Lead Federal Software Engineer, AI/SaaS

Join AutogenAI – Revolutionizing Proposal Writing with generative AI 

AutogenAI is a leader in generative AI SaaS, transforming how organizations draft and optimize winning proposals through cutting-edge natural language processing technology. We are one of the fastest-growing AI companies in the world, expanding rapidly to meet the increasing demand for AI-driven solutions across industries. 

Our innovation stems from a belief that language AI technology will revolutionize business communication over the next decade. We empower our clients to grow faster and more efficiently by delivering AI language engines customized to their needs that save time, improve content quality, and increase win rates in highly competitive markets. 

AutogenAI is a company where everyone can have a career-defining experience and success is achieved by fostering a culture where innovation and ambition thrive. As we scale, passionate professionals are invited to join our journey of innovation, helping shape the future of AI-powered business solutions. 

Job Summary:  

AutogenAI is looking for a Technical Lead to own the technical face of our business in the US federal/GovCon market and lead a small, high-impact team delivering our US product-facing work. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who has genuinely sat in federal procurement and enterprise sales conversations before — you know how to speak the language of GovCon stakeholders, translate their requirements into engineering reality, and represent the technical side of AutogenAI credibly alongside your sales peers. 

You'll lead a lean team of a DevSecOps Engineer and a Forward Deployed Engineer, while staying close enough to the code and infrastructure to jump in wherever the work demands it. We're a startup moving fast - this role is about getting things done, not managing process. You'll have real autonomy and real accountability for outcomes. 

While you and your team will handle DevOps/platform work as needed (we're a lean team and it's all hands on deck), the primary focus is technical leadership and building: client-facing credibility, driving delivery for US customers, scoping and building the features that matter, and leading others who make that happen day to day. 

Location: 📍This role is preferably based in the Northern Virginia/DC Metro GovCon corridor, including Tysons, Reston, Herndon, Chantilly, Arlington, Fairfax, and the surrounding DC market. NYC may be considered for an otherwise exceptional candidate. Some travel may be required in the DC-area for customer meetings, with periodic travel to the Midtown NYC office as needed. 

What you'll be responsible for:  

• Representing Engineering in the room: Act as the technical counterpart to our sales team in enterprise-level discussions with federal and GovCon stakeholders - pre-sales calls, technical due diligence, procurement conversations, and ongoing account relationships.  

• Rapid Prototyping: Build small, high-impact, demoable features fast - against direct sales, CS, or customer pain - so the team can validate an idea in front of a prospect rather than promise it. 

• Leading US product-facing technical delivery: Collaborate with Global Leadership to build the technical roadmap and execution for work that touches our US customers, from initial scoping through delivery.  

• Leading a small team: 
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