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Oddball is a Chicago‑based AI startup that builds conversational agents for enterprise customers. Its flagship product, DialogFlow X, powers real‑time customer support and sales automation, earning the company a top spot in the Gartner Hype Cycle for AI.

Oddball hires across engineering, product, and design. Software engineers work on distributed microservices written in Go and Python. Product managers shape AI strategy, while UX designers create intuitive interfaces for non‑technical users. Candidates can expect rapid iteration cycles, quarterly hackathons, and a culture that rewards bold experimentation.

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Data Scientist

Company: Oddball

Location: Remote

Posted Mar 17, 2024

Oddball is hiring a Data Scientist for a pivotal Federal program aimed at improving the daily lives of millions of Americans through quality software. The role involves determining user analytics opportunities, identifying user experience issues, and communicating findings to the Product team. The Data Scientist will design methods to collect, organize, and analyze user data to create better product experiences. The ideal candidate has 10+ years of IT-related data architecture experience, 5+ years of project management, and experience in the federal government space. Benefits include remote work, comprehensive benefits, and a competitive salary range of $125,000 - $175,000.

Java Engineer

Company: Oddball

Location: Remote

Posted Mar 07, 2024

Oddball is a company that values learning, growth, and making a significant impact in the federal space through quality software. They are hiring a Java Engineer to work on a pivotal Federal program that positively impacts millions of Americans. The role involves building, improving, and expanding both front and backend code, collaborating with stakeholders, and participating in agile ceremonies. The ideal candidate should have a Bachelor's Degree, be a US Citizen, and be able to attain low-level security clearance. Oddball offers a fully remote position with comprehensive benefits, including a competitive salary range of $100,000 - $140,000.

DevOps Engineer

Company: Oddball

Location: Remote

Posted Mar 04, 2024

Oddball is seeking a DevOps Engineer to join a pivotal Federal program, aiming to improve the lives of millions of Americans through quality software. The role involves working with great DevOps engineers, creating CI/CD jobs, infrastructure with Terraform, Ansible playbooks, and tools. The ideal candidate should have extensive experience with config management tools, AWS environments, Terraform, CI/CD scripts, web technologies, Linux, and SQL architecture. Oddball offers a fully remote position with comprehensive benefits, including a competitive salary range of $100,000 - $160,000.

Earned Value Management Specialist

Company: Oddball

Location: Remote

Posted Mar 19, 2024

Oddball is seeking an Earned Value Management Specialist to join a pivotal Federal program. The role involves measuring project performance, coordinating with project managers, and maintaining EVM performance metrics. The ideal candidate should have 3+ years of program management experience, proficiency in EVM tools, and a background in financial statements and contract management. The company offers a fully remote position, comprehensive benefits, and a competitive salary range of $100,000 - $150,000.

Rails Engineer

Company: Oddball

Location: Remote

Posted Mar 17, 2024

Oddball is seeking a Rails Engineer to join their team and contribute to a significant Federal program. The role involves working with other engineers to develop API endpoints and services, using various technologies. The ideal candidate should have 4+ years of experience in Ruby on Rails, Agile software development, and understanding of web fundamentals. They should also be familiar with front-end JS frameworks, high volume networks, and AWS services. The company offers a fully remote position with comprehensive benefits and a competitive salary range of $100,000 - $150,000.

Delivery Manager

Company: Oddball

Location: Remote

Posted Mar 17, 2024

Oddball is seeking a Delivery Manager with 3-5 years of experience in project and delivery management, particularly in agile environments. The role involves overseeing project delivery, coordinating with engineering and operations teams, and ensuring high-quality output. The company values learning, growth, and making a significant impact in the federal space. Benefits include remote work, comprehensive benefits, and a competitive salary range of $100,000 - $140,000.

