Sphinx Defense
Space & Aerospace
15open roles
$183kmedian advertised pay
Growinghiring pace, 61 of 100
Atruth index, 95 of 100
Overview
At Sphinx Defense, we develop high-performance software that powers secure, efficient space missions—keeping critical missions on track.
How Sphinx Defense hires
Truth index
A 95/100
Median time to fill
70 days
Ghost roles
0%
Stale roles
0%
Reposted roles
0%
Sphinx Defense scores A on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 16 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 0% look like ghost listings, 0% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. Its roles close in a median of 70 days. It measures how much of what this employer publishes turns into a real, finite search - not the employer as a workplace. How the index is computed
Funding and backers
Team
37
US Form 5500 (plan participants) · Dec 2025 · +106% in a year
Hiring now
16
+1 posted in 30 days
Momentum
13/100
hiring for its size, a new city
Last sign of life
1 mo ago
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
2025
Team of 37 was 18 · US Form 5500 (plan participants)
2020
Founded
Tractionpublic signals, read monthly
Web presence
top 7%
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Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$183k
Typical range
$112k – $195k
Open positions
16
14
Jobs
Junior
14.3%
Middle
14.3%
Senior
57.1%
Staff
7.1%
Architect
7.1%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | 2 | $135k | $112k – $157k |
| Middle | 2 | $167k | $167k |
| Senior | 8 | $190k | $185k – $195k |
| Staff | 1 | $180k | $180k |
| Architect | 1 | $165k | $165k |
Highest paying role
Senior DevOps Engineer
$195k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at Sphinx Defense
By role, level and city, against the market · 16 jobs with pay
Growth
Hiring Momentum
61/100
Growing
Open positions
16
1 opened / 4 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
72 days
faster than 17% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~5 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
+100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Backend
56% ▼
Product
33% ▼
Operations
11% ▲
Activity Timeline
Added Rest API to stack
Oct 2026
Added IBM DOORS to stack
Oct 2026
Added Cameo Systems Modeler to stack
Oct 2026
New location: Long Beach
Oct 2026
Added BGP to stack
Oct 2026
Added Red Hat to stack
Sep 2026
Added Linux to stack
Sep 2026
Added DNS to stack
Sep 2026
Added DHCP to stack
Sep 2026
Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Sphinx Defense over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
41
Postings analysed
21
Stack modernity
68/100
Languages
Python62%
JavaScript24%
SQL24%
TypeScript24%
Frameworks & libraries
Angular24%
React.js24%
Vue.js24%
FastAPI19%
Databases
PostgreSQL19%
Cloud & platforms
Kubernetes71%
AWS57%
GitLab33%
GitLab CI19%
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Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
6
Hiring now
4
Countries
1
Busiest office
Colorado Springs
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Washington
United States
HQ
Washington, DC
Colorado Springs
United States
Engineering / R&D
Colorado Springs, CO
9 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 89% engineering 10-50 est. staff $173k Avg Salary
hires for DevOps, Backend, Networking
Chantilly
United States
Engineering / R&D
Chantilly, VA
1 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 100% engineering 1-10 est. staff $190k Avg Salary
hires for Backend
El Segundo
United States
Regional office
El Segundo, CA
1 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 100% engineering 1-10 est. staff $190k Avg Salary
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Long Beach
United States
Engineering / R&D
El Segundo, CA
1 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 100% engineering 1-10 est. staff $190k Avg Salary
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Seal Beach
United States
Regional office
Seal Beach, CA