Vannevar Labs supports people on the front lines by building tools that deter and de-escalate conflict with America's adversaries. We build software and hardware for this mission that enable our customers to maintain maritime vigilance, disrupt misinformation, and collect non-traditional intelligence. In strategic competition, the intelligence and actions that shape conflict occur well before war itself. We build tools to win this fight now.
This mission has become urgent. The US and our allies are fighting a war of deterrence with woefully outdated technology. As a team, we believe in public service and that our democracy and government improve only if we put serious, collective effort into improving them, including the technology our government uses.
Since our founding in 2019, we have grown to support a wide range of missions and capabilities across all U.S. service branches, multiple combatant commands, partner nations, and the intelligence community. We have been profitable since 2021, and are backed by investors including General Catalyst, DFJ Growth, Point72, Costanoa, and Felicis.
The Effects engineering team is building a cutting-edge platform for non-kinetic operations in support of strategic competition efforts. We’re looking for a Senior Full Stack Engineer to help build and deliver mission-critical capabilities into the hands of those who serve our nation.
You’ll be part of a cross-functional team that includes software engineers and officers from all branches of the military. We also do something common in Silicon Valley tech companies but radical in the defense space: we develop and test products side-by-side with our users, including on US military bases and remote locations abroad. Our engineering culture is about empathizing with users and building software products that deliver maximum mission impact.
What you'll do
- Build efficient and reusable front-end systems that drive complex web applications in environments with performance and resource constraints
- Collaborate with Designers, Product Managers, Mission, and Software Engineers to deliver compelling user-facing products
- Collaborate across interdisciplinary teams to plan, build, and deliver complex software features
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to peers
- Travel up to 20% of time to meet with mission owners and deliver capabilities
Qualifications (Must Haves)
- 4+ years as a Full Stack Developer or similar role
- Familiarity with relational databases (like Postgres), caching technologies (like Redis), object stores (like S3), and distributed search systems (like ElasticSearch)
- Experience building and owning features end-to-end
- Excellent communication and teamwork skills
- You must be a US resident or citizen
Qualifications (Nice to Haves)
- 4+ years of experience building with React and JavaScript
- Experience with data science, machine learning, and/or data visualization
- Active U.S. Security Clearance
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- 100% remote - work from anywhere in the US
- 401k matching
- Mental benefits
- Flexible work environment - you manage your workday
- Pet and child care reimbursement during travel
- Unlimited PTO
Compensation
The salary range for this position is $150,000 - $195,000 + equity + 401K match. Within the range, individual pay is determined by experience, relevant education, and/or training.
Vannevar Labs is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status.
We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply, even if you don't feel like you're a perfect fit. If you're passionate about contributing to our mission, we'd love to hear from you!
IMPORTANT NOTICE
We are committed to protecting the privacy of all applicants. Official emails from the company will come from an @vannevarlabs.com domain. Under no circumstances will a legitimate representative from our company contact you to request passwords, financial information, or other sensitive personal data. Please be vigilant of potential scams.
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What We Do
Since our founding in 2019, Vannevar Labs has been building software for the country's most critical national security problems. We believe our military service members and intelligence officers deserve access to the best technology American innovation can offer, and we are building great products for this mission. Our founders have 30 years of combined experience across national security, government sales, CIA, In-Q-Tel and the DoD. We're supported by a number of VCs, including Felicis, DFJ Growth, Point72, Costanoa, and General Catalyst.
Why Work With Us
We pride ourselves on being a team of passionate, low-ego professionals who share a commitment to excellence and a genuine concern for the people and projects we work on. Additionally, we pride ourselves on being a company that truly values its employees and their well being.
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Employees work remotely.
We are a fully remote company with satellite offices in New York and Washington DC.
