Founding Growth Marketer at Usul (S24)
$100K - $180K  •  0.25% - 1.00%
Win defense contracts with AI
San Francisco, CA, US
Full-time
US citizen/visa only
Any (new grads ok)
About Usul

The defense industry moves too slowly to adopt new technology. This delay threatens the U.S. and our allies—and costs lives. Usul is building the infrastructure to fix this by connecting the fastest-growing defense companies with the most innovative organizations. We're looking for the most cracked engineers to help us build the future of defense..

About the role

TL;DR: We're looking for a marketing athlete who can build a brand that defense contractors and Pentagon buyers actually trust. Think Stripe's design rigor meets Palantir's mission urgency.

About Usul

Usul is redefining how companies and governments interact around the world. Our AI platform matches companies to government contract opportunities they are most likely to win – these companies make critical defense components from seatbelts, to diving tanks, to loitering munitions. We're backed by top Defense investors, are growing 60% MoM and are already serving the fastest growing defense companies as customers.

The Role

This isn't your typical "post some LinkedIn content" marketing role. You're building the voice of a company that sits at the intersection of Silicon Valley innovation and national security. You'll own everything from viral defense tech content to organizing dinners where Pentagon buyers actually show up.

You're not just sh*tposting – you're:

  • Creating videos and product marketing materials that make AI actually interesting to defense contractors
  • Running marketing campaigns across LinkedIn, News, Conferences and channels defense buyers actually use
  • Hosting and organizing events that position Usul as the category creator
  • Finding unconventional ways to put us out there in a traditionally closed industry
  • Working closely with Product to refine brand and messaging that resonates with both large defense companies and governments

This is more than a "marketing" role. This role spans content creation, growth, sales and brand building. You're a Navy Seal, not the Navy.

Technology

Our Stack

  • NextJS & React
  • Python (We also like Go!)
  • LLMs: Google Gemini, OpenAI, Anthropic, and certain open-source models
  • Playwright
  • VectorDBs
  • GCP, AWS
Interview Process
  • 20 min screening with Jarren (CEO)
  • 45 min behavioral Interview with Jarren (CEO)
  • 30 min Culture Interview with Joon (CTO) and Oliver (CPO)
  • Onsite at San Francisco
  • Offer!

Other jobs at Usul

fulltimeSan Francisco, CA, US$100K - $180K0.25% - 1.00%Any (new grads ok)

fulltimeSan Francisco, CA, US$70K - $150K0.10% - 0.75%Any (new grads ok)

fulltimeSan Francisco, CA, USFull stack$120K - $200K0.50% - 1.50%Any (new grads ok)

Hundreds of YC startups are hiring on Work at a Startup.

Sign up to see more ›