Engineering Project Lead (Portland, OR, Arlington, VA, Minneapolis, MN, Remote)

About Galois:

Galois tackles the hardest problems in computer science. Our mission is to assure trust in critical systems that protect the privacy and integrity of information in the real world. Core to this is the application of formal analysis techniques that allow systems to be modeled, analyzed, and mathematically proven correct to ensure that a system behaves exactly as we intend under all circumstances.

We are a community of researchers, engineers, and operations people who are dedicated to creating trustworthiness in critical systems in every functional area of the organization. Our organization is highly collaborative, and we pursue working from first principles, transparency, building deep trust, learning and innovating, and creating space for you to be authentically you. Our unique organizational structure enables us to adapt to the needs of the innovative projects we deliver.

We are employee-owned and aspire to provide employees with a sense of freedom to pursue passions in and out of work — whether it be opportunities to learn, career growth, a sense of community, or whatever else brings you value as a person.

For more on our organizational structure, visit Life at Galois.

About This Role:

Galois is looking for a passionate individual with experience in engineering leadership roles and a strong technical background to join our expanding team. Our ideal candidate embodies a servant-leader approach, excels at leading engineering teams and projects to success, and leans into technology.

The Engineering Project Lead is an essential role at Galois. Ideal candidates will have a keen interest in trends in engineering and leadership, and a high level of emotional intelligence. They play an active role in influencing the culture of their local office and supporting the broader organization.

The Engineering Project Lead is responsible for all aspects of their project’s success, including delivering client value, building teams, planning, and tracking, guiding work execution, full project budgeting, and overall team health. They have freedom of choice, working with their team to find the best practices for the project, team, and client’s needs. Projects at Galois are most commonly led in a partnership between them and a Principal Investigator, who leads the research agenda and sets the technical direction for the project.

If you think this role fits what you seek, watch a video on engineering leadership at Galois, and learn more about our culture through life at Galois. And for more context on engineering leadership at Galois, see this blog post.

Responsibilities:

In this role, you’ll be accountable for all aspects of team leadership and project execution, including:

• Ensuring the team is producing world-class results that delight the client, on time and on budget
• Ensuring Engineers can see how their individual contribution is part of a greater whole
• Providing Engineers opportunities for professional growth
• Planning all aspects of projects and coordinating all project activities
• Helping Engineers find satisfying work (even if that means work on a different project) through coaching efforts
• Communicating project status, issues, and results to the client and as an internal advocate: via presentations, written reports, and conversations
• Collaborating with other project leads to address company-wide concerns

Key Qualifications:

At a minimum, successful candidates have:

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, or equivalent
• Demonstrated experience in servant leadership positions, fostering collaboration and building vibrant and cohesive teams
• Extensive experience engaging and leading technical teams
• Extensive experience leading software engineering or research projects
• Demonstrated success with strategic technical planning
• Curiosity and willingness to learn new technologies and technical domains

Preferred Qualifications:

• Extensive experience leading or working in technical areas such as: functional programming, formal verification, secure computation, and overall computer science areas of research and development
• History of roles with fiscal responsibilities

Location:

We enjoy a hybrid work environment, and being co-located with one of our offices is preferred - locations i