Pretorin
Founding Engineer
Tempe, AZ · Full-time · Posted Oct 29, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of professional software development; demonstrated ability to ship production systems.
- Visa sponsorship
- U.S. citizenship required; must be capable of obtaining and holding a U.S. security clearance.
About the job
Lead Pretorin’s technical foundation and build tools that streamline the DoD Authority to Operate (ATO) process for defense software teams.
What you'll do
- Own architecture, infrastructure, deployment, and product development; write production code.
- Build ATO tools, make technology and build-or-buy decisions, and establish engineering practices.
- Work with DoD stakeholders and contribute to security documentation, architecture diagrams, and compliance artifacts.
What they ask for
- U.S. citizen capable of obtaining and holding a U.S. security clearance.
- Direct experience with the DoD ATO process.
- Proficiency with modern development stacks and at least one major programming language.
- Active, enthusiastic use of AI-powered development tools.
Nice to have
- Experience with NIST RMF, STIG compliance, or FedRAMP authorization frameworks.
- Prior defense-tech startup or DoD software factory experience.
Tools
Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, Python, Go, TypeScript, Rust, AWS GovCloud
AI focus
Use AI-assisted development tools as a core part of the workflow; the posting describes them as a force multiplier.
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