Join Our Innovative Team at Mile 2!
Are you into solving tough problems and building cool tech? Do you thrive in a team where your ideas are heard and your creativity is encouraged? If you’re nodding along, Mile 2 might be the place for you.
We’re all about creating advanced solutions that really make a difference for our government partners. Our team uses the latest technologies to make a tangible impact, creating seamless integrations between human expertise and machine capabilities to tackle complex challenges.
Our core values guide everything we do: Supported Autonomy: We trust you to take initiative and make decisions, but we’ve always got your back. Humble Expertise: We respect everyone’s knowledge and skills, creating an environment where we can all learn and get better together. Success is a Team Effort: We believe that we can only achieve great things when we work as a team. Tangible Results: We’re motivated by the desire to create real, measurable impacts through our work.
When you join us, you’ll work on meaningful projects that challenge you and help you grow. We offer a supportive and inclusive environment, competitive benefits, and plenty of opportunities to advance your career. If you’re ready to level up your career and be part of something special, check out our current openings and apply today.
About Mile 2
Mile 2 is a small, mission-driven government contractor dedicated to advancing the state of the art in human-machine teaming for the U.S. Department of War. We build custom software that fuses rigorous user-centered design with cutting-edge engineering — creating systems where humans and intelligent machines collaborate more effectively, intelligently, and safely.
Our work directly supports warfighters and defense analysts at the DoW agencies. We are small by design: lean, deeply technical, and oriented toward impact over headcount. The person who joins as our CTO will help shape not just our technology roadmap, but the capability of the entire organization.
Position Overview
The Chief Technology Officer is a senior leadership role responsible for Mile 2’s technical vision, engineering execution, and innovation strategy. You will serve as the company’s senior-most technologist, reporting directly to the CEO, and will be deeply engaged both in high-level strategy and hands-on technical decisions.
You will set the standards for a talented technical team to deliver solutions that operate at the intersection of AI, human factors, and mission-critical software. You will be expected to represent Mile 2’s technical capabilities to government customers, partners, and in proposal efforts.
As a member of the executive team, the CTO will align technical strategy with company growth objectives, drive enterprise technical maturity, support scalable delivery models, guide productization and reusable capability development, and partner with executive leadership on long-term business strategy.
The ideal candidate is technically exceptional, strategically minded, operationally grounded, growth-aware, mission-focused, and execution-oriented — capable of engaging effectively with engineers, operators, executives, acquisition officials, proposal teams, and mission customers.
Key Responsibilities
Technical Leadership & Vision
Engineering Excellence
Customer & Business Development
Human-Machine Teaming & UX
Technical Steering Group (TSG) Leadership
Required
Preferred
Success Metrics — First 12–18 Months
Success in the role will be measured against demonstrable progress in the following areas:
Our Approach to AI in Hiring
At Mile 2, applications are reviewed by real people—not filtered out by bots. Authenticity matters more than keyword tricks.
We know you’re probably using AI tools to help draft or polish your resumes, and that’s fine! We’re using AI to write this blurb about AI! But we expect you to make it your own. Resumes that feel copy-pasted I —repetitive, oddly phrased, “too perfect” matches to our job description— may hurt your chances. Adding personal touches and real examples of your work will make your application stronger.
We look forward to meeting the real you!
A Note About Our Application Process
Please answer our screener questions honestly and thoroughly (rather than writing “see resume”). These are reviewed by real people—not bots—and play an important role in our selection process. Thoughtful responses will strengthen your application.
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