From 99930702af57a07f0cb0456c3dda820b6c639a13 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: sscoble Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2026 21:08:23 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?Initial=20README=20=E2=80=94=20job-pipeline=20s?= =?UTF-8?q?urface=20for=20Vannevar=20Labs=20(6-section=20template,=20outre?= =?UTF-8?q?ach=20log=20empty)?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit --- README.md | 149 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 149 insertions(+) create mode 100644 README.md diff --git a/README.md b/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..db2cd0f --- /dev/null +++ b/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,149 @@ +# `Vannevar Labs` — Job Pipeline Surface + +> Forgejo bucket: `marcus/job-vannevar`. Maintained as part of Scott's +> Staff+ SWE job-pipeline. **Surface only** — no public posts, no +> outreach sent, until `sscoble` approves. + +## 1. Why Vannevar Labs + +Vannevar Labs builds defense-intelligence AI for the U.S. national-security community — Mission Agents, Search, and ATO (Authorization To Operate) software. Defense intel is the canonical "feedback loop is absent" dark-factory domain: the operator's decision is downstream of agent output and cannot audit the agent's reasoning in real time. The Speckl × Vannevar demo (access control provenance compile) demonstrates compile-time policy provenance for mission-agent access control, directly mapping Scott's OneBrief defense-tech and B.Well regulated-platform experience to Vannevar's mission-agent + ATO surface. + +## 2. JD snapshot + +| Field | Value | +|---|---| +| Title | Engineering Manager, DevOps / Engineering Manager, Security Platform / Senior Software Engineer - Agents Platform | +| Department | DevOps / Security Platform / Mission Agents | +| Level | EM / Senior (Staff-equivalent for EM roles) | +| Location | Remote (US) / San Diego / New York (varies by role) | +| Remote/hybrid/on-site | Remote (for most roles); on-site for some (San Diego, New York) | +| Comp range (base) | Not posted (Series B; estimated $180–200K base) | +| Comp range (total) | Estimated $250K+ all-in (equity at Series B) | +| Req ID | Via Greenhouse — re-verify at outreach time | +| Posting URL | https://www.vannevarlabs.com (careers) | +| Updated | 2026-07-07 (v3 shortlist research pass) | +| Tech stack named | K8s, CI/CD, DevOps, security platform, agentic AI, TS/SCI environment | +| Soft requirements | Defense-tech experience, TS/SCI clearance (for some roles), mission-agent development | +| Years experience | 8+ (EM-level); 5+ (Senior SWE) | + +### Additional open roles (verified live on Greenhouse, 33 total) + +- **Engineering Manager, DevOps** (Remote) — *direct title match* +- **Engineering Manager, Mission Agents** (New York) — agentic AI leadership +- **Engineering Manager, Security Platform** (Remote) — direct match +- **DevOps Engineer** (Remote) +- **Senior Software Engineer - Agents Platform** (Remote) — agentic AI infra +- **Senior Software Engineer - ATO** (San Diego) — Speckl adjacent +- **Senior Software Engineer, Fullstack** (Remote) +- **Senior Software Engineer, Fullstack (Mission Agents)** (Remote) +- **Senior Software Engineer, Search** (Remote) +- **Forward Deployed Engineer** (TS/SCI Required) — multiple US locations + +### Full JD body + +*Verbatim JD text should be pasted here from the Greenhouse job board at outreach time. The v3 shortlist captured the role titles, locations, and department context; the full JD body will be fetched from `https://www.vannevarlabs.com` or Greenhouse before outreach is approved.* + +**Key verified product context from v3 research:** +- Defense-intelligence AI platform for the U.S. national-security community. +- Verified tagline: *"Restoring Deterrence, Reclaiming Advantage."