VP of Product Engineering
Work set-up:
Full Remote
Salary:
158 - 158K yearly
Experience:
Senior (5-10 years)
Offer summary
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; Master's preferred., At least 12 years of full-stack product engineering experience, with 5+ years leading SaaS solutions., Proven success in launching commercial or government products from concept to market., Hands-on experience with cloud environments, modern programming languages, and microservice architectures..Key responsibilities:
- Define and execute the technical strategy for Workforce and Duro Suite.
- Lead development of prototypes and oversee architecture, code quality, and operational excellence.
- Manage product lifecycle from discovery to launch, ensuring market and customer alignment.
- Mentor engineering teams and represent the company at industry events.
Job description
At Agile Defense we know that action defines the outcome and new challenges require new solutions. That’s why we always look to the future and embrace change with an unmovable spirit and the courage to build for what comes next.
Our vision is to bring adaptive innovation to support our nations most important missions through the seamless integration of advanced technologies, elite minds, and unparalleled agility—leveraging a foundation of speed, flexibility, and ingenuity to strengthen and protect our nation’s vital interests.
Requisition# 1108
Job Title: VP of Product Engineering
Salary Range: $157,500 $292,500
SUMMARY
Agile Labs conceives, builds, and scales SaaS platforms that power mission ready talent management and resilient software delivery for federal and commercial customers. These cloud native products blend Generative AI to accelerate workforce readiness, and automate compliance, and cut release cycles from months to hours, all while meeting the most stringent security requirements and supporting commercial and federal customer deployments.
The Vice President of Product Engineering is a senior fullstack engineer who defines and executes the technical strategy for Workforce and Duro Suite. You will partner with product tech leads to translate market signals into road mapped features, then guide cross functional squads from whiteboard to live release. Acting as chief builder, you will architect multitenant microservices, write production code, owning DevSecOps automation, and instrument usage analytics that drive evidence based iteration. You will evangelize product vision to customers and internal stakeholders, secure executive buy in, and ensure every launch meets adoption, reliability, and compliance objectives. Your leadership will cultivate an engineering culture of experimentation, continuous delivery, and measurable user value across Agile Defense. Additionally, you’ll be a proactive industry thought leader, representing Agile Defense at panel discussions, technology events, and conferences.
JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
· Drive product discovery by synthesizing user feedback, market signals, and competitive intelligence into actionable feature concepts and technical implementation strategies.
· Architect and lead development of experimental prototypes that explore new technologies, validate hypotheses, and shape future roadmap investments.
· Own the architecture, code quality, and operational excellence of Workforce and DuroSuite across web, API, and data services.
· Lead backlog grooming, sprint planning, and release governance in concert with Product Management, ensuring features align with OKRs and market feedback
· Design and implement scalable React and Node.js front ends, Python and Go microservices, REST interfaces, and event driven data pipelines on AWS
· Implement and enforce DevSecOps pipelines with IaC, container hardening, SBOM generation, automated testing, and SRE style monitoring for government deployments
· Launch new modules and major enhancements, orchestrating alpha, beta, and GA phases while managing feature flags, AB tests, and customer onboarding playbooks
· Collaborate with UX, Security, and Compliance teams to embed accessibility and FedRAMPNIST safeguards from design through operations
· Curate and publish reusable component libraries, SDKs, and reference implementations that accelerate internal and partner development
· Represent Agile Defense at conferences, customer demos, and industry workgroups to drive brand recognition and market adoption
· Mentor senior and midlevel engineers, fostering a learning culture through code reviews, brownbag sessions, and Communities of Practice.
SUPERVISORY DUTIES
· Directly manages product tech leads, staff engineers Owns the engineering budget for Workforce and DuroSuite, ensuring optimal allocation of cloud spend, licensing, and R&D funds
QUALIFICATIONS Required Certifications
Education, Background, and Years of Experience,
· Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; Master’s preferred.
· Twelve or more years of fullstack product engineering with at least five years leading launch ready SaaS solutions at scale.
· Demonstrated success bringing new commercial or government focused products from concept to market, achieving measurable user growth and revenue targets.
· Hands on experience operating production workloads in regulated cloud environments.
ADDITIONAL SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS Required Skills
· Devops experience using AWS, GCP andor Azure. You have deployed, production ready containerized environments with multiple services.
· Hands on development proficiency in one or more modern programming languages such as Python, TypeScriptJavaScript, andor NodeJs.
· Hands on experience using frontend and backend modern frameworks such as React, Vuejs, FastAPI, Django, Express.
· Proficiency designing microservice and event driven architectures with PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, Kafka, andor OpenSearchElasticsearch backends
· Deep knowledge of CICD, IaC (Terraform), Docker, container orchestration with Kubernetes, and policyascode security gates.
· Experience integrating GenAI services, RAG pipelines, and AIOps frameworks into customer facing features.
· Fluency in metrics driven development, including product analytics, and costtoserve optimization.
· Exceptional written and verbal communication skills for executive, engineering, and customer audiences.
Preferred Skills
· Background launching products within DoD Platform One, Iron Bank, or JWCC ecosystems.
· Contributions to opensource projects in DevSecOps, GenAI, or secure supply chain tooling.
· SAFe SPC or comparable enterprise agile transformation leadership credential.
WORKING CONDITIONS Environmental Conditions
· In front of a laptop coding.
Strength Demands
· Sedentary – 10 lbs. Maximum lifting, occasional liftcarry of small articles. Some occasional walking or standing may be required. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.
Physical Requirements
· Stand or Sit; Walk; Repetitive Motion; Use Hands Fingers to Handle or Feel; Stoop, Kneel, Crouch, or Crawl; See; Push or Pull; Climb (stairs, ladders) or Balance (ascend descend, work atop, traverse).
Employees of Agile Defense are our number one priority, and the importance we place on our culture here is fundamental. Our culture is alive and evolving, but it always stays true to its roots. Here, you are valued as a family member, and we believe that we can accomplish great things together. Agile Defense has been highly successful in the past few years due to our employees and the culture we create together.
What makes us Agile? We call it the 6Hs, the values that define our culture and guide everything we do. Together, these values infuse vibrancy, integrity, and a tireless work ethic into advancing the most important national security and critical civilian missions. Its how we show up every day. Its who we are.
We also believe in supporting our employees by offering a competitive and comprehensive benefits package. To explore the benefits we offer, please visit our website under the Careers section.
Happy Be Infectious.
Happiness multiplies and creates a positive and connected environment where motivation and satisfaction have an outsized effect on everything we do.
Helpful Be Supportive.
Being helpful is the foundation of teamwork, resulting in a supportive atmosphere where collaboration flourishes, and collective success is celebrated.
Honest Be Trustworthy.
Honesty serves as our compass, ensuring transparent communication and ethical conduct, essential to who we are and the complex domains we support.
Humble Be Grounded.
Success is not achieved alone, humility ensures a culture of mutual respect, encouraging open communication, and a willingness to learn from one another and take on any task.
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