Vannevar Labs builds next generation defense software for the public servants keeping our country safe. As a team, we exist because we believe in public service, and we think that our democracy and government improve only if we put serious, collective effort into improving them, including the technology our government uses.

This mission has become urgent. Ukraine is engaged in a war for survival with Russia. China regularly flies nuclear-capable bombers into Taiwan and Japan’s airspace. The US and our allies are fighting a war of deterrence with woefully outdated technology. We build software to support these missions, including providing battlefield information to allies, identifying malign activity, and helping the US deter and deescalate conflict.

We are a profitable growth startup with some of the best defense investors in the world, including General Catalyst, DFJ Growth, Point72, and enterprise tech investors Costanoa and Felicis.

About the role

The sensing team at Vannevar Labs is building a new hardware product that supports a widespread need for cheap, attritable, and easily coordinated sensing. We’re looking for a talented software engineer to build and deliver a best in class platform for managing, operating, and deploying physical sensors.

You will be a member of a cross-functional team made up of software engineers, machine learning specialists, former military officers, and product strategists. You will be expected to own critical product features and contribute to the overall direction of the platform we are building.

What youll do

Build applications for managing and configuring physical sensors remotely
Create pipelines for integrating sensor data into downstream products and external systems
Develop novel test infrastructure for various systems in our platform including on-target and backend software
Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to identify, develop, and own critical capabilities for our sensing platform
Travel up to 20% of the time to meet with mission owners, better understand requirements, and deliver capabilities

About you

4+ years of experience in software development in a general purpose programming language
Proven experience owning features end-to-end from development, test, and release
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
A U.S. citizen or resident

Nice to haves

Experience with React and Javascript development
Experience with various relational and non-relational database systems
Experience with embedded systems
Experience with software defined radio

At Vannevar Labs, were committed to building teams that include a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills, as this is critical to helping us achieve our mission. If youre interested in this role and dont meet every listed requirement, we still encourage you to apply.

What we offer

The salary range for this position is $135,000-$205,000 + equity + 401K match. Within the range, individual pay is determined by experience, relevant education, and/or training.

We’re proud to offer competitive benefits that support our employees. Some key highlights of our benefits package include:

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

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 dont feel like youre a perfect fit. If youre passionate about contributing to our mission, wed love to hear from you!

IMPORTANT NOTICE
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