
Enterprise Technical Lead - Clearance Required
Our mission is to be the technology backbone for strategic competition against peer adversaries. These missions – including intelligence, information operations, special activities, and perception management – are happening today and their success or failure will determine if we go to war tomorrow.
We've been on the front lines of these missions since 2019, and have grown to support a wide range of missions across all US service branches, multiple combatant commands, partner nations, interagency stakeholders, and the intelligence community. We deploy both hardware and software products to support people on the front lines that span collection, planning / assessments, and effects.
We've grown from $3M in run-rate revenue in 2021 to $80M in run-rate revenue today. We've been profitable since 2022 and have raised $91M in venture capital funding through Series B. We're valued at $1.5B as of 2025.
About the role
As an Enterprise Tech Lead, you’ll be responsible for driving large, cross functional outcomes by partnering closely with the mission team, engineering teams, and customer stakeholders. You’ll be own full work streams through requirements gathering, architecture design, technical implementation, and fielding.
In this role you’ll be expected to build relationships with key technical customer stakeholders such as CTOs, ISSMs, and project managers. You’ll own the ATO process for your work, delegate tasks to other engineers, and become an expert in customer workflows.
What you’ll do
- Architect and drive the creation of impactful software solutions deployed directly to our customers, ensuring their mission success.
- Serve as the primary technical leader and representative of Vannevar Labs, engaging with key senior level stakeholders to understand their needs and articulate our technical vision.
- Shape the future of our technology by contributing your expertise and insights to government RFIs, RFPs, Statements of Work, white papers, and our overall technical strategy.
- Lead the end-to-end delivery of technical projects, effectively coordinating and delegating tasks across engineering teams to ensure timely and high-quality outcomes.
- Innovate with cutting-edge technology by building software that empowers users to extract meaningful value from our extensive data holdings, including large-scale text, multimedia, and geospatial datasets spanning over 46 languages.
- Elevate our products and expand our reach by writing code that enhances functionality, improves performance, and scales our capabilities to serve more customers and a wider range of applications.
- Collaborate with a diverse team of experts to plan, develop, and deploy sophisticated software features that address critical challenges.
- Engage directly with mission owners and deliver capabilities firsthand through up to 30% travel.
- Spearhead initiatives to acquire and expand critical business opportunities, taking full ownership of the outcome from inception through implementation and delivery.
Qualifications
- Possess 5+ years of progressive experience in Full Stack Development, demonstrating a strong understanding of relational databases (e.g., Postgres), caching technologies (e.g., Redis), object stores (e.g., S3), and modern front-end frameworks (e.g., React).
- Proven experience developing and deploying secure software solutions in compliance with the Department of Defense Risk Management Framework (RMF).
- Demonstrated ability to integrate with complex government IT ecosystems, including data platforms, Identity and Access Management (IdAM) providers, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) systems, and Cross Domain Solutions (CDSs).
- Track record of collaborating effectively with government IT and program offices to define technical requirements, architect solutions, and plan seamless integrations.
- Experience in engaging directly with end users to understand mission needs, conduct valuable user testing, and incorporate product feedback into the development process.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with a proven ability to thrive in collaborative, interdisciplinary team environments.
What we offer
The salary range for this position is $150,000 - $215,000 + equity + 401K match. Within the range, individual pay is determined by experience, relevant education, and/or training.
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- 100% remote first culture. You can work from anywhere in the US and all full time employees have WeWork access
- Unlimited PTO including competitive vacation and holiday schedules
- Lifestyle stipends - Monthly mental health, wellness & fitness stipend, in-home office setup stipend and family planning assistance
- Salary top-up during military reserve duty
- Fully paid parental leave
- Child and pet care reimbursement during travel
We are committed to protecting the privacy of all applicants. Official emails from the company will come from an @vannevarlabs.com domain. Under no circumstances will a legitimate representative from our company contact you to request passwords, financial information, or other sensitive personal data. Please be vigilant of potential scams.
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