Vannevar Labs · 6 months ago
Software Engineering Manager, Data Platform
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$200K/yr - $240K/yr
5+ years expVannevar Labs is a technology startup providing defense and national security technologies for critical national security problems. They are seeking a Software Engineering Manager to lead their data platform engineering team, focusing on data pipelines, data warehousing, and APIs to support developers building tools for the US DoD.
AerospaceArtificial Intelligence (AI)GovTechNational SecuritySoftware
Responsibilities
Design and build scalable, reliable data pipelines, warehouses, and search capabilities for supporting internal developers
Identify opportunities for improving developer experience and time-to-market for product engineers building with core datasets
Work closely with engineers, DevOps, and product engineering teams, leveraging your communication skills to ensure effective teamwork
Develop and lead a strong cross-functional team that forms strong partnerships with developers across the organization
Qualification
Required
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
Benefits
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
Company
Vannevar Labs
Vannevar Labs is a technology startup providing defense and national security technologies for critical national security problems.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$87MKey Investors
Felicis
2023-01-18Series B· $75M
2022-11-30Series Unknown
2021-08-25Series A· $12M
Leadership Team
Scott Philips
Chief Technology Officer
Shands Pickett
Chief Growth Officer
Recent News
MIT Technology Review
2025-04-14
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