Senior Solution Engineer (L5) or Solution Architect (L6)

Location: Austin, TX; hybrid. Travel approximately 30–40% to customer sites, partner facilities, test ranges, and live exercises. Significant on-site work in Department of War and military operating environments. U.S. citizenship and eligibility to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance are required.

Company

hirify.global is a veteran-owned Series A defense technology company building URZA, an orchestration layer for autonomous unmanned systems used by defense and intelligence customers.

What you will do

• Lead URZA deployments end-to-end at customer sites and configure the platform for each customer’s mission and ConOps.
• Integrate URZA with third-party C2 systems, sensors, software APIs, and external weather, reconnaissance, and intelligence data sources.
• Serve as the senior engineering presence during customer engagements and represent NODA in customer technical reviews.
• Run operator training and coordinate engagements with Mission Leads and Field Operations.
• Create reusable runbooks, deployment guides, ConOps templates, integration playbooks, and after-action reports.
• Mentor mid-level Solution Engineers; at the L6 level, define integration patterns across multiple concurrent engagements and influence the URZA roadmap.

Requirements

• 5+ years of full-stack engineering experience with significant customer-facing or forward-deployed work.
• Strong proficiency in Python, C++, or Rust and advanced Linux fluency.
• Deep networking knowledge covering TCP/IP, UDP, multicast, and routing, with field debugging across multiple system layers.
• Demonstrated deployment experience in Department of War, military, or comparable operational environments.
• U.S. citizenship is required under ITAR regulations, along with the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance.
• Systems thinking across compute, networks, vehicle behavior, and ConOps; ability to diagnose systems in degraded conditions during live exercises.
• Strong documentation discipline, customer credibility, technical authority, self-direction, and comfort with ambiguity.

Nice to have

• Hands-on experience with autonomous systems or unmanned vehicles, including UAS, UGV, USV, or UUV.
• Experience with tactical C2 systems such as TAK, Cursor-on-Target, or Link 16, or with pub-sub middleware such as Zenoh or DDS.
• Experience integrating sensors, third-party APIs, or external weather, reconnaissance, and intelligence data feeds.
• Prior defense, autonomy, or robotics company experience, or exposure to classified, ITAR, or CMMC environments.
• Active security clearance.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, respectful, and trust-based culture with emphasis on mission-driven work and individual agency.
• Premium medical, dental, and vision coverage with zero paycheck premiums for employees and families.
• 401(k) plan with company match, equity grants, FSA, DCFSA, and HSA.
• Unlimited PTO, 11 paid holidays, an extended holiday calendar, and generous parental leave.
• Military leave for annual training or service requirements and professional development opportunities.
• Mental health resources available 24/7, plus work-life services including legal and financial support.