Hackathons Team Lead

Remotedxb; Dubai; On-site; AED 240,000 - 400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% company-paid medical, dental, and

401k retirement plan and company stock

Flexible Time Off

Paid parental leave

Home office budget

Job summary

Remotedxb seeks a technical leader to shape the direction of hackathon initiatives, grounding solutions in UDS and the company’s platform philosophy. You will evaluate partner tech, define architectures, and guide integration patterns while mitigating risks and speaking with government and industry partners.

You will translate complex capabilities into compelling narratives for stakeholders, and design workshops, content, and enablement materials to ensure successful events.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on technical background in designing and building software systems.
• Hands-on experience with UDS or similar platform abstraction and deployment frameworks.
• Experience engaging directly with government or defense stakeholders.
• Comfort with presales or customer-facing roles.
• Understanding of software delivery and platform engineering for air-gapped environments.

Responsibilities

• Set and own the overall technical direction for each hackathon, ensuring solutions are grounded in UDS and Defense Unicorns' platform and tooling philosophy.
• Evaluate and integrate partner technologies and third-party tools to ensure broad compatibility.
• Define technical guardrails, reference architectures, and integration patterns.
• Identify technical risks early and develop mitigation strategies.
• Serve as a technical voice in external engagements with government mission heroes and industry partners.
• Translate complex technical capabilities into compelling narratives for stakeholders.
• Design and deliver technical programming, workshops, and participant enablement content.
• Capture technical outcomes and ensure post-event documentation.

Skills

Hands-on software design

Platform engineering

Stakeholder engagement

Presales support

Air-gapped environments

Tools

UDS platform

Deployment frameworks

Job description

Responsibilities

• Set and own the overall technical direction for each hackathon, ensuring solutions are grounded in UDS and Defense Unicorns' platform and tooling philosophy
• Evaluate and integrate partner technologies and third-party tools to ensure broad compatibility
• Define technical guardrails, reference architectures, and integration patterns
• Identify technical risks early and develop mitigation strategies
• Serve as a technical voice in external engagements with government mission heroes and industry partners
• Translate complex technical capabilities into compelling narratives for stakeholders
• Design and deliver technical programming, workshops, and participant enablement content
• Capture technical outcomes and ensure post-event documentation

Requirements

• Strong hands-on technical background in designing and building software systems
• Hands-on experience with UDS or similar platform abstraction and deployment frameworks
• Experience engaging directly with government or defense stakeholders
• Comfort with presales or customer-facing roles
• Understanding of software delivery and platform engineering for air-gapped environments

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with the DoW innovation ecosystem
• Experience supporting or participating in hackathons or innovation sprints in a technical leadership capacity
• Ability to operate in ambiguous, fast-moving environments
• Track record of delivering durable technical solutions

Benefits

• 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision premiums
• 401k retirement plan and company stock options
• Flexible Time Off (FTO) plus federal holidays and seasonal breaks
• Paid parental leave
• Home office budget and reimbursement for approved trainings/conferences