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60 open defense & national security software engineering roles at 6 AI companies, including K2 Space, Mach Industries and Saronic. Updated daily; nothing new in the last seven days.

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  1. Graphics Programmer — Saronic · Series D · Austin, TX · last week
  2. Ground Software Engineer, Top Secret Clearance — K2 Space · Series D · Los Angeles, CA · $123K–150K · last week
  3. Senior Ground Software Engineer, Top Secret Clearance — K2 Space · Series D · Los Angeles, CA · $150K–200K · last week
  4. A/V Technician — Saronic · Series D · Austin, TX · 2 weeks ago
  5. Staff Process Modeling Engineer — Mariana Minerals · Series B · Houston, TX · $100K–160K · 3 weeks ago
  6. Senior Integration Engineer, Top Secret Clearance — K2 Space · Series D · Los Angeles, CA · $160K–200K · 3 weeks ago
  7. Senior / Staff Robotics Security Software Engineer — Saronic · Series D · Austin, TX · 4 weeks ago
  8. Engineering Manager, MarianaOS — Mariana Minerals · Series B · San Francisco, CA · USD 180–225/hour · 5 weeks ago
  9. Sr. Software Engineer, Autonomy — Mariana Minerals · Series B · San Francisco, CA · $140K–200K · 5 weeks ago
  10. Platform Engineer (DevX) — K2 Space · Series D · Los Angeles, CA · 6 weeks ago
  11. CPU Software Validation Engineering Lead — Nuvacore · United States · $150K–200K · 6 weeks ago
  12. Quality Engineer — Saronic · Series D · Austin, TX · 6 weeks ago
  13. Sr./Staff Process Controls Engineer — Mariana Minerals · Series B · Houston, TX · $150K–200K · 8 weeks ago
  14. Information Technology Intern (Summer 2027) — Saronic · Series D · Austin, TX · 2 months ago
  15. Software Engineer Intern (Summer 2027) — Saronic · Series D · Austin, TX · 2 months ago
  16. Senior Platform Engineer (DevX) — K2 Space · Series D · Los Angeles, CA · $165K–200K · 2 months ago
  17. Staff Process Controls Engineer — Mariana Minerals · Series B · San Francisco, CA · $150K–200K · 2 months ago
  18. Platform Engineer — K2 Space · Series D · Los Angeles, CA · 2 months ago
  19. Full Stack Software Engineer — Mariana Minerals · Series B · San Francisco, CA · $80K–160K · 2 months ago
  20. December 2026 New Graduate Engineer, Software / GNC — Mach Industries · Series C · Huntington Beach, CA · $130K–135K · 3 months ago
  21. Sr. Embedded Software Engineer, High-Performance Signal Processing — Mach Industries · Series C · Huntington Beach, CA · $130K–240K · 3 months ago
  22. Flight Software Engineer — K2 Space · Series D · Seattle, WA · $123K–160K · 3 months ago
  23. Ground Software Engineer — K2 Space · Series D · Seattle, WA · $123K–150K · 3 months ago
  24. Software Engineer, Mission Autonomy — Mach Industries · Series C · Huntington Beach, CA · $130K–230K · 4 months ago
  25. Embedded Autonomy Engineer — Mach Industries · Series C · Huntington Beach, CA · $130K–220K · 4 months ago
  26. Staff Quality Engineer — Saronic · Series D · Austin, TX · 4 months ago
  27. Salesforce Business System Analyst — Saronic · Series D · Austin, TX · 4 months ago
  28. Fall 2026 Engineering Internship — Mach Industries · Series C · Huntington Beach, CA · USD 1,800–2,100/week · 4 months ago
  29. Senior Ground Software Engineer — K2 Space · Series D · Seattle, WA · $150K–200K · 5 months ago
  30. Senior Flight Software Engineer — K2 Space · Series D · Seattle, WA · $160K–200K · 5 months ago
  31. Principal Flight Software Engineer — K2 Space · Series D · Seattle, WA · $200K–240K · 5 months ago
  32. Software Engineer, Embedded Linux — Chariot Defense · Series A · San Bruno, CA · $130K–180K · 5 months ago
  33. Software Engineer, Systems — Chariot Defense · Series A · San Bruno, CA · $130K–180K · 5 months ago
  34. Sr. Embedded Software Engineer - Radar & DSP — Mach Industries · Series C · Huntington Beach, CA · $165K–220K · 5 months ago
  35. Ground Software Engineer — K2 Space · Series D · Los Angeles, CA · $123K–150K · 5 months ago
  36. Systems Software Engineer, Generalist — Saronic · Series D · Austin, TX · 5 months ago
  37. Principal Software Engineer — Mach Industries · Series C · Huntington Beach, CA · $220K–265K · 6 months ago
  38. OS Platform Engineer — K2 Space · Series D · Los Angeles, CA · $160K–200K · 6 months ago
  39. Software Development Engineer, Test Platform — K2 Space · Series D · Los Angeles, CA · $123K–175K · 6 months ago
  40. Senior Ground Software Engineer — K2 Space · Series D · Los Angeles, CA · $150K–200K · 7 months ago
  41. Perception Engineer — Mach Industries · Series C · Huntington Beach, CA · $125K–220K · 7 months ago
  42. Software Engineer — Mach Industries · Series C · Huntington Beach, CA · $125K–220K · 7 months ago
  43. Flight Software Engineer — Mach Industries · Series C · Huntington Beach, CA · $125K–220K · 7 months ago
  44. Autonomy and Robotics Software Engineer — Mach Industries · Series C · Huntington Beach, CA · $125K–220K · 7 months ago
  45. Software Engineer — Mach Industries · Series C · San Francisco, CA · $125K–220K · 7 months ago
  46. Software Engineer, Localization — Mach Industries · Series C · Huntington Beach, CA · $125K–220K · 7 months ago
  47. Systems Software Engineer — Saronic · Series D · Austin, TX · 7 months ago
  48. Flight Software Engineer — K2 Space · Series D · Los Angeles, CA · $123K–170K · 8 months ago
  49. Senior Flight Software Engineer — K2 Space · Series D · Los Angeles, CA · $160K–200K · 8 months ago
  50. Senior Application Software Engineer — K2 Space · Series D · Los Angeles, CA · $160K–200K · 8 months ago

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