Lead and grow a high-performing engineering team of 10+ senior software engineers, with a strong focus on mentorship, technical excellence, and healthy delivery practices.
Set technical vision and execution strategy across our full stack—frontend, backend services, data platforms, and integrations with AI/optimization systems.
Drive experimentation and thoughtful innovation, encouraging teams to explore unconventional approaches while maintaining reliability, security, and healthy delivery practices.
Partner closely with optimization researchers and analytics teams to translate complex algorithms and models into scalable, reliable production systems.
Own engineering delivery: roadmaps, execution plans, engineering standards, and architectural decisions that balance speed, quality, and long-term maintainability.
Oversee complex, multi-layered systems end-to-end, making high impact technical decisions that account for architecture, data, algorithms and operations together rather than in isolation.
Drive engineering excellence establishing high standards for code quality, system design, testing, and reliability
Champion engineering at the leadership level, ensuring the team has the tools, clarity, and focus to do their best work.
Partner with Security and Compliance to ensure engineering systems, processes and environments support CUI handling, NIST SP 800-171, CMMC, DFARS and customer security requirements

Requirements

Proven experience leading and scaling high performing engineering teams in a high-growth or startup environment
Strong technical background across modern web architectures, APIs, distributed systems, and cloud platforms.
Experience bringing complex AI, optimization, or data-intensive systems into production environments.
Track record of setting technical direction while also getting things shipped.
Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in ambiguous problem spaces and translate abstract business or mission goals into concrete technical strategies and execution plans.
Clear, compelling communication skills—able to translate complex technical concepts for both technical and non-technical audiences.
Comfort operating in a fast-moving, evolving environment with real ownership and influence.
Experience operating in DoD, IC, federal or similarly regulated environments.
Working knowledge of CUI handling, NIST SP 800-171, CMMC, DFARS252.204.7012
Experience with secure SDLC/DevSecOps, vulnerability management, logging, hardening, and auditability
This role requires US Citizenship and all work to be performed within the United States

Benefits

A fully remote, results-based environment
Competitive salary, bonus, and equity package
100% employer paid, comprehensive health insurance including medical, dental, and vision for you and your family
Unlimited PTO, with your manager’s approval
Flexible work environment where you manage your work day
14 weeks of fully-paid parental leave

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools

frontend developmentbackend servicesdata platformsAPIsdistributed systemscloud platformsAI systemsoptimization systemssecure SDLCDevSecOps

Soft Skills

mentorshiptechnical excellencecommunication skillsleadershipproblem-solvinginnovationcollaborationadaptabilitystrategic thinkingclarity