Software Engineer, Systems Architecture

About this role

Valinor is a new type of defense and government tech company focused on solving the problems others don't. Our unique model of centralized go-to-market and decentralized engineering allows us to move with unparalleled efficiency to identify unmet needs, build right-sized solutions, and get products where they matter most - in the hands of users. Unlike others in the space, who focus on the flashy problems, Valinor exists to solve the quiet, unaddressed problems-the small but significant ones that lead to cracks in the country's strength, stability, and security.

Backed by General Catalyst, Founders Fund, and Friends & Family Capital, Valinor was founded in 2024 and has established strategic partnerships with Palantir, Anduril, and Helsing. We are building the dream team, and we want you on it.

## About The Role

We're looking for a software engineer to own the architecture, data handling, and product layer of the software stack at one of Valinor’s product companies, currently in stealth. The system turns raw sensor data into a usable, trusted picture for the end user. You'll work directly with the General Manager and alongside a small team of engineers to rapidly develop a new product. You’ll also partner with product enablement at the Valinor Hub to stand up infrastructure and management.

We see this as a step-up role: someone who has already been part of building a system like this, whether embedded/edge software, sensor or data pipelines, or detection and classification work, as a strong contributor, and is ready to own that kind of architecture for the first time, with direct partnership from the GM on the highest-stakes tradeoffs.

## What You'll Do

1. Overall Software Architecture

• Design the software architecture that ties the products data flow, processing, and user-facing product together end to end.
• Define clean interfaces with the sensor integration and API work, so the pieces fit into a coherent whole rather than a collection of o...