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Head of Engineering
Base OperationsPhysical Threat company
Washington, United StatesDirector
Techstars
Spero Ventures
Grotech Ventures
Mindset Ventures
Prefix Capital
Good Growth Capital
Leadership & General Management
About the role
TL;DR
Lead engineering, data architecture, and AI operations for a dual-use AI threat intelligence platform.
- •Base Operations is seeking a Head of Engineering to lead their AI-powered threat intelligence software platform.
- •This role is crucial for scaling the engineering organization and ensuring high standards for both commercial velocity and federal-grade rigor.
- •Key Responsibilities Own the long-term data architecture strategy and platform decisions for scalability and dual-use requirements.
- •Implement program management discipline for engineering delivery, ensuring predictability and alignment with sales cycles.
- •Provide hands-on software engineering leadership, setting standards and driving architectural decisions.
- •Manage, mentor, and grow the engineering team, fostering a healthy and high-trust culture.
- •Drive AI operations and fluency, leveraging AI tools to accelerate engineering velocity and define product AI usage.
- •Requirements 10+ years of experience in software engineering, data architecture, and management, with 3+ years in people leadership.
- •Demonstrated experience owning data architecture decisions at scale.
- •Strong program/delivery management instincts and a builder background with recent hands-on engineering experience.
- •Proven ability to hire, manage, and grow engineers, with native fluency in modern AI tools.
- •Comfort operating in a dual-use environment and startup experience at Series A-B stage.
Required skills
Engineering ManagementProgram ManagementLLMsTechnical LeadershipStrategic PlanningOrganizational DesignCoachingMentoringCross-functional LeadershipVision SettingProduct Management
Domain expertise
defensegovernmentaicybersecurity
Tech stack
PythonJavaScriptTypeScriptSQLBashReactVue.jsAngularNext.jsSvelteHTMLCSSTailwindReduxGraphQLNode.jsDjangoFlaskFastAPISpringExpressRuby on Rails.NETASP.NETNestJSLaravelSymfonyGinEchoActix