Full-Time

Software Engineer 1

Posted on 8/8/2026

Fuse Integration

Fuse Integration

51-200 employees

Defense communications and tactical edge networks

Compensation Overview

$80k - $110k/yr

+ Annual bonus + 401(k) employer match + $100/month cell phone reimbursement

No H1B Sponsorship

San Diego, CA, USA

In Person

US Citizenship, US Top Secret Clearance Required

Bachelor's

Category
Software Engineering (1)
Required Skills
Bash
Rust
Agile
Python
JavaScript
React.js
Communications
Software Testing
Computer Networking
Java
Postgres
Docker
C#
Go
Maven
REST APIs
C/C++
DevOps
Linux/Unix

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Requirements
  • A Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science is required.
  • Academic or real-world experience with at least one strongly typed programming language is required; preferred examples include C or C++, while Java, C#, Rust, Go, and Zig are also acceptable.
  • Working knowledge of design patterns is required.
  • U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain a U.S. Secret clearance are required.
Responsibilities
  • Join a team developing embedded applications spanning the kernel through the user interface.
  • Contribute to the Software Development Life Cycle for multiple projects.
  • Contribute to functional and operational software test events.
  • Provide input for system and network design and configuration.
  • Provide input for corporate software development processes and areas of expertise.
  • Collaborate throughout the design process by supporting sprint planning sessions, code reviews, and scrums.
  • Provide input for project planning and proposals.
  • Implement high-level designs in robust, maintainable software.
  • Troubleshoot and address bugs and issues.
  • Support documentation, including system description documents and test reports.
  • Participate in and provide guidance during ongoing code reviews.
  • Implement security requirements on system components.
  • Work with the operational Project Management team to maintain successful development sprints and stay on schedule.
Desired Qualifications
  • Working knowledge of networking protocols and Linux DevOps processes, including writing Python and Bash deployment scripts, setting up automated testing, and using GitLab.
  • Experience in agile professional software development environments using revision control, test-driven development, and continuous integration.
  • Experience with build systems such as npm, Conan, and Maven.
  • Exposure to web development technology stacks including React, PostgreSQL, application programming interfaces, and JavaScript.
  • Exposure to containerization.

Fuse Integration builds and supplies communications, networking, and computing systems for U.S. defense agencies. Its products help warfighters share information quickly and securely across airborne, maritime, and ground environments by using virtualized networks, modular tactical edge virtual networks, and gateway devices. The way their products work is by virtualizing and deploying network services close to where soldiers operate, enabling fast, reliable data sharing even in harsh environments. Fuse differentiates itself through a warfighter-focused design process that couples expert engineers with defense operations experts to tailor technology to mission needs, ensuring data is current, accurate, and easy to understand for decision-makers in the field. The company's goal is to provide practical, data-driven solutions that give tactical edge victories and extend utility beyond basic security requirements for U.S. military customers.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

San Diego, California

Founded

2010

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Fuse won 2026 VETS Indexes recognition and multiple 2025 innovation awards, signaling momentum.
  • WEST 2026 live-flight demos showed real-time KRAKEN networking, strengthening sales proof.
  • June 16, 2026 promotions of three vice presidents suggest scaling leadership for growth.

What critics are saying

  • Fuse depends on defense budgets and a few Navy programs; one award stoppage hurts hard.
  • Larger primes can bundle networking into platform deals, squeezing Fuse’s standalone differentiation by 2027.
  • Execution failure on KRAKEN, AIRE, or E-2D fielding would crush credibility and future awards.

What makes Fuse Integration unique

  • Fuse Integration built FTEN around TENTaCLE, unifying airborne, ground, and subsea networks.
  • AIRE, launched January 28, 2025, lets third parties tune military network routing.
  • The Navy’s September 2024 $16 million E-2D contract validates its CORE 4.0 architecture.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Paid Sick Leave

401(k) Company Match

Phone/Internet Stipend

Paid Vacation

Performance Bonus

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

6%

1 year growth

6%

2 year growth

6%
The Bee
May 7th, 2026
Fuse PM to join Captains of Industry panel at Naval Helicopter Association 2026 symposium.