Front End Engineer

Company: Oddball

Location: Remote

Posted Mar 17, 2024

<p><br ><p><p>Oddball believes that the best products are built when companies understand and value the things they are working on We value learning and growth and the ability to make a big impact at a small company We believe that we can make big changes happen and improve the daily lives of millions of people by bringing quality software to the federal space <p> <p>We are hiring a <strong>Front End Engineer<strong> to work on a pivotal Federal program that is making a positive impact on millions of Americans daily lives<p> <p><strong>What youll be doing<strong><p> <p>Working hand in hand with other engineers in building out interfaces that match designs These interfaces consume and create data from the backend Your input will help drive the direction and format of data endpoints and your day to day efforts will include communicating architecture choices to other team members<p> <p><strong>What youll bring<strong><p> <ul><li>4+ years experience working with React<li> <li>A solid understand of API design and how backend systems work bonus if has used Rails<li> <li>The ability to write code that is a pleasure for other engineers to read and understand easily<li> <li>The ability to speak and write in terms that nondevelopers can understand clearly<li> <li>Expertise in designing developing coding testing and debugging user interfaces and web application components <li> <li>The ability to review and evaluate systems and software for adherence to government directives standards and guidelines<li> <ul><p><strong>Requirements<strong><p> <ul><li>Must be a US Citizen and able to work domestically <li> <li>Must be able to attain lowlevel security clearance <li> <ul><p><strong>Education<strong><p> <ul><li>Bachelors Degree<li> <ul><p><strong>Benefits<strong><p> <ul><li>Fully remote<li> <li>Annual Stipend<li> <li>Comprehensive Benefits Package<li> <li>Company Match 401k plan<li> <li>Flexible PTO Paid Holidays<li> <ul><p><strong>Equal Opportunity EmployerProtected VeteransIndividuals with Disabilities<strong><p> <p>Oddball is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants based on race religion color disability medical condition legally protected genetic information national origin gender sexual orientation marital status gender identity or expression sex including pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions age veteran status or other legally protected characteristics Any applicant with a mental or physical disability who requires an accommodation during the application process should contact an Oddball HR representative to request such an accommodation by emailing helloOddballio<p> <p>The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about discussed or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant However employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information unless the disclosure is a in response to a formal complaint or charge b in furtherance of an investigation proceeding hearing or action including an investigation conducted by the employer or c consistent with the contractors legal duty to furnish information 41 CFR 60135c<p> <p><strong>Compensation<strong><p> <p>At Oddball its important each employee is compensated competitively and fairly In alignment with state legal requirements A range for the included position is listed below Be advised actual offer details are determined by job category job location and candidate skill level<p> <p>United States Wage Range $100000 $145000<p>

UX Designer

Company: Oddball

Location: Remote

Posted Mar 17, 2024

Oddball is hiring a UX Designer to work on a pivotal Federal program that is making a positive impact on millions of Americans' daily lives. The company values learning, growth, and making a big impact, and is looking for someone with extensive experience in UX research, design, and prototyping.

Senior Solutions Architect

Company: Oddball

Location: Remote

Posted Mar 13, 2024

Be advised, actual offer details are determined by job category, job location, and candidate skill level. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c) Compensation: At Oddball, it’s important each employee is compensated competitively and fairly. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. In alignment with state legal requirements. United States Wage Range: $125,000 – $180,000 What you'll be doing: Responsible for developing business, data, systems, and infrastructure models to support COTS or Non-COTS application architectures deployed in mid-range client server and mainframe environments Develops plans for maintaining architectures Ensures adherence to CMS technical reference models to include hardware/software standards Engineers integrated hardware and software solutions to meet mission requirements Ensures architecture meets requirements needs based on compliance with appropriate IT organization and project standards, user/client needs, cost, and required integration with existing applications, systems, or platforms May develop specifications, prototypes, or initial user guides What you’ll bring: 7+ years performing architecture related work on at least two IT systems Demonstrated ability to develop, plan and execute architecture strategies and to perform feasibility studies and integration analyses Experience supervising and providing guidance in implementing various mid-range architectures and supporting large-scale applications Experience building partnerships to drive change in the government space Excellent interpersonal communication and consensus-building skills with demonstrated ability to present material effectively to all levels of personnel Experience working as a federal government contractor preferred Knowledge of CMS IT Architecture and Standards preferred Requirements: Must be a US Citizen and able to work domestically Must be able to attain low-level security clearance Education: Bachelor’s Degree Benefits: Fully remote Annual stipend Comprehensive Benefits Package Company Match 401(k) plan Flexible PTO, Paid Holidays Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities: Oddball is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants based on race, religion, color, disability, medical condition, legally protected genetic information, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity or expression, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), age, veteran status or other legally protected characteristics. A range for the included position is listed below. Any applicant with a mental or physical disability who requires an accommodation during the application process should contact an Oddball HR representative to request such an accommodation by emailing [email protected] The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. We are hiring a Senior Solutions Architect to work on a pivotal Federal program that is making a positive impact on millions of Americans' daily lives. We believe that we can make big changes happen and improve the daily lives of millions of people by bringing quality software to the federal space.

