Software Engineering Manager, Vannevar Labs
Data Platform
$200-240k
+ Equity
Defense for the digital domain
Open for applications
Defense for the digital domain
101-200 employees
Open for applications
$200-240k
+ Equity
101-200 employees
Company mission
We build software for our nation's most pressing national security problems.
Role
Who you are
- 3+ years of experience in leading platform engineering teams
- 5+ years of experience as a backend, data, or search engineer
- Strong technical expertise in building ETL pipelines, data warehousing and designing APIs
- Ability to deliver scalable and reliable platform solutions over a diverse collection of data types
- High ethical standards for handling sensitive data, ensuring adherence to data privacy rules and compliance standards
- Willingness to travel to offsite and team syncs ~4 weeks per year
- Excellent communication skills, teamwork abilities, and project ownership
- Proficiency coding with Python, TypeScript, or similar
- Proficiency with PostgreSQL, or other relational databases
- Proficiency with Elasticsearch, or other search engines
- Proficiency with software development in AWS or other cloud services
What the job involves
- We're looking for a talented Software Engineering Manager to lead our data platform engineering team, specializing in data pipelines, data warehousing, and APIs that support developers building tools for the US DoD
- You'll be tasked with leading a growing team responsible for structuring a diverse collection of multimodal datasets and providing various access patterns for internal developers including multi-media semantic search, entity search, and relational data primitives
- This team plays a crucial role in powering most of Vannevar Labs' mature products, while also supporting new product initiatives
- You will enable internal developers to move faster by solving common problems, reduce duplication of systems, and build the foundation that makes our products successful
- Data Platform Development: Design and build scalable, reliable data pipelines, warehouses, and search capabilities for supporting internal developers
- Technology Improvement: Identify opportunities for improving developer experience and time-to-market for product engineers building with core datasets
- Collaboration: Work closely with engineers, DevOps, and product engineering teams, leveraging your communication skills to ensure effective teamwork
- Team Building: Develop and lead a strong cross-functional team that forms strong partnerships with developers across the organization
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 Labs’ 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 Series B funding round to invest in new product development. Vannevar Labs is also aiming to win its first multi-year program from Decrypt. Should it be successful, the level of guaranteed sales and revenue would be a turning point in the company’s long-term trajectory.
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)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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