Backend Software Engineer, Vannevar
Data Platform
$150-215k
+ Equity
Defense for the digital domain
Be an early applicant
Defense for the digital domain
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
$150-215k
+ Equity
101-200 employees
Company mission
To build software for the nation's most pressing national security problems.
Role
Who you are
- You have 7+ years of hands-on experience building core product infrastructure and distributed systems that support and empower product engineering teams
- You have strong system design skills and can make thoughtful tradeoffs around performance, reliability, scalability, and cost
- You have experience leading technical initiatives that span multiple teams and systems, and driving adoption through influence
- You have contributed to systems operating at meaningful technical and organizational scale
- You have experience with modern cloud technologies such as AWS, Azure, or GCP, and containerized environments like Docker and Kubernetes
- You have experience working on secure systems that handle sensitive data and operate under strong security requirements
- You have an exceptional ability to communicate complex technical concepts to a broad audience, including engineers, cross-functional partners (e.g., product and design), and end users
- U.S. Person status is required as this position will require the ability to access U.S. only data systems
- We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply, even if you don't feel like you're a perfect fit. If you're passionate about contributing to our mission, we'd love to hear from you!
What the job involves
- The Data Platform team is responsible for the pipelines, search, and identity systems that are foundational to Vannevar’s flagship platform and agentic workflows
- The systems we build and operate define and enforce standards for data processing, storage, access, and retrieval across a growing suite of 10+ products
- You will be part of a team that builds and manages this business-critical infrastructure
- In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to serve as a technical leader—shaping patterns for enterprise-grade performance, scalability, reliability, quality, and security across the broader organization
- You’ll partner closely with product engineering teams to standardize and centralize shared infrastructure, reducing duplication and improving developer velocity
- You’ll also collaborate with our Information Security team to ensure our systems meet the stringent security and compliance requirements of DoD environments
- Finally, you’ll have an opportunity to craft the long-term strategy for the platform, guiding architectural decisions and investments that enable the company to scale safely and sustainably
- Drive the design, implementation, and evolution of core platform infrastructure and shared services
- Lead mission-critical projects to build and scale foundational platform capabilities
- Work closely with engineers across the organization to adopt shared infrastructure and evolve existing and new products
- Partner with security and Mission stakeholders to help define and enforce standards for access, data protection, and system integrity
- Influence architecture, technology selection, and engineering standards across the company
- Grow your engineering skills by solving complex, high-impact technical problems in platform and infrastructure systems
Our take
As intelligence analysts work to solve rapidly evolving and increasingly challenging national security problems, modern technology is vital in achieving optimal results as there is no room for failure. Vannevar's innovative foreign text platform delivers solutions to some of today’s most important national security problems.
The company’s workflow platform, Decrypt, uses machine learning and automation to understand, target and respond to foreign actors in ways not previously possible. The platform is a proven success, driving Vannevar’s growth and attracting a $40M OTA contract with the Department of Defense.
Yielding impressive traction so far, the company is using its latest funding round to accelerate strategic initiatives and expand the scope of its technology. This comes after a period of rapid growth and sustained profitability, all suggesting a fruitful future for the company long-term.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
119% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Jan 2023
$75m
SERIES B
Aug 2021
$12m
SERIES A
Total funding: $91.5m
Company benefits
- Health/Dental/Vision Insurance
- Equity + 401(k) Match
- Open PTO + all Federal Holidays and Dec 23-31
- Paid Parental Leave
- 100% Remote - Work From Anywhere in the US
- Flexible Work Environment - You Manage Your Work Day
- Quarterly Off-Site Travel for Team-Building
Company HQ
Palo Alto, CA
Leadership
Nini Hamrick
(President & Co-founder)Former US Intelligence Officer working as a Political & Counterterrorism Programs Analyst. Previous Chief of Staff to the Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, and was a Counterterrorism Analyst for the United States Department of Defense.
Brett Granberg
(CEO)Current Advisor at Lilt. Former Investor at In-Q-Tel and previously worked as a Business Analyst at McKinsey & Company.
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