VP of Engineering (Oddball Labs)

The role

The VP of Engineering will lead technical vision and manage a small team of engineers for the Oddball labs team. This role involves setting architecture standards, working with product managers, and ensuring the delivery of scalable and reliable products.

What you will do

• Lead technical vision
• Manage a small team of engineers
• Set architecture standards
• Work hand in hand with product managers
• Ensure delivery of scalable, reliable, and future-proof products and tools
• Support growth and sales efforts
• Implement ideas through agile experimentation and delivery cycles
• Perform other related duties as assigned

Required qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in software engineering / systems architecture / technical leadership roles
• Deep understanding of architecture concerns: performance, scalability, security, reliability, observability
• Experience across multiple technologies (polyglot): cloud platforms (e.g., AWS / Azure / GCP), containerization, microservices, distributed systems
• Experience with infrastructure as code, CI/CD, and deployment pipelines
• Experience in deploying application to production environments
• Excellent communication skills
• Business alignment mindset
• Experience leading and managing engineers and helping raise technical maturity
• Authorized to work in the United States
• Certain roles may require U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a federal background investigation and/or a security clearance

Nice to have

• Prior experience designing and securing federal systems (FedRAMP, ATO, zero-trust)
• Certifications or background in architecture frameworks (TOGAF, etc.)
• Experience designing systems that incorporate both AI/ML and non-ML components
• Direct experience delivering AI/ML systems in production at scale with focus on trust and explainability
• Prior experience in startups or fast-moving environments where you build and iterate quickly
• Prior experience working with Government, either contractor or federal

Benefits

• Annual stipend
• Comprehensive Benefits Package
• Company Match 401(k) plan
• Flexible PTO
• Paid Holidays

Before you apply

• Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States
• Certain roles may require U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a federal background investigation and/or a security clearance

About the company

Oddball believes that the best products are built when companies understand and value the things they are working on. They aim to improve the daily lives of millions of people by bringing quality software to the federal space.