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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 73 days Vannevar's roles stay open a median of 81 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 39% of Vannevar's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Vannevar
- high 23 stale, 0 reposted of 28 open
- Hiring momentum
- 45 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-23
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Vannevar's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Vannevar.
About this role
As the Engineering Manager for the AI Platform at Vannevar, you will lead a team focused on developing a robust foundation for AI-powered capabilities that support national security missions. Your responsibilities include setting technical direction, managing the development of machine learning and agent platforms, and ensuring high operational standards while collaborating with cross-functional teams. You will also be tasked with mentoring engineers and fostering a culture of technical excellence and mission impact.
- benefits
- 4/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Vannevar as an employer.
What you need
- 3+ years of experience as an engineering manager
- 5+ years of hands-on machine learning experience
- 2+ years building agentic AI systems in production
- Experience building or operating platforms used by multiple internal product or engineering teams
- Deep familiarity with AI/ML or agentic systems in production
- Experience leading teams that build workflow, data, ML, or service platforms
Nice to have
- Experience with agent frameworks and workflow orchestration systems
- Experience with ML platforms, data pipelines, model evaluation, or retrieval and enrichment systems
- Experience building secure, observable, and highly reliable systems in regulated or mission-critical environments
- Active security clearance or ability/willingness to obtain one
- Prior experience building software for defense, national security, or intelligence use cases
What you get
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Remote friendly with WeWork access
- Unlimited PTO, shared downtime during the federal holiday calendar, and company-wide off time at the end of each year
- 401(k) match
- Lifestyle & wellbeing stipends
- Salary top-up during military reserve duty
Worth weighing
- Role involves leading teams in high-stakes national security context which may involve travel to operational sites
- Focus on operational rigor and high standards may lead to a demanding work environment
- No salary listed in the posting
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Listed by Vannevar on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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