Senior/Staff/Principal Software Engineer, Legacy Modernization

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🔥 57 minutes ago

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $150k - $230k / year

⏰ Full Time

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🧑‍💻 Full-stack Engineer

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Skylight

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2017

💼 Consulting

🏛️ Government

Consulting • Government • Technology

Skylight is a digital consultancy using design and technology to help agencies deliver better public services. With a focus on modernizing government services through human-centered design and lean-agile engineering, Skylight empowers public servants to enhance their capabilities in the digital era. Combining government and commercial expertise, the company is dedicated to solving the toughest digital challenges faced by agencies and fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement in the public sector.

📋 Description

• Refactor and migrate legacy web applications onto a DoD software factory with little to no downtime • Engineer software with researchers, designers, product managers, and other engineers • Advocate for and adhere to lean-agile practices including simple design, continuous integration, version control, and automated testing • Analyze systems for technical debt, instability, and improvement opportunities • Design, document, and communicate technical solutions • Explain technical tradeoffs to non-technical stakeholders in a complex, multi-vendor environment • Pair with and coach government engineers and incoming military developers • Learn current program-office delivery processes and identify testing and security bottlenecks • Coach government partners to sustain modern practices after Skylight’s engagement

🎯 Requirements

• Ability to write clean, working, and reusable code • Can produce high-quality code by adhering to good practices such as automated testing • Familiar with how to build secure, compliant software and defend against common vulnerabilities • Foundational understanding of data engineering, including use of various datastores to handle persistent data • Understanding of software system components and how to fit them together while considering performance, reliability, and availability • User-centered approach to software development • Experience shipping production software in a modern web stack, including refactoring or migrating legacy web applications • Experience working in a government or regulated environment with formal security authorization (ATO) • Experience working on cross-functional teams in iterative delivery • Track record of staying aligned and accountable on remote teams • Work approach aligned with Skylight’s core values • All work must be conducted within the U.S., excluding U.S. territories • U.S. citizenship required for employment eligibility • Ability to obtain a Common Access Card (CAC) and any special access required for the contract • Successful completion of a company background check • Some available federal-contract roles require a degree or additional years of experience as a substitute

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance • Short-term and long-term disability insurance • Life and AD&D insurance • Dependent care FSA, healthcare FSA, health savings account • Dollar-for-dollar 401(k) match up to 10% of your salary with no vesting period • Flexible paid-time-off policy (generally around 25 days per year), plus 11 paid federal holidays • Up to 12 weeks paid-time-off for all eligible new birth, adoption, or foster parents • Performance rewards, including annual salary increase, annual performance bonus, spot bonuses, and stock options • Business development / sales bonuses • Referral bonuses • Annual $2,000 allowance for professional development • Annual $750 allowance for tech-related purchases • Annual swag budget of $100 to display your Skylight pride with some merchandise (hoodies, hats, and more) • Flexible, remote-friendly work environment • An environment that empowers you to unleash your superpowers for public good

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