Senior Full Stack Engineer

Oddball believes that the best products are built when companies understand and value the things they are working on. We value learning and growth and the ability to make a big impact at a small company. We believe that we can make big changes happen and improve the daily lives of millions of people by bringing quality software to the federal space.

Were looking for a Senior Full Stack Engineer to join Oddball Labs and serve as one of the teams senior technical contributors. This role reports to the VP of Architecture and works across a wide range of projects technologies and problem spacesoften early in their lifecycle and still taking shape.

The ideal candidate is a strong generalist engineer whos comfortable moving between domains learning new tools quickly and helping turn loosely defined ideas into working software. Youll partner closely with architects designers and engineers contribute hands-on code and help shape technical direction across exploratory and production-bound efforts including work that leverages AI/ML and Generative AI where it adds real value.

What youll be doing:

• Design build and iterate on software solutions ranging from prototypes to production systems
• Collaborate closely with architects designers product partners and engineers to explore new ideas and technical approaches
• Work across a variety of technologies languages and frameworks depending on the problem space
• Help evaluate and apply emerging technologies including AI/ML and GenAI where they create real value
• Write clean maintainable well-tested code and help establish good engineering practices within Labs
• Support architectural decisions and provide technical guidance to less senior engineers when needed
• Contribute to technical discovery experimentation and rapid learning across the team

What youll bring:

• Strong general software engineering experience with the ability to work across different tech stacks
• Comfort operating in ambiguous problem spaces with evolving requirements
• Experience designing and building modern applications services or platforms
• Familiarity with cloud-based systems and modern development workflows
• Experience developing or integrating generative AI applications
• Ability to quickly learn new technologies and apply them thoughtfully
• Strong collaboration and communication skills especially in cross-functional environments
• A pragmatic mindsetknowing when to prototype quickly and when to engineer for scale
• Strong grounding in security privacy and accessibility principles particularly when handling sensitive or regulated data
• Performs other related duties as assigned

Bonus if you have:

• Experience working in innovation R&D labs or exploratory engineering teams
• Deeper experience in one or more areas (e.g. frontend backend data ML DevOps) alongside strong generalist skills
• Experience contributing to architectural discussions or technical strategy

Location: Hybrid/Remote. Candidates must be located in the DMV area (DC Maryland Virginia) and able to participate in occasional in-office collaboration.

Requirements:

• Applicants must be authorized to work in the United alignment with federal contract requirements certain roles may also require U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a federal background investigation and/or a security clearance.

Benefits:

• Fully remote
• Annual stipend
• Comprehensive Benefits Package
• Company Match 401(k) plan
• Flexible PTO Paid Holidays

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities:

Oddball is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants based on race religion color disability medical condition legally protected genetic information national origin gender sexual orientation marital status gender identity or expression sex (including pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions) age veteran status or other legally protected characteristics. Any applicant with a mental or physical disability who requires an accommodation during the application process should contact an Oddball HR representative to request such an accommodation by emailing

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Compensation:

At Oddball its important each employee is compensated competitively and alignment with state legal requirements. A range for the included position is listed below. Be advised actual offer details are determined by job category job location and candidate skill level.

United States Wage Range: $130000 $175000