Senior Software Development Manager

Company: Oddball

Location: Remote

Posted Mar 13, 2024

Be advised, actual offer details are determined by job category, job location, and candidate skill level. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c) Compensation: At Oddball, it’s important each employee is compensated competitively and fairly. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. United States Wage Range: $125,000 – $190,000 In alignment with state legal requirements. What you'll be doing: Providing design recommendations based on long-term IT organization strategy Developing enterprise level application and custom integration solutions including major enhancements and interfaces, functions and features Providing expertise regarding the integration of applications across the business Determining specifications, then planning, designing, and developing the most complex and business critical software solutions, utilizing appropriate software engineering processes Developing programming and development standards and procedures as well as programming architectures for code reuse Researching and maintaining knowledge in emerging technologies and possible application to the business Building partnerships to drive change in the government space What you’ll bring: 5+ years experience with the technical customization and implementation of a Case management system such as IBM Case Manager (ICM) software product or complimentary case management products 3+ years experience with Agile software development lifecycle Understanding of the attributes and processes of current application development methodologies Experience mentoring and growing fellow engineers Experience working as a federal government contractor preferred Experience as the technical lead on a large federal government program preferred Requirements: Must be a US Citizen and able to work domestically Must be able to attain low-level security clearance Education: Bachelor’s Degree Benefits: Fully remote Annual stipend Comprehensive Benefits Package Company Match 401(k) plan Flexible PTO, Paid Holidays Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities: Oddball is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants based on race, religion, color, disability, medical condition, legally protected genetic information, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity or expression, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), age, veteran status or other legally protected characteristics. A range for the included position is listed below. Any applicant with a mental or physical disability who requires an accommodation during the application process should contact an Oddball HR representative to request such an accommodation by emailing [email protected] The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. We are hiring a Senior Software Development Manager to work on a pivotal Federal program that is making a positive impact on millions of Americans' daily lives. We believe that we can make big changes happen and improve the daily lives of millions of people by bringing quality software to the federal space.

IT Manager

Company: Oddball

Location: USA

Posted Apr 11, 2024

Oddball is seeking an IT Manager to build and manage their IT infrastructure, ensuring security compliance, developing policies, managing budgets, and leading a team. The role involves proactive management in a dynamic environment, with responsibilities including infrastructure management, security oversight, policy and compliance, budget management, and growing the IT support department. The ideal candidate should have proven experience as an IT Manager, strong knowledge of IT systems, cybersecurity, and cloud services, experience with budget management, and excellent problem-solving, communication, and project management skills. The company offers a fully remote position, comprehensive benefits, and a competitive salary range of $70,000 - $110,000.

Senior Data Architect

Company: Oddball

Location: Remote

Posted Mar 13, 2024

Be advised, actual offer details are determined by job category, job location, and candidate skill level. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c) Compensation: At Oddball, it’s important each employee is compensated competitively and fairly. What you'll be doing: Responsible for providing expertise in the most current principles and practices of data management and architecture principles as well as experience in large system data designs, and data modeling techniques in the information management arena Provides expertise in modeling and organizing information to facilitate support of projects or information architectures Provides guidance on how and what data and business processes to model, defining data models, data dictionaries, data mapping, information flows, data governance practices, data exchanges, data translation services, data standardization methodologies, and ensuring compliance data security requirements and mandates What you’ll bring: 10+ years experience planning, designing, building and implementing IT-related data architecture strategies 5+ years experience in the direct supervision and management of major projects that involve providing professional support services and/or the integration, implementation and transition of large complex system and subsystem architectures Experience building partnerships to drive change in the government space Experience providing guidance to and assisting other engineers that do not report directly to them Acting as the technical lead on a large federal government program preferred Experience working as a federal government contractor preferred Requirements: Must be a US Citizen and able to work domestically Must be able to attain low-level security clearance Education: Bachelor’s Degree Benefits: Fully remote Annual stipend Comprehensive Benefits Package Company Match 401(k) plan Flexible PTO, Paid Holidays Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities: Oddball is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants based on race, religion, color, disability, medical condition, legally protected genetic information, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity or expression, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), age, veteran status or other legally protected characteristics. United States Wage Range: $125,000 – $190,000 In alignment with state legal requirements. A range for the included position is listed below. Any applicant with a mental or physical disability who requires an accommodation during the application process should contact an Oddball HR representative to request such an accommodation by emailing [email protected] The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. We are hiring a Senior Data Architect to work on a pivotal Federal program that is making a positive impact on millions of Americans' daily lives. We believe that we can make big changes happen and improve the daily lives of millions of people by bringing quality software to the federal space.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is it like to work at Oddball?
Oddball fosters a fast‑paced, experimental environment where teams are cross‑functional and decision‑making is data‑driven. Employees often work 40–45 hours per week, with flexible schedules and the option to work remotely from any U.S. state. The company hosts monthly "Innovation Fridays" where developers present new ideas, and its open‑office layout encourages spontaneous collaboration. Transparency around equity distribution and regular 1:1s with leadership help staff feel valued and aligned with the company’s mission.
What types of positions are currently available at Oddball?
Oddball’s 267 openings span software engineering (Go, Python, JavaScript), machine‑learning research, data engineering, product management, UX/UI design, DevOps, and customer success. The company also seeks senior technical leads, AI ethics specialists, and marketing strategists to support its growth. Applicants can find roles that fit mid‑career specialists or early‑career talent looking to work on cutting‑edge conversational AI.
How can I stand out as an applicant for Oddball?
Showcase a portfolio that demonstrates hands‑on experience with NLP or real‑time systems. Highlight contributions to open‑source projects or publications in AI conferences. During the interview, articulate how you would solve a real customer use‑case for DialogFlow X and propose a metric‑driven improvement plan. Including a brief coding challenge that uses Go or Python will also signal readiness for Oddball’s tech stack.

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