Union Technologies is reindustrializing America’s defense manufacturing base with a first-of-its-kind Factories-as-a-Stockpile™ model, integrating advanced robotics, manufacturing, and software into sovereign factory systems at scale. The manufacturing software platform is scaling rapidly, and the company needs to build and operate reliable backend services in Go to turn live machine and process data into traceable production insights.
Requirements
- Go services (REST/gRPC)
- Kafka
- PostgreSQL
- SQL
- Go (or similar languages like Rust, C++, or Java)
- APIs
- databases (SQL)
- containerized environments
Responsibilities
- Implement and maintain Go services (REST/gRPC) for tracking work orders, parts, and quality records.
- Build and test event-driven data flows using Kafka and other messaging tools.
- Write SQL queries and data models in PostgreSQL and related databases.
- Collaborate with edge and data engineers to integrate telemetry from industrial machines.
- Contribute to observability and reliability through metrics, traces, and structured logs.
- Follow best practices for secure software development (RBAC, encryption, least privilege).
- Participate in code reviews, technical discussions, and cross-functional planning.
Other
- 1–3 years of experience building backend applications (academic, internship, or professional).
- Eagerness to learn event-driven systems, observability, and DevOps fundamentals.
- U.S. Person per ITAR and willing to undergo background screening for DoD clearance.
- Exposure to manufacturing, industrial automation, or IoT data systems.
- Interest in cybersecurity and compliance frameworks (CMMC, NIST 800-171).
