What are the responsibilities and job description for the Full Stack Software Engineer position at Powerus?
About Powerus
Powerus is building a next-generation American autonomous systems platform designed to move, protect, and sustain critical assets in high-consequence environments. The company combines advanced autonomy, manufacturing capability, operational expertise, and strategic acquisitions to support defense, national security, critical infrastructure, and commercial operations globally.
Mission
Our mission is to deliver resilient autonomous technologies that strengthen national security, improve operational safety, and expand the capabilities of organizations operating in complex environments.
Why Join Powerus
Powerus tracks aircraft, batteries, flights, maintenance, and mission data across customers, test sites, and the Rock Hill production line. That information has to be available to operators, maintainers, and engineers through software that is secure and easy to use.
This role builds the web applications and services for fleet management, mission data review, and internal engineering and production tools.
Position Overview
Powerus is seeking a Full Stack Software Engineer to build web applications and backend services for fleet management, mission data, and internal tools.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop web applications for fleet status, flight records, maintenance, and mission data review
- Develop backend services and APIs that ingest data from aircraft, ground stations, and production systems
- Design and maintain relational database schemas
- Implement authentication, role-based access control, and audit logging
- Deploy and operate services in cloud and on-premises environments
- Work directly with operators and engineers to define requirements
Qualifications
- Must be located in the United States, within commuting distance of Rock Hill, SC
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience
- Professional experience developing web applications with TypeScript and React or a comparable framework
- Professional experience developing backend services in Python, Go, or Node.js
- Experience with SQL databases such as PostgreSQL
- Experience with REST APIs, containers, and CI/CD
- U.S. Person status required (U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or protected individual under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)); this role involves access to ITAR- and EAR-controlled technical data
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with mapping libraries such as Mapbox or Leaflet
- Experience with video or time-series data
- Experience with AWS GovCloud or Azure Government
- Experience with software subject to NIST 800-171 or CMMC
- Active or prior U.S. security clearance
What We Look For
Candidates should have shipped a web application that people depend on for their daily work and be able to describe how its design changed after users started using it.
Equal Opportunity Statement
Powerus is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and mission-driven workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.