VP of Engineering (Oddball Labs)
About The Position
Oddball is seeking a VP of Engineering to join their Oddball labs team. This role will lead the technical vision, manage a small team of engineers, set architecture standards, collaborate with product managers, and ensure the delivery of scalable, reliable, and future-proof products and tools. This is a senior technical leadership position that requires picking the best tool for the job, working well with others, and being hands-on when needed. It is a highly visible, hands-on role where the individual will define Oddball lab’s technical vision, support growth and sales efforts, and implement ideas through agile experimentation and delivery cycles.
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in software engineering / systems architecture / technical leadership roles
- Deep understanding of architecture concerns: performance, scalability, security, reliability, observability
- Experience across multiple technologies (polyglot): cloud platforms (e.g., AWS / Azure / GCP), containerization, microservices, distributed systems
- Experience with infrastructure as code, CI/CD, and deployment pipelines
- Experience in deploying application to production environments
- Excellent communication skills and able to explain architectural trade-offs to engineers, product stakeholders and leadership
- Business alignment mindset: able to translate strategic objectives into actionable technical roadmaps
- Experience leading and managing engineers and helping raise technical maturity
- Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States
- In alignment with federal contract requirements, certain roles may also require U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a federal background investigation and/or a security clearance.
Nice To Haves
- Prior experience designing and securing federal systems (FedRAMP, ATO, zero-trust)
- Certifications or background in architecture frameworks (TOGAF, etc.)
- Experience designing systems that incorporate both AI/ML and non-ML components
- Direct experience delivering AI/ML systems in production at scale with focus on trust and explainability
- Prior experience in startups or fast-moving environments where you build and iterate quickly
- Prior experience working with Government, either contractor or federal
Responsibilities
- Lead technical vision
- Manage a small team of engineers
- Set architecture standards
- Work hand in hand with product managers
- Ensure Oddball delivers scalable, reliable, and future-proof products and tools
- Support growth and sales efforts
- Implement ideas through agile experimentation and delivery cycles
- Performs other related duties as assigned
Benefits
- Annual stipend
- Comprehensive Benefits Package
- Company Match 401(k) plan
- Flexible PTO
- Paid Holidays
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
Education Level
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