* +- Products: **Mission Agents** (agentic AI for intel workflows), **Search**, and **ATO** (Authorization To Operate) software. +- Series B (~$150M+ raised; specific round size unverified in this pass). +- Headcount ~150–300 (33 open Greenhouse roles is a strong signal). +- Mission Agents = agentic AI in production where the human can't catch the bug. +- ATO = the literal compliance-automation dark-factory problem: prove your system is safe to operate against a regulator's checklist. Speckl-adjacent. +- Security Platform as a first-class team — verified open role: Engineering Manager, Security Platform (Remote). +- Defense-tech peer graph = Scott's current OneBrief network. Warmest defense-tech entry on the shortlist. + +## 3. Public surface + +### Hiring manager (highest confidence) + +- **Name:** Brett Granberg +- **Title:** CEO / Co-founder +- **GH handle:** (to be verified) +- **LinkedIn:** (to be verified) +- **Email domain:** vannevarlabs.com (not directly verified in this pass) +- **Signals:** CEO/co-founder; publicly known from press but not directly verified in this research pass. Flagged in v3 shortlist as "publicly known from press but not directly verified." +- **Confidence:** medium (founder identity publicly known from press; direct verification pending — the v3 subagent flagged this explicitly) + +### Adjacent public figures (good reply targets before DM) + +- Engineering leadership for Mission Agents, Security Platform, and DevOps teams — to be surfaced via Greenhouse/GitHub/LinkedIn before outreach +- OneBrief colleagues with Vannevar connections — warm-intro path to be verified + +### Highest-value reads (3-5) + +- Vannevar Labs homepage — *"Restoring Deterrence, Reclaiming Advantage."* — mission framing +- Mission Agents product documentation — the agentic AI dark-factory surface +- ATO (Authorization To Operate) product — the compliance-automation dark-factory +- Open Greenhouse role descriptions for EM DevOps and EM Security Platform — the role-shape match +- Defense-tech press coverage on Vannevar's funding and product launches + +## 4. Artifact plan + +### Premise + +The Speckl × Vannevar demo is an access control provenance compile that demonstrates compile-time policy provenance for mission-agent access control. The artifact proves Scott can build the policy-provenance layer that Vannevar's Mission Agents + ATO products need — directly mapping his OneBrief defense-tech and B.Well regulated-platform experience. + +### Repo layout + +``` +marcus/job-vannevar/ +├── README.md +└── (references https://github.com/wscoble/speckl-access-control) +``` + +### Artifact URL + +**https://github.com/wscoble/speckl-access-control** + +This is the Speckl × Vannevar demo. Build path is `git clone` + `cd speckl-access-control`. Expected deliverable is a working 4-artifact compile output. + +### What it demonstrates + +- Intent-level provenance compiled through Speckl for access control policies +- Content-addressed, reproducible policy artifacts for mission-agent authorization +- ATO-grade audit trail compiled by construction, not verified after the fact +- A working compile output a hiring manager can clone, build, and verify +- Direct mapping of Scott's OneBrief defense-tech + B.Well regulated-platform experience to Vannevar's product surface + +### Effort estimate + +<50 hours (demo already built; README + packaging for external consumption is the remaining work) + +### Sketch + +```bash +# Build path +git clone https://github.com/wscoble/speckl-access-control +cd speckl-access-control +# Expected: 4-artifact compile output (Speckl provenance manifests) +``` + +## 5. Outreach log + +| date | recipient | channel | artifact attached | reply | next step | +|---|---|---|---|---|---| +| — | — | — | — | — | — | + +**No outreach has been sent. No public posts have been made.** Per +directive from the parent, surface only. Outreach log stays empty until +`sscoble` approves first contact. + +## 6. Sources + confidence + +| Fact | Source | Confidence | +|---|---|---| +| JD body (role titles, locations) | `vannevarlabs.com` + Greenhouse (v3 research pass, 2026-07-07) | high | +| Comp range | Not posted; estimated from Series B stage | low (estimate) | +| Hiring manager name (Brett Granberg) | Public press (flagged as "publicly known but not directly verified" in v3) | medium | +| Brett Granberg = CEO/co-founder | Public press; company site JS-rendered, blocked direct scraping in v3 | medium | +| Funding (~$150M+) | Widely reported in press; specific round sizes unverified | medium | +| Artifact plan | Parent-derived (Speckl × Vannevar consulting wedge) | parent-supplied | +| Artifact URL | https://github.com/wscoble/speckl-access-control | high | + +--- + +*Captured 2026-07-07 by the job-pipeline subagent. Parent context: +Scott's job-pipeline strategy, consult-pilot campaign. v3 shortlist +file: `~/.hermes/cache/job-search/scott-shortlist-2026-07-07-v3.md`.*