VP of Engineering

The role

The VP of Engineering will lead and scale the engineering practice across a federal digital modernization portfolio. This role involves setting technical standards, managing engineering talent, and driving technical strategy for over 100 engineers.

What you will do

• Set and drive technical standards and engineering consistency across 100+ engineers
• Own engineering talent decisions including identifying and promoting top performers
• Partner with Program Managers, Tech Leads and VPs to ensure high-quality solutions
• Dig into architecture, solve hard technical problems, or prototype ideas
• Build and own the engineering career ladder
• Coach and support Tech Leads in technical and managerial dimensions
• Drive technical strategy across the portfolio
• Stay current on emerging technology including AI/ML and cloud platform engineering
• Contribute to growth and capture efforts through solutioning and proposal reviews
• Provide thought leadership internally and externally

Required qualifications

• Deep experience leading engineering organizations with meaningful time in a federal contracting environment
• Hands-on technical credibility
• Track record of building technical culture, career development programs, and high-performing engineering teams
• Strong understanding of Agile delivery, DevSecOps, and cloud modernization in federal contexts
• Collaborative leadership style
• Experience building partnerships and driving technical change with government clients
• Exceptional communication skills
• Bachelor’s degree

Nice to have

• Commercial, product, or industry experience outside government

Benefits

• Fully remote
• 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
• Certain roles may require the ability to obtain and maintain a federal background investigation and a security clearance

About the company

Oddball brings quality software to the federal space to improve the daily lives of millions of people. They value learning, growth, and making a big impact at a small company.