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Picogrid

Unified defense platform for autonomous systems

Fullstack Engineer

Full-Time
$150k - $220k/yr+ Stock options + 401(k) match + Relocation assistance
Mid
El Segundo, CA, USA
HybridOccasional travel to customer sites is required.
Software EngineeringFull-Stack Engineering
No H1B Sponsorship

About the job

Requirements
  • Experience building production frontend applications with React and TypeScript or an equivalent modern web stack.
  • Strong intuition for user interface and user experience.
  • Ability to operate amid ambiguity, turn unclear problems into concrete solutions, and define focused, high-leverage scope.
  • Ownership mindset focused on shipping customer value and delivering robust, usable solutions.
  • Full-stack or generalist experience and comfort contributing to backend development when needed.
Responsibilities
  • Own several bespoke user interfaces for users such as interceptor drone navigators and security forces operators.
  • Help implement changes in other parts of the system when feature work requires them.
  • Shape real-time geospatial user interfaces integrating live video, maps, and controls for complex defense systems.
  • Work closely with product, design, and customers to translate ambiguous needs into products and ship them quickly.
  • Occasionally travel to customer sites to learn requirements and constraints and iterate with customers in the field.
  • Contribute primarily to frontend development using React and TypeScript, while working across the stack when needed.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience optimizing web applications in resource- and bandwidth-constrained environments.
  • Experience with real-time, data-heavy, or geospatial applications such as maps, tracking, control systems, or fleet management.
  • Experience with Deck.gl and Mapbox or MapLibre.
  • Experience building ATAK integrations or other Android development.
  • Experience building offline-first web applications.

About the company

Picogrid builds a unified platform that connects and remotely controls autonomous defense systems, creating an open ecosystem where sensors, drones, command interfaces, and other defense tech suppliers can work together. Its product enables interoperability by linking fragmented systems into a single management layer, while its flagship sensor platform Lander and other sensors can be manufactured and deployed via secured cloud infrastructure, including AWS GovCloud. The company differentiates itself by offering an open, interoperable ecosystem and end-to-end integration across multiple vendors and platforms, backed by large federal contracts with the U.S. Army and other defense agencies. Picogrid’s goal is to enable scalable, secure, and quickly deployable defense operations by providing a unified platform for autonomous systems and expanding its manufacturing capability to support ongoing operations.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$58.4M

Headquarters

El Segundo, California

Founded

2020

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What believers are saying

  • Picogrid closed a $45 million Series A on May 29, 2026.
  • The February 3, 2026 Air Force award expanded Legion into multi-year operations.
  • The May 29, 2025 El Segundo factory increased manufacturing capacity for deployments.

What critics are saying

  • Defense revenue concentrates on U.S. Army and Air Force procurement cycles.
  • Anduril, Palantir, and Northrop Grumman can bundle competing integration layers by 2027.
  • If the Pentagon standardizes a rival data layer, Picogrid becomes a niche subcontractor.

What makes Picogrid unique

  • Legion integrates sensors, drones, jammers, and C2 tools across vendors.
  • Picogrid spans 100-plus defense systems, including Skydio, Northrop Grumman, and Echodyne.
  • U.S. Army and Air Force awards in 2025-2026 validate operational deployment.

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • 401(k) Company Match
  • Unlimited Paid Time Off
  • Paid Vacation
  • Remote Work Options
  • Stock Options
  • Professional Development Budget
  • Home Office Stipend

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

5%

1 year growth

-2%

2 year growth

0%
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Gulf & Main Magazine
May 29th, 2026
Picogrid raises $45M Series A to build open integration layer for modern defence systems

Picogrid, a defence technology company building an open integration layer for military systems, has raised $45 million in a Series A round led by Bessemer Venture Partners. Washington Harbour and GSBackers joined the round, alongside existing investors including Initialized Capital and Starburst Ventures. The El Segundo-based company's platform addresses integration bottlenecks in modern defence by connecting disparate military systems. Already deployed globally with US and allied forces, Picogrid's ecosystem now spans over 100 defence systems from vendors including Skydio, Northrop Grumman and Echodyne. The funding will expand Picogrid's product family, extend integration capabilities into new operational domains, and scale deployments with the US military and allied forces. The company aims to become what Bessemer calls "the next integration prime" as autonomous systems proliferate across defence domains.

PR Newswire
Mar 26th, 2024
Defense Startup Picogrid Raises $12M To Connect Defense Systems

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., March 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Picogrid , a defense technology startup, announces a $12 million seed round led by Initialized Capital with participation by Starburst Ventures, Credo Ventures, Giant Step Capital, Domino Ventures, and Alumni Ventures. Picogrid builds a unified platform for autonomous systems, creating an open ecosystem of defense technology suppliers. The company's technology helps connect and remotely control sensors, drones, command interfaces, and other notoriously fragmented defense systems.Founders Zane Mountcastle and Martin Slosarik began building defense technology over a decade ago, developing autonomous systems first in their dorm rooms and then as contractors for the U.S. Army.Founders Zane Mountcastle and Martin Slosarik began building defense technology over a decade ago, developing autonomous systems first in their dorm rooms and then as contractors for the U.S. Army. Zane recalls, "It was a gut punch as an engineer trained in modern software

Mayday
Feb 21st, 2022
Mayday partners with Picogrid

Mayday.ai a provider of real-time risk and disaster intelligence from Germany, formed a partnership with Picogrid, a California-based computer perception company solving physical security for large-scale infrastructure.