Software Engineering Manager (san mateo)

Company Description www.spkn.app Spoken is a first-of-its-kind social commerce marketplace powered by real consumers and their genuine connections. We turn everyday word-of-mouth moments into a scalable sales engine for brands—without influencers, ads, or the noise of traditional social media. Our platform catalogs real purchases from real people, making them discoverable and shoppable by their friends. This means brands get lower acquisition costs, higher trust, and authentic engagement, while consumers get a safe, private space to share and shop with people they actually know. We’re pre-seed, early in our journey, and building for massive scale. This is an opportunity to join at the ground floor, shape the product, own major technical decisions, and directly influence the trajectory of the company. Role Description We’re looking for a Founding Engineer who can take Spoken from MVP to a robust, scalable platform. You’ll be responsible for: • Product Ownership – Leading technical architecture, system design, and development for our mobile and web applications. • Hands-On Development – Building new features, integrating AI-driven product recognition, and optimizing for speed, reliability, and scalability. • Technical Vision – Making key stack decisions and setting engineering best practices. • Rapid Iteration – Moving quickly from concept to deployment, testing and refining based on real-world user feedback. • Team Building – Hiring and mentoring the future engineering team. • Partnership – Working directly with the founder to align product and business strategy and sharing in both the responsibility and the upside. This is not just a job—it’s true founder-level involvement, with equity and the opportunity to shape a category-defining product. This is an “all-in” role so an appetite for problem solving and entrepreneurship is key! Qualifications Must-Haves • Proven experience building and shipping consumer-facing web or mobile applications. • Strong proficiency in React Native, Flutter or other similar cross-platform frameworks and backend development. • Ability to design, build, and deploy scalable APIs and databases. • Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure). • Strong problem-solving mindset and a bias toward action—comfortable in a fast-moving, high-ambiguity startup environment. • Entrepreneurial spirit and willingness to own outcomes. Nice-to-Haves • Experience with AI/ML integration (image recognition, recommendation engines). • Background in marketplace or e-commerce platforms. • Prior startup or founder experience. • Located in the SF Bay Area (preferred for in-person collaboration). Compensation: Significant equity stake (5-20% depending on experience). Guaranteed salary & benefits upon pre-seed funding secured. Location: San Francisco Bay Area (hybrid/remote possible for the right person). Stage: Pre-seed, MVP in development, fundraising in progress.

You will work with an expert team focused on implementing and operating next-generation security solutions for government and commercial clients. You’ll use Splunk and integrate it with other state-of-the-art tools like HBSS, Enterprise Security Manager (ESM), Network Security Manager (NSM), NetFlow, and/or Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) to monitor, detect, and analyze threats. You'll perform hands-on evaluation, implementation, and operation of leading security Cyber defense tools and technologies and apply in-depth defense strategies for large and complex networks to rapidly identify vulnerabilities and threats, prioritizing response actions, including developing effective countermeasures. You’ll support the risk management and security compliance of specified cyber security tools. You'll apply thought leadership to solving complex security challenges in a highly collaborative and innovative work environment. Requirements 3+ years of experience utilizing Splunk Enterprise Experience with deploying, configuring, and performing functional testing and data validation in a Splunk environment Experience with Splunk performing systems administration, including performing installation, configuration, monitoring system performance and availability, upgrades, and troubleshooting in Windows and Linux Server environments Experience creating custom dashboards, writing queries and generating reports, and setting up alerts and notifications Familiarity with DoD Risk Management Framework Top Secret/SCI clearance with the ability to obtain a Counter-Intelligence polygraph HS diploma or GED and 7+ years of experience with supporting IT projects and activities, Associate’s degree and 5+ years of experience with supporting IT projects and activities, or Bachelor’s degree and 3+ years of experience with supporting IT projects and activities  DoD 8570 IAT Level II Certification, including CCNA-Security, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, Security+ CE, CND, or SSCP  Ability to obtain a DoD 8570.01-M Cybersecurity Service Provider - Infrastructure Support Certification, including CEH, CySA+, GICSP, SSCP, CHFI, CFR, Cloud+, or CND Certification prior to start date Optional Qualifications: Ability to ingest and parse logs within Splunk Experience with fields abstraction Experience with data modeling using Splunk Experience with workflows and drilldown query Experience administering Splunk in distributed deployments Experience with performing site surveys, data gathering, and research and analysis regarding deploying and implementing security tools Splunk Certified Power User or other advanced Splunk Certification Experience with DevSecOps and Elasticsearch, Logstash & Kibana (ELK) Possession of excellent oral and written communication skills, including using presentation expertise to convey complex ideas to client and internal staff Possession of excellent problem-solving skills Benefits Essential Network Security (ENS) Solutions, LLC is a service-disabled veteran owned, highly regarded IT consulting and management firm. ENS consults for the Department of Defense (DoD) and Intelligence Community (IC) providing innovative solutions in the core competency area of Identity, Credential and Access Management (ICAM), Software Development, Cyber and Network Security, System Engineering, Program/Project Management, IT support, Solutions, and Services that yield enduring results. Our strong technical and management experts have been able to maintain a standard of excellence in their relationships while delivering innovative, scalable and collaborative infrastructure to our clients. Why ENS? Free Platinum-Level Medical/Dental/Vision coverage, 100% paid for by ENS 401k Contribution from Day 1 PTO + 11 Paid Federal Holidays Long & Short Term Disability Insurance Group Term Life Insurance Tuition, Certification & Professional Development Assistance Workers’ Compensation Relocation Assistance

