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Bison Group - Mission First. People Always.

At Bison Group, we're more than a defense contractor - we're a people-focused small business with a strong culture built on trust, respect, and impact. We value every member of the team, foster open communication without the layers of a big corporation, and stand firmly behind our commitment to the veteran community through real, tangible action.

When you join Bison Group, you're not just filling a role - you're stepping into a mission-critical environment where your work directly supports our federal partners, and national security objectives. Here, your skills are recognized, your growth is encouraged, and your contributions have a clear purpose.

What you will do:

• Design and implement core infrastructure and platform services that enable other engineers to scale their output
• Build and maintain backend and web development frameworks and networking solutions
• Integrate model/software/hardware-in-the-loop components using first and third-party technologies
• Collaborate with team members and partners in the autonomy domain
• Create technologies and processes that enable users to safely and rapidly develop and deploy autonomous systems at scale
• Participate in technical design reviews and system architecture discussions
• Implement and maintain monitoring, logging, and data management solutions

Requirements

 REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Strong engineering background from industry or school, ideally in areas/fields such as Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics
• 3+ years working with a variety of programming languages such as Java, Python, C++, Rust, Go, JavaScript, etc.
• Experience building software solutions involving significant amounts of data processing and analysis
• Ability to quickly understand and navigate complex systems and established code bases
• A desire to work on critical software that has a real-world impact
• Ability to travel up to 25% to both domestic and international locations, as needed
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

• Experience building or inventing something: an app, a website, game, or startup
• Professional software development lifecycle experience using tools such as version control, CI/CD systems, etc.
• Experience building scalable backend software systems with various data storage and processing requirements
• Experience with industry standard cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) and software infrastructure fundamentals
• Ability to quickly understand and navigate complex systems and established code bases
• Experience with modern build and deployment tooling (e.g., NixOS, Terraform)
• Experience designing complex software systems and iterating upon designs via technical design reviews
• Familiarity with industry standard monitoring, logging, and data management tools and best practices

The Bison Group, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, genetic information, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.  If you'd like to view a copy of the company's affirmative action plan for protected veterans/individuals with disabilities or our policy statement, please email EEO@bisongroupusa.com.  If you have a disability and you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to submit an online application, please e-mail Accessibiity@bisongroupusa.com.  This mailbox is created exclusively to assist disabled job seekers whose disability prevents them from being able to apply online. Only emails sent for this purpose will be returned. Emails left for other purposes, such as following up on an application or technical issues not related to a disability, will not receive a response.

Disclaimer: This position offers a wage or salary range based on market data and internal pay policies. This range is a good-faith estimate and may vary depending on qualifications, experience, and other factors. We do not request or use prior compensation history in making employment decisions. Any voluntary disclosure of prior wage information may be considered to support a higher offer but will not be used to justify a lower offer.

The Bison Group offers benefit options including medical, dental, vision, life, disability insurance, and accrued PTO including vacation, sick leave and holidays.

The listed pay range serves as a general guideline rather than a guaranteed salary. Final compensation is determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to, role-specific responsibilities; candidate qualifications such as education, skills, and mission-aligned experience; market data, business considerations, internal equity, and any applicable legal or bargaining agreements (if any).