Drive architecture and design across data exchange, integration, identity, and deployment layers.
Make the calls the team needs made, document them, and defend them.
Lead a distributed team.
Oversee three integration engineering teams as they rotate overseas, setting the pace for engineers spread across multiple time zones.
Run the standups that matter, cut the ones that don’t, and keep the team oriented on what ships next.
Push for velocity and quality.
Hold engineers accountable to clear, tight deliverables.
Review code, challenge design choices, and surface weak work before the client does.
Build, break, learn, and fix.
Stay hands-on.
Prototype hard problems, pressure-test the solution from an adversarial angle, and find the failure modes before deployment does this is defense infrastructure, and the adversary is real.
Apply AI as leverage.
Use modern AI tooling (Claude, Copilot, Cursor, and similar) to accelerate the team's work.
Know when to trust the output, when to verify, and how to make AI a force multiplier rather than a crutch.
Deliver against contractual milestones.
Translate contractual acceptance criteria into engineering work.
Own the technical evidence that proves we met the bar.
Partner with the Program Manager.
Work shoulder-to-shoulder with the program to convert engineering reality into client-ready commitments.
Flag risk early and clearly and understand the tradeoffs that come with resourcing to mitigate those risks.
Engage the client technical exchanges.
Sit in technical working groups and translate engineering detail into language non-technical decision-makers can act on.
Grow the engineers.
Raise the technical bar of the team.
Mentor through code review, pairing, and direct feedback. Retain the ones worth retaining.
Requirements
10
15 years building production software, with a substantial portion of that career in hands-on development roles.
5+ years leading and growing technical teams, including engineers you did not personally hire.
Proven track record leading distributed engineering teams across multiple time zones (8+ hours of differential).
Experience being accountable for the technical solution on milestone-based or outcomes-based contracts with defined acceptance criteria.
Strong architectural fluency across cloud-native systems, APIs, identity (OAuth, SSO, JWT), and data integration patterns.
Working knowledge of containerized deployments, CI/CD, and modern SaaS architectures.
Fluency with AI-assisted development tooling (Claude, Copilot, Cursor, or equivalents) as part of daily engineering practice.
Ability to read, write, and review code in at least one modern language currently in production use.
Strong communication skills, including direct engagement with senior client stakeholders.
Experience working with international clients and demonstrated cross-cultural competence.
Tech Stack
Cloud
Benefits
Opportunity to travel internationally, including regular engagement in the Middle East and Gulf region.