About F9
F9 is a mission-oriented team of Principal Software Engineers that have come together to deliver modern software engineering capabilities to the United States Defense Industry. Our customers include the United States Air Force, Aerospace, Raytheon, and Harris.
F9’s CEO, Eric Schoonover, started his career as a software engineer at Microsoft and Netflix where he progressed from a risky hire with no experience and no education to a principal level software engineer. He co-founded a YCombinator-funded startup after leaving Netflix and eventually landed at Time Inc as Vice President of Engineering. Prior to founding F9, he was Director of Engineering for the United States Digital Service in the Executive Office of the President, and Director of Engineering at the Defense Digital Service in the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
All F9 principals have extensive private sector experience and deeply value a culture of effective software engineering, freedom, and responsibility.
Responsibilities
At F9 Junior Software Engineers participate in an apprenticeship, pairing with Software Engineers and Senior Software Engineers. Junior Software Engineers are responsible for the development and delivery of well defined software engineering tasks that support American war fighters.
Junior Software Engineers work with Software Engineers and Senior Software Engineers and are responsible for rapid skills development and effective contribution.
Required Capabilities
As a Junior Software Engineer at F9 the expectation is that you are a competent software engineer capable of coding solutions to well defined problems with active support from other members of the software engineering team. You collaborate well with more experienced software engineers learning from them and leveraging thoughtful peer review and pairing to continuously improve your own work output.
Nice-to-Haves
- Bachelor Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or similar technical degree, or equivalent industry experience
- Proficiency coding in Java
- Resume includes one or more examples of working as a software engineer leveraging large scale public cloud infrastructure like AWS, Google Cloud, or Microsoft Azure
- A SECRET level or TOP SECRET or TS/SCI level security clearance
Working at F9
Generous Compensation
We came for the mission, but we know the market value of the best people. We offer generous compensation packages in-line with industry.
DIY Benefits
We give our employees a generous allowance to use on a healthcare plan of their choice from several flexible tiers and formats. If you don't spend it all, you keep the difference.
Gear for Professionals
We understand that having the right gear makes your life better, and your work better. Premium noise-cancelling headphones, a top-of-the-line computer of your choice, and a baller mechanical keyboard are all standard issue. Something else? No problem. We trust our team to expense what they need.
Unlimited PTO
As a group of senior and principal engineers, most of us have families and—quite frankly—amazing lives outside of work. Get things done, but take as much time as you need, when you need it.
Ownership & Freedom
F9 hires experts in their field and trusts them to make the most of their time. You will own every aspect of your work, because we trust you to be awesome.
Proper Playtime
Whether it's snowmobiling in the mountains or dining at some of the best restaurants in the world, our team outings are not standard corporate events. You will never be forced to participate in mediocre mandatory fun.