Oddball - VP of Engineering
Requirements
• Deep experience leading engineering organizations with meaningful time in a federal contracting environment • Commercial, product, or industry experience outside government is strongly preferred — and a clear sense of how to bring those lessons into federal delivery • Hands-on technical credibility — you spend most of your time guiding and enabling, but you can still go deep when the situation calls for it • Track record of building technical culture, career development programs, and high-performing engineering teams • Strong understanding of Agile delivery, DevSecOps, and cloud modernization in federal contexts • A collaborative leadership style — you build alignment and empower teams rather than dictate a single way of working • Experience building partnerships and driving technical change with government clients • Exceptional communication skills — you can translate complex technical concepts for both engineers and non-technical stakeholders • 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 a security clearance. • Education: • Bachelor’s degree
Responsibilities
• Set and drive technical standards, best practices, and engineering consistency across 100+ engineers spanning multiple federal programs — including how teams adopt and build with agentic AI tools • Own engineering talent decisions — identifying and promoting top performers, developing those with growth potential, and maintaining a high bar across the organization • Partner with Program Managers, Tech Leads and VPs to ensure programs are delivering high-quality, technically sound solutions • Roll up your sleeves when it matters — dig into architecture, solve a hard technical problem, or prototype an idea to move it forward • Build and own the engineering career ladder — defining skill levels, growth paths, mentorship structures, certifications, continuing education and promotion criteria • Coach and support Tech Leads in both technical and managerial dimensions • Drive technical strategy across the portfolio, identifying opportunities to improve performance, tooling, and delivery • Stay current on emerging technology including AI/ML, cloud platform engineering, and developer productivity — and turn it into practical advantages for our clients • Contribute to growth and capture efforts — solutioning, proposal reviews, and technical viability assessments • Provide thought leadership internally and externally, representing Oddball's engineering capabilities to clients and at industry events
Benefits
• Comprehensive Benefits Package • Company Match 401(k) plan • Flexible PTO, Paid Holidays • At Oddball, it’s important each employee is compensated competitively and fairly. In alignment with state legal requirements. A range for the included position is listed below. Be advised, actual offer details are determined by job category, job location, and candidate skill level. • United States Wage Range: $200,000 – $250,000
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