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Staff Engineer (Defense)

Boston, US
Salary
$260K - $355K
Level
Staff

Not stated in the posting: work type, visa.

Open. First seen 2 October 2026.

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About the role

ASI's standard text

About ASI

ASI's mission-critical technology powers decision-making across aviation, defense, energy, and other critical infrastructure domains. Backed by top-tier investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Spark Capital, and Renegade Partners, ASI delivers operational decision superiority—compressing days of analysis into seconds of action. ASI is leading the way and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible.

What You Will Do:

As a staff engineer, you will lead the most complex and high impact technical challenges in our Defense unit. You will architect new solutions and mentor other software engineers. You will define what engineering excellence looks like.

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What We Value:

  • Strong software development skills, specifically in Python, Rust, JavaScript, Typescript.
  • Experience w/ building infrastructure in AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform.
  • Proficient in leveraging modern LLM tools to accelerate development workflows and enhance code quality.
  • Experience working with time-series and geospatial data.
  • Talent and experience to lead.
  • Ability to travel.
  • Ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance is required.
  • Flexibility to adjust to changing business priorities.

How We Hire:

ASI's standard text

We look at the interview process not as a screening or test, but rather as an opportunity to simulate what it would look like working together. We build the interview process around you

ASI works with export controlled technology and restricted U.S. Government data, including on contracts mandating U.S. immigration status and location restrictions for performing personnel. Employment offers are contingent on ability to timely obtain all required authorizations for contemplated job duties.

What this role asks for

Particular to this role

Docker

Rare in ASI's other 23 open postings.

In most of ASI's ads

LLM · Python

Named in most of its open postings, whatever the role.

64% of this description is written for the role. The rest is ASI's standard text, folded away below.

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The team: 1.2. Defense Eng

This role is one of 8 open in 1.2. Defense Eng.

WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS

LLM (8 of 8), Python (7 of 8), AWS (4 of 8), Kubernetes (4 of 8), Rust (4 of 8), Docker (3 of 8), JavaScript (3 of 8)

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