Software Engineer – Back-End Focus

October 21

🦀 Maryland – Remote

Although this job is listed in Maryland, this company may be open to hiring remote in other states.

💵 $125k - $150k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🔙 Backend Engineer

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Skyward

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Artificial Intelligence • Government • Technology

Skyward is a Maryland-based digital services organization that specializes in AI/ML, Agile DevSecOps, and Data Science, serving as a trusted Federal partner. With a mission to serve the American people, Skyward delivers agile, user-centered, and scalable solutions for mission-critical programs, working closely with Federal Government allies. The company prides itself on being a member of the Digital Services Coalition and focuses on advancing innovation and excellence in government technology. Skyward is dedicated to transforming AI possibilities into impactful realities and is committed to improving customer experiences and software delivery processes. The company has significantly grown its workforce and impacts millions of Americans and small businesses through its services.

51 - 200 employees

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

🏛️ Government

📋 Description

• Be on a team supporting the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) endeavor to modernize enterprise systems’ access, reducing manual effort, improving data accuracy, and enhancing transparency for stakeholders. Oh, and utilizing cutting-edge NLP and LLM techniques. • Stay up to date with technology and customer experience best practices, to include artificial intelligence (AI), chatbots, and customer feedback tools. • Write effective, scalable code. • Work extremely closely with human centered design experts to implement solutions that are intuitive, responsive, and personalized to each customer’s needs. • Develop back-end components to improve responsiveness and overall performance. • Investigate and debug test failures throughout, updating tests or reporting bugs as necessary and provide test coverage analysis based on automation results. • Collaborate with various departments such as customer support, marketing, and product development to identify and address customer pain points, optimize customer journeys, and create a seamless experience across all touchpoints.

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years of experience coding in Python. • Familiarity and knowledge of DevOps / DevTestOps / DevSecOps best practices. • Strong knowledge of CI/CD practices and tooling, with hands-on experience automating build, test, and deployment workflows. • Solid understanding of how to build pipelines that are scalable, maintainable, and integrated with testing