VP of Product Engineering

Agile Defense•McLean, VA

21d•$185 - $265

About The Position

At Agile Defense we know that action defines the outcome and new challenges require new solutions. That’s why we always look to the future and embrace change with an unmovable spirit and the courage to build for what comes next. Our vision is to bring adaptive innovation to support our nation's most important missions through the seamless integration of advanced technologies, elite minds, and unparalleled agility—leveraging a foundation of speed, flexibility, and ingenuity to strengthen and protect our nation’s vital interests. Requisition# 1108 Job Title: VP of Product Engineering Salary range: indicative of total compensation 185-265k SUMMARY Agile Labs conceives, builds, and scales SaaS platforms that power mission ready talent management and resilient software delivery for federal and commercial customers. These cloud native products blend Generative AI to accelerate workforce readiness, and automate compliance, and cut release cycles from months to hours, all while meeting the most stringent security requirements and supporting commercial and federal customer deployments. The Vice President of Product Engineering is a senior full-stack engineer who defines and executes the technical strategy for Workforce and Duro Suite. You will partner with product tech leads to translate market signals into road mapped features, then guide cross functional squads from whiteboard to live release. Acting as chief builder, you will architect multitenant microservices, write production code, owning DevSecOps automation, and instrument usage analytics that drive evidence based iteration. You will evangelize product vision to customers and internal stakeholders, secure executive buy in, and ensure every launch meets adoption, reliability, and compliance objectives. Your leadership will cultivate an engineering culture of experimentation, continuous delivery, and measurable user value across Agile Defense. Additionally, you’ll be a proactive industry thought leader, representing Agile Defense at panel discussions, technology events, and conferences.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; Master’s preferred.
Twelve or more years of fullstack product engineering with at least five years leading launch ready SaaS solutions at scale.
Demonstrated success bringing new commercial or government focused products from concept to market, achieving measurable user growth and revenue targets.
Hands on experience operating production workloads in regulated cloud environments.
Devops experience using AWS, GCP and/or Azure. You have deployed, production ready containerized environments with multiple services.
Hands on development proficiency in one or more modern programming languages such as Python, TypeScript/JavaScript, and/or NodeJs.
Hands on experience using frontend and backend modern frameworks such as React, Vuejs, FastAPI, Django, Express.
Proficiency designing microservice and event driven architectures with PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, Kafka, and/or OpenSearch/Elasticsearch backends
Deep knowledge of CI/CD, IaC (Terraform), Docker, container orchestration with Kubernetes, and policy-as-code security gates.
Experience integrating GenAI services, RAG pipelines, and AIOps frameworks into customer facing features.
Fluency in metrics driven development, including product analytics, and cost-to-serve optimization.
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills for executive, engineering, and customer audiences.

Nice To Haves

Background launching products within DoD Platform One, Iron Bank, or JWCC ecosystems.
Contributions to opensource projects in DevSecOps, GenAI, or secure supply chain tooling.
SAFe SPC or comparable enterprise agile transformation leadership credential.

Responsibilities

Drive product discovery by synthesizing user feedback, market signals, and competitive intelligence into actionable feature concepts and technical implementation strategies.
Architect and lead development of experimental prototypes that explore new technologies, validate hypotheses, and shape future roadmap investments.
Own the architecture, code quality, and operational excellence of Workforce and DuroSuite across web, API, and data services.
Lead backlog grooming, sprint planning, and release governance in concert with Product Management, ensuring features align with OKRs and market feedback
Design and implement scalable React and Node.js front ends, Python and Go microservices, REST interfaces, and event driven data pipelines on AWS
Implement and enforce DevSecOps pipelines with IaC, container hardening, SBOM generation, automated testing, and SRE style monitoring for government deployments
Launch new modules and major enhancements, orchestrating alpha, beta, and GA phases while managing feature flags, A/B tests, and customer onboarding playbooks
Collaborate with UX, Security, and Compliance teams to embed accessibility and FedRAMP/NIST safeguards from design through operations
Curate and publish reusable component libraries, SDKs, and reference implementations that accelerate internal and partner development
Represent Agile Defense at conferences, customer demos, and industry workgroups to drive brand recognition and market adoption
Mentor senior and midlevel engineers, fostering a learning culture through code reviews, brownbag sessions, and Communities of Practice.