We are looking for a reliable and skilled IT Support Specialist to join our team and provide on-site technical support for our multi practice locations. Responsibilities: Provide day to day technical support for staff, * troubleshoot and resolve IT issues quickly and effectively *Maintain and update computer systems, printers, and office equipment *Assist with new employee setup.

Program Description: As procurement technology continues to evolve, the Agency seeks to advance its procurement capabilities by maintaining robust, scalable, and up-to-date systems that enhance operational efficiency, streamline workflows, and improve overall productivity. To this end, the agency requires a strategic partner that can provide ongoing support for existing systems, integrate innovative technology solutions, and deliver comprehensive program management to oversee these efforts amidst a rapidly changing technological landscape. Position Description: We are seeking a skilled AWS Cloud Engineer to be responsible for designing, implementing, and managing cloud infrastructure and solutions using Amazon Web Services. They ensure the reliability, security, scalability, and performance of cloud environments by leveraging a deep understanding of various AWS services and best practices. Requirements Responsibilities: Developing the cloud service delivery models and architectural framework to enable platform as a service (PaaS), infrastructure as a service (IaaS), software as a service (SaaS), and data as a service (DaaS). Able to implement automation for cloud resources using DevSecOps best practices. Able to analyze applications and make recommendations across multiple area that identify what platforms can move, migrate, and /or be deployed into a cloud environment. Capable of providing strategies for failure/recovery, cost optimization and benefit analyses of loud, cloud agnostic, and on-site premise services.   Required Skills: Years of Experience: 8 years of relevant technical experience.   Education Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in relevant field; Additional experience can be used in lieu of degree Clearance Requirement: Active Top Secret Proficiency in the following technologies: React, Spring Boot, Postgres, Aha!, Project Online, InVision, Sketch, Jira, Confluence, IJ, Visual Studio Code, Eclipse, PyCharm, Notepad, Swagger, SonarQube, JaCoCO, Selenium, Cucumber, JMeter, Mocha, PyTest, CHEF, Locust, GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Terraform, Gitlab Runner, Jenkins, AWS CodePipeline, NPM, Yarn, AWS CodeBuild, AWS OpsWorks, AWS CloudFormation, AWS CodeDeploy, Splunk, Amazon Cloudwatch, AppDynamics, Amazon Kinesis Analytics, Power BI, Matomo, Mouseflow, Nginix, Ansible, Docker, jFrog Artifactory, and jFrog Xray Soft Skills: ·       Organizational Skills: Can plan and prioritize work. Follows tasks to their logical conclusion and makes sure that everything has been done to the right standard. Good attention to detail. ·       Team Work: Able to enthuse and maintain project interest. Comfortable working both individually and as part of a team. Prepared to challenge ideas within a group in a constructive way. ·       Leadership: Acute business acumen and understanding of organizational issues and challenges. Able to work effectively at all levels in an organization. ·       Communications: Ability to communicate clearly and efficiently to team members and clients, verbally and in writing. Able to present ideas in a variety of ways depending upon audience and context. Excellent active listening skills. ·       Quantitative Management: Ability to determine process measures and track to determine process effectiveness and efficiency. ·       Problem Solving: Natural inclination for planning strategy and tactics. Ability to analyze problems and determine root cause, generating alternatives, evaluating and selecting alternatives and implementing solutions. ·       Results oriented: Able to drive things forward regardless of personal interest in the task.