Fuse PM to join Captains of Industry panel at Naval Helicopter Association 2026 symposium. PR Newswire Yesterday at 9:28am PDT Dave "Duck" Miceli will represent the tactical edge networking perspective at the premier naval rotary-wing aviation event. SAN DIEGO, May 7, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ - Fuse Integration, a warfighter-focused non-traditional engineering firm, today announced that Dave "Duck" Miceli, Program Manager and Rotary Wing and Expeditionary Warfare Subject Matter Expert at Fuse, will serve as a panelist on the Captains of Industry panel at the Naval Helicopter Association 2026 Annual Symposium. With a theme of "Forged to Fight," NHA 2026 will take place May 12-15 at Harrah's Resort Southern California in Valley Center, California. The NHA Symposium is exactly where this conversation belongs, in a room full of the warriors who fly the missions and understand what operational relevance truly means. The Bee News is proud to have Duck contribute to a dialogue that puts the warfighter first. On May 13, the panel will bring together senior industry leaders to explore how defense companies are delivering operational advantage through speed, integration, adaptability, and real-world relevance for the warfighter. They will examine the capabilities shaping the future of maritime and expeditionary aviation. "The NHA Symposium is exactly where this conversation belongs, in a room full of the warriors who fly the missions and understand what operational relevance truly means," said Sumner Lee, CEO of Fuse. "We are proud to have Duck contribute to a dialogue that puts the warfighter first." SESSION INFORMATION The Captains of Industry panel is designed to move beyond traditional platform discussions and focus on how industry partners are delivering operational advantage through speed, integration, adaptability, and real-world relevance for the warfighter. * Event: Naval Helicopter Association 2026 Annual Symposium"Forged to Fight" * Panel: Captains of Industry * When: Wednesday, May 13, 2026 | 1345-1500 PT * Where: Harrah's Resort Southern California, Valley Center, California | TEC 11-13 Members of the media interested in scheduling an interview with Miceli before, during, or after the symposium should contact Joyce Bosc at [email protected]. About Fuse Integration Fuse Integration is a warfighter-focused, non-traditional engineering firm that designs, prototypes and rapidly fields tactical edge networking solutions for defense customers in the United States and allied nations. The company's airborne and maritime gateway systems and virtualized network architectures are operational today, enabling real-time data sharing across air, land and sea environments. Founded in 2010, Fuse is a service-disabled veteran-owned small business headquartered in San Diego with a corporate office in Washington, D.C. www.fuseintegration.com Media Contact SOURCE Fuse Integration This is a paid placement. For further inquiries, please contact PR Newswire directly.

PR Newswire
Mar 12th, 2025
Fuse To Discuss Vital C3 For Undersea Dominance At Ndia 2025 Undersea Warfare Spring Conference

In the modern networked battlespace, there is a significant need to modernize the networks to crewed and uncrewed platforms associated with subsea and seabed warfare, or SSW

PR Newswire
Jan 28th, 2025
Fuse Launches Aire To Optimize Performance Of Dod Ip & Tactical Networks

"AIRE sets a bold new standard for operational efficiency in tactical environments. It enables AI developers to equip non-engineer warfighters with the ability to make informed, timely network decisions to execute the mission."

ForexTV
Nov 4th, 2024
Financial Growth Executive Peter J. Gondek Joins Fuse Integration as CFO

Financial growth executive Peter J. Gondek joins Fuse Integration as CFO.

ExecutiveGov
Sep 10th, 2024
Fuse Integration Secures Navy Contract to Upgrade Hawkeye Aircraft's Network Systems

Defense software company Fuse Integration has received a $16 million contract to supply its Fuse CORE 4.0 virtualized network systems for the software modernization of the U.S. Navy's E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft.