Senior/Staff Software Engineer, Fullstack

Accountabilities:

• • Design, build, and maintain clean, reusable, production-quality software as part of a multidisciplinary, cross-functional product team.
  • Apply lean-agile engineering principles, including API-first design, simple and maintainable architectures, continuous integration, version control, and automated testing.
  • Select appropriate programming languages, frameworks, tools, and technologies based on the needs of each project, with an emphasis on pragmatic and open-source solutions where appropriate.
  • Analyze existing systems to identify technical debt, instability, reliability concerns, performance issues, and other opportunities for improvement, then design, document, and communicate effective solutions.
  • Build secure and compliant software while proactively addressing common application vulnerabilities and incorporating security considerations throughout the development lifecycle.
  • Apply sound data engineering principles, selecting and working with appropriate datastores and persistence strategies for different software systems and use cases.
  • Design systems with performance, reliability, availability, maintainability, and scalability in mind, understanding how individual components interact across the broader architecture.
  • Maintain a strong user-centered perspective, considering how technical decisions and implementation choices affect the people ultimately using the software.
  • Collaborate directly with stakeholders to understand their needs, explain technical tradeoffs in clear language, and help shape practical product and engineering decisions.

  Requirements:

  • Demonstrated ability to write clean, functional, reusable code supported by comprehensive automated testing and strong engineering practices.
  • Strong understanding of software architecture and system design, including performance, reliability, availability, persistence, and interactions between system components.
  • Experience developing secure, compliant applications and understanding common software vulnerabilities and approaches to mitigating them.
  • Solid understanding of data engineering fundamentals and experience working with different datastores to manage persistent application data.
  • Strong stakeholder communication skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts and tradeoffs into clear, accessible language for non-technical audiences.
  • User-centered mindset and the ability to consider user needs, outcomes, and real-world implications when making technical decisions.
  • Experience building accessible software that meets Section 508 and WCAG standards is a plus.
  • Experience working in constrained or regulated environments, such as legacy systems, Authority to Operate (ATO) boundaries, or FedRAMP-authorized cloud services, is desirable.
  • Experience with infrastructure as code, such as Terraform, and/or immutable infrastructure technologies such as Docker is beneficial.
  • Experience contributing to open-source projects or developing software in public/open environments is a plus.
  • U.S. citizenship is required for employment, and all work must be performed within the United States, excluding U.S. territories.
  • Depending on the project, the ability to obtain a public trust determination or security clearance, potentially up to Top Secret, may be required.
  • Successful completion of a background check is required.
  • Certain federal contracts may require a degree or allow additional years of relevant experience as a substitute.
  • Ability to travel as needed.

  Benefits:

  • Fully remote position with work performed within the United States.
  • Salary ranges based on seniority include $150,000–$185,000 for Senior Software Engineers and $170,000–$203,000 for Staff Software Engineers.
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Short-term and long-term disability insurance, plus life and AD&D coverage.
  • Dependent care FSA, healthcare FSA, and health savings account options.
  • Dollar-for-dollar 401(k) matching up to 10% of salary, with no vesting period.
  • Flexible paid time off, generally around 25 days per year, plus 11 paid federal holidays.
  • Up to 12 weeks of paid leave for eligible new birth, adoption, or foster parents.
  • Performance rewards, including annual salary increases, annual performance bonuses, spot bonuses, and stock options.
  • Business development and sales bonuses, plus referral bonuses.
  • $2,000 annual professional development allowance.
  • $750 annual technology-related purchase allowance.
  • $100 annual merchandise allowance.
  • Flexible, remote-friendly work environment designed to support autonomy and professional growth.
  • Opportunity to apply engineering expertise to technology projects focused on improving public services and creating public benefit.