS or GCP acceptable)
• Solid understanding of secure architecture principles including:
• Threat modeling and risk assessment
• Authentication and authorization patterns (OAuth2, JWT, RBAC, ABAC)
• Cryptography and key management
• Defense-in-depth and Zero Trust principles
• Proven ability to work collaboratively with engineering teams to implement security controls without blocking velocity
• Eligible for DoD Secret or TS/SCI clearance

Preferred Skills:

• Active TS/SCI clearance or ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance
• Direct experience with NIST 800-171 Rev 3 or NIST 800-53 implementation projects (gap analysis, control implementation, evidence collection)
• Experience with Department of Defense Impact Levels (IL2/IL4/IL5/IL6) or STIGs (Secure Technical Implementation Guides)
• Familiarity with Elixir/Erlang/Phoenix or other functional programming ecosystems (Scala, Haskell, F#, OCaml)
• Experience with Azure Government Cloud or other FedRAMP-authorized cloud environments
• Experience using Ghommit tool
• Background in DevSecOps or Platform Security Engineering:
• GitOps workflows and CI/CD security
• Infrastructure as Code security (Terraform, Bicep, Pulumi)
• Kubernetes security (Pod Security Standards, network policies, service mesh)
• Experience with security incident response including detection engineering and SOAR integration
• Familiarity with aerospace, defense, or other highly regulated industries (finance, healthcare, critical infrastructure)
• Previous experience in startups or fast-paced environments with ability to build processes from scratch
  
  

COMPENSATION

• Base Salary:  Long Beach - $150,000 to $205,000, Denver - $145,000 to $195,000

• Equity + Benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, HRA/HSA options, PTO and paid holidays, 401K, Parental Leave 

Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, location, and experience. 

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Work Location—Successful candidates will be located near Denver or Long Beach. While we observe a hybrid work environment, some work must be done on site. #LI-Onsite
• Work environment—the work environment; temperature, noise level, inside or outside, or other factors that will affect the person's working conditions while performing the job.
• Physical demands—the physical demands of the job, including bending, sitting, lifting and driving.

This position will be open until it is successfully filled. To submit your application, please follow the directions below.

YOUR MISSION

As an Enterprise Security Engineer, you will be joining a team focused on securing the foundations that allow True Anomaly to fulfill its mission. In this position, you will help design, implement, and maintain security controls across employee workstations, on-prem servers, and cloud environments. You will work alongside senior engineers and organizational partners to ensure we are building security directly into the foundations of our company while aligning with compliance requirements. You will regularly contribute to answering the question "How can we enable the business to do this with as little risk as necessary?"

As part of True Anomaly's Enterprise Security team, you will have the opportunity to contribute to solutions for a wide variety of security challenges. In one project you might be supporting improvements to enterprise identity, while in another you might be helping build out guard rails for a manufacturing environment. You will be joining a fast-paced, challenging environment where your contributions and growth will have a direct impact on our security posture.

This is an ideal role for someone who is eager to develop deep security engineering expertise, wants to grow within a high-impact organization, and is energized by the opportunity to solve challenging problems alongside experienced professionals.

This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Develop solutions to automate tasks or integrate systems in support of securing the enterprise
• Triage vulnerability scans and perform risk assessments to identify and help mitigate potential threats.
• Implement and maintain security hardening configurations for enterprise and corporate systems.
• Support subject matter experts in evaluating and improving enterprise and corporate systems security.
• Assist with management and security configuration of cloud and on-premise assets.
• Identify potential deficiencies in the current security program and escalate recommendations.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to help ensure security measures are integrated into the system development lifecycle.
• Monitor and analyze security logs from various sources (e.g., SIEMs, IDS/IPS) to identify suspicious activities and support incident response efforts.
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of security policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Stay updated with the latest security trends, threats, and technology solutions.
• Provide support to internal stakeholders on compliance and security best practices.
• Participate in change management processes, helping identify risks in implementation plans.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 years of experience in information security or a related technical field, with exposure to security engineering.
• Working knowledge of at least one programming language such as Python, Elixir, Rust, Go.
• Familiarity with security tools and technologies such as SIEM, IDS/IPS, vulnerability scanners, MDM, and endpoint protection.
• Understanding of common vulnerabilities and attack vectors.
• Solid technical understanding of common enterprise technologies, including on-prem and SaaS.
• Experience working alongside IT teams to support security initiatives.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
• Relevant certifications such as Security+, GSEC, OSCP, or equivalents are a plus.

Preferred Qualifications

• Active security clearance or ability to obtain and maintain security clearance.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or equivalent professional experience.
• Experience contributing to projects that improve organizational security.
• Exposure to manufacturing or operational technology environments.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud.
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code paradigms, Terraform, GitOps, CI/CD, etc.
• Familiarity with FedRAMP, CMMC, NIST frameworks.
• Interest in Threat Detection Engineering and security operations practices and tools.
• Experience working at a startup and/or in the defense industry.
  
  

COMPENSATION 

• Colorado Base Salary: $115,000–$155,000 
• California Base Salary: $120,000–$165,000 
• Equity + Benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, HRA/HSA options, PTO and paid holidays, 401K, Parental Leave 
• Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, location, and experience. 

Work Environment

• Work Location—this role will be onsite at our Denver or Long Beach office.  #LI-Onsite 
• This role operates in a fast-paced, high-stakes environment where adaptability is essential.
• On-call rotation participation, including after-hours participation, is required in this role.
• Must be comfortable working under pressure during active security incidents.
• Mentorship and growth opportunities with senior security engineers.
• Direct exposure to leadership and opportunity to contribute to security strategy.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary
• Opportunity to work on challenging, mission-critical security initiatives
• Professional development and certification support
• Collaborative culture with experienced security professionals
• Equity + Benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, HRA/HSA options, PTO and paid holidays, 401K, Parental Leave

This position will be open until it is successfully filled. To submit your application, please follow the directions below.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

True Anomaly is committed to equal employment opportunity on any basis protected by applicable state and federal laws. If you have a disability or additional need that requires accommodation, please do not hesitate to let us know.