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Dir, Software Engineering

Washington DC💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-02 → 2026-09-26

Core

Own the engineering organization for the flagship analyst product deployed in cloud and customer private cloud environments, ensuring technical success and scaling the org.

Role type

Director of Software Engineering (Engineering Manager)

Builds

Flagship analyst product platform and enterprise capabilities for U.S. and allied government clients

Domain

Cybersecurity / National Security / Defense Technology

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

Engineering organization leadership, architectural judgment, org design and scaling, cross-team dependency resolution, hiring strategy, technical roadmap ownership, security and reliability standards

Preferred skills

Defense/intelligence/national security environment experience, graph database/modeling expertise, enterprise multi-tenancy features, secure development practices, rapid org scaling

Technologies

React, TypeScript, Go, Python, Neo4j, PostgreSQL, Terraform, Ansible, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes

Responsibilities

Lead and develop engineering managers to run teams independently; drive org design decisions including team scope and composition; balance engineering capacity across teams; partner with Product Manager on technical roadmap; engage senior ICs on architecture and design; supervise hiring across multiple teams; communicate progress and risks to senior leadership; ensure engineering practices meet mission-critical security and reliability standards

Seniority

Director, hands-on leadership with strategic org scaling

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