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SciTec has been awarded multiple government contracts and is growing our creative Team! SciTec, Inc. is a dynamic small business with the mission to deliver advanced sensor data processing technologies and scientific instrumentation capabilities in support of National Security and Defense. We support customers throughout the Department of Defense and U.S. Government in building innovative new tools to deliver unique world-class data exploitation capabilities. Important Notice: SciTec exclusively works on U.S. government contracts that require U.S. citizenship for all employees. SciTec cannot sponsor or assume sponsorship of employee work visas of any type. Further, U.S. citizenship is a requirement to obtain and keep a security clearance. Applicants that do not meet these requirements will not be considered. SciTec has immediate opportunities for experienced Staff and Senior Staff DevSecOps engineers. Responsibilities Manage integration, security scanning, and deployment of multiple applications into orchestrated frameworks. Work with deployment teams to orchestrate deployments to development, test, and operational environments. Create, maintain, and improve Continuous Integration (CI) pipelines in gitlab-ci. Monitor CI pipelines for performance and resolve observed or reported issues. Implement and maintain version promotion of one or more applications within CI pipelines. Integrate CI pipelines with development tools for artifact management, software test, software quality assessment, etc. Implement Continuous Delivery and execute automated or manual deployments of applications into orchestrated k8s environments. Execute checkout and troubleshooting of deployed applications within development and production environments. Execute software release processes including release branch creation, integration, checkout and test. Implement and maintain Helm charts. Ensure cybersecurity protocols are followed. Other duties as assigned. Requirements At least two years of professional experience building and executing DevOps or DevSecOps solutions using Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment (CI/CD). Strong experience designing and developing application container deployment solutions using Docker, docker-compose, Kubernetes, etc. Experience with Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) Experience with Istio service mesh as well as Prometheus and Grafana Strong experience maintaining deployment environments for development, test and production Experience with authentication technologies, such as Keycloak At least one year of professional experience using Python3 At least one year of professional experience using Linux operating systems A bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, or physical sciences The ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance Ability to work 100% on-site Detail oriented Good verbal and written communication skills Candidates who have any of the following skills will be preferred: Strong experience with software vulnerability scanning with static and dynamic code analysis Experience with software vulnerability assessment and remediation using SAST/DAST and tools like Sonarqube Strong experience with software package artifact management using JFrog Artifactory, Nexus or similar Development experience in Python, C++ Experience with container security tools such as Grype, Syft Experience with version control using Git Systems and service administration in a Linux environment, including the installation and maintenance of applications supporting CI/CD like Gitlab, etc *Resumes, Cover Letters, and Applications which are generated by AI will not be considered for employment. Colorado Residents: In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information. Benefits SciTec offers a highly competitive salary and benefits package, including: Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) 3% Fully Vested Company 401K Contribution (no employee contribution required) 100% company paid HSA Medical insurance, with a choice of 2 buy-up options 80% company paid Dental insurance 100% company paid Vision insurance 100% company paid Life insurance 100% company paid Long-term Disability insurance Short-term Disability insurance Annual Profit-Sharing Plan Discretionary Performance Bonus Paid Parental Leave Generous Paid Time Off, including Holiday, Vacation, and Sick Pay Flexible Work Hours The pay range for this position is $82,000- $146,000 / year. SciTec considers several factors when extending an offer of employment, including but not limited to the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, education/training, and key skills. This is not a guarantee of compensation. SciTec is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. VET/Disabled.