Lead the technical vision for complex systems, drive architectural strategies, write production-ready code, and align teams for public sector compliance.
Ready to shape the future of AI infrastructure and build systems that power the most advanced unstructured data pipelines in the world? At Unstructured, we’re building the backbone of generative AI—enabling federal agencies, defense organizations, and public sector partners to transform PDFs, HTML, Word docs, images, and more into high-performance data pipelines that scale securely and reliably.
Our tools already power mission-critical workloads for half of the Fortune 500, and our open-source package has been downloaded 36+ million times. Now, we’re entering our next chapter—bringing these same innovations to the US government—and we’re hiring a Software Engineer - Public Sector to help lead the charge.
If you’re energized by solving hard technical problems that truly matter—and you want to build solutions that empower agencies and support national missions—this is your moment.
Active SECRET clearance required
What You’ll Own & Drive:
-Own the technical vision for some of the most complex, high-impact systems powering federal and public sector data pipelines.
-Drive architectural strategies that prioritize scale, performance, and security compliance.
-Write production-ready code and lead projects that directly support mission-critical workloads.
-Solve deep technical challenges like data orchestration at scale, secure data flow optimization, and AI-first infrastructure for sensitive workloads.
-Align engineering, product, and go-to-market teams to deliver solutions that meet public sector compliance and security needs.
-Guide architectural decisions that balance innovation with risk mitigation.
What You Bring:
-5–9 years building software for US government or Department of Defense (DOD) networks.
-Active SECRET clearance required; TS/SCI strongly preferred
-Deep expertise in Python, distributed architectures, and AWS, Azure, or GCP.
-Proven success leading mission-critical technical initiatives and mentoring engineering teams.
-Passion for performance, reliability, and elegant, compliant solutions.
-Unstructured values service and encourages veterans of the US military and civilian agencies to apply to this role.
-Ability and willingness to travel up to 20%
Bonus Points:
-Experience with AI/ML systems, unstructured data, or real-time pipelines.
-Familiarity with FedRAMP, IL5, or other compliance frameworks.
-Expertise with Kubernetes, IaC, or scaling SaaS infrastructure.
-Startup DNA—you thrive in fast-moving, high-impact environments.
Why You’ll Love It Here
-Real Impact: Your work will directly support national missions and critical agency workloads.
-Big Challenges: You won’t be bored—our problems are meaty, meaningful, and novel.
-Elite Team: Work with sharp, low-ego builders obsessed with quality and execution.
-Fast Growth: Help shape foundational tech and a growing federal practice at a high-growth AI company.
Top Skills
AWS
Azure
GCP
Infrastructure As Code (Iac)
Kubernetes
Python
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