Factory, the global leader in self-improving software development, announced today that Connor Maloney joined as Head of Federal to lead the company’s expansion into the public sector.

Maloney joins Factory after serving as Vice President of Federal at Rubrik. His experience gives him a clear understanding of how agencies assess new technology, how to build partnerships that last, and what’s at stake for the people those agencies serve. He began his career as a Federal Civilian Program Manager at the Department of War before moving into industry to build and lead teams at ServiceNow and DataRobot.

“Federal agencies need both cutting-edge software capabilities and the ability to access them in the most secure, regulated environments,” said Maloney. “Factory is built from the ground up to meet the needs of modern commercial and defense software engineering teams and is a step change in ability at a critical time.”

Factory is reshaping how organizations like NVIDIA, EY, and RBC build and manage software by creating a system where engineers define intent and govern outcomes, while the software factory handles execution and ongoing improvement. It is built on three principles: model independence, so enterprises can choose the best model for each task; sovereign intelligence, so they control where it runs and retain what it learns; and continual improvement, so work across code review, security, deployment, and incident response makes the whole system more capable.

“We help federal teams ship faster while keeping the security controls their programs require,” said Matan Grinberg, Factory CEO and cofounder. “Connor cares about whether the technology gets into use and whether the team is there to support it years later. That’s the approach I want at Factory as we build our federal business.”

Factory gives global enterprises and government agencies control over where sensitive data and engineering context reside. Its three deployment models support public cloud, private cloud and government environments, including on-premises and fully air-gapped installations. In high-security environments, customers can choose which AI models to use and where the system runs.

The news comes on the heels of a number of notable events for the company. It recently opened offices in Japan and closed a $200 million funding round at a valuation of $5 billion. It is hiring across all teams including engineering, sales, marketing, and operations globally. Offices include San Francisco, New York, London, Japan, and more.

About Factory

Factory is the platform that makes your software improve itself. It enables enterprises to operate their own autonomous Software Factory: a trusted, self-improving system that runs 24/7 to build software under their control, with humans governing measurable outcomes. Customers include Nvidia, RBC, Adyen, Ernst & Young, and more. Factory was founded in 2023 by Matan Grinberg and Eno Reyes and is headquartered in San Francisco. Investors include Khosla Ventures, Sequoia Capital, NEA, Nvidia, J.P. Morgan, Insight Partners, and Blackstone. To learn more, visit factory.com.

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