Staff Software Engineer

March 21

Code for America

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Government can and should work well for everyone. We're people-centered problem solvers showing that it's possible.

software • policy • civics • tech

201 - 500

Description

• Code for America’s Software Engineers are involved in all stages of our products’ lifecycle: Research, design, prototyping, developing applications, tools, services or specialized utility programs that integrate with government systems at scale. • This role may report into either our Sr. Engineering Manager or Director of Engineering.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Applied Mathematics or related experience in the field of software engineering • 6 years of experience with OOP languages Java, JavaScript and Ruby on Rails. • 6 years of experience with AWS Cloud computing or 1 year of experience with Aptible • Applied computer science and web fundamentals, from data structures to APIs • Eager in collaborating with others, provide technical and professional mentorship • Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills • 4 years developing and deploying with Github and CICD pipelines (Circle.ci or Jenkins). • 4 or more years working in Agile Software Development model, XP, or TDD • Experience optimizing performance, investigating, troubleshooting and fixing customer issues as a full-stack engineer. • Write clean, maintainable, and well-architected code • Write concise documentation • Familiarity with pair programming and test driven development • Experience with Separation of Concerns, Service Oriented, and Component based Architecture • Experience with making government services better for people who need them most • Experience with the justice system, social safety net, or other mission relevant experience • Interest in with AI, GAI, Data Factory, Software Connector Strategies

Benefits

• Leadership and teammates who value Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity (DE&I) • A collaborative, cross-functional, hardworking, and fun environment • Full benefits package with options up to 100% coverage towards select medical, dental and vision plans