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Onebrief · 1 day ago

Senior Engineering Manager, Data Foundations

positionUnited States
timeFull-time
remoteRemote
senioritySenior Level, Lead/Staff
money$240K/yr - $290K/yr
date10+ years exp

Onebrief is a collaboration and AI-powered workflow software company designed specifically for military staffs. The Senior Engineering Manager for Data Foundations will build and lead a team responsible for establishing the application data architecture that supports Onebrief’s growth and scalability.

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Responsibilities

Build and lead a focused team designed for high ownership and fast architectural decision-making, with opportunity to expand over time
Own Onebrief’s data model, schema, and evolution strategy from first principles
Lead large-scale architectural change, setting standards for how data is structured, versioned, and governed
Partner closely with product, platform & infrastructure teams as an application architecture leader
Drive execution of foundational roadmap initiatives tied to long-term platform success
Develop Principle, Staff, and Senior engineers, creating clarity and autonomy without becoming a bottleneck

Qualification

Data modelingSchema evolutionData architectureDistributed systemsSaaS experienceAPI designCloud-native experienceLeadershipMentoringCollaboration

Required

10+ years total engineering experience (backend, data, or full-stack)
4+ years directly managing software/data engineering teams
Proven experience designing and scaling data-intensive systems for SaaS or platform products
Experience evolving data models and APIs in production systems with real customers and partners
Demonstrated ability to set and communicate a technical vision for a team or platform area
Strong people leader with experience hiring, mentoring, and growing senior, staff and principle engineers
Track record of navigating complex tradeoffs while maintaining team health and delivery
Comfortable collaborating with senior stakeholders and influencing across organizational boundaries
Deep understanding of data modeling, schema evolution, and event-driven architectures
Experience with distributed systems and data platforms (e.g., PostgreSQL, Kafka, Redis, NoSQL, graph databases)
Familiarity with API design, contract versioning, and developer-facing data platforms
Cloud-native experience (AWS preferred)
U.S. Citizenship required, with the ability to obtain TS/SCI clearance (not required day 1)

Preferred

Experience with agile product and service development or similar product-led development processes
Familiarity with military, govtech, or other high-trust domains

Company

Onebrief

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Onebrief is an AI-powered platform that supports operational planning, collaboration, and decision workflows for military and command teams.
dateFounded in 2019
location
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
people-size51-200 employees
web-link
https://onebrief.com

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$311.04M
Key Investors
Battery VenturesHuman Capital
2026-01-13Series D· $200M
2025-06-16Series C· $23.58M
2025-01-28Series C· $50M

Leadership Team

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Grant Demaree
CEO and co-founder
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Rafa Pereira
Co-founder and CTO
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Recent News

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2026-01-16
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Onebrief Closes $200 Million Series D At $2.15 Billion Valuation And Acquires Battle Road Digital
2026-01-16
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Onebrief raises $200 million at a valuation of $2 billion
2026-01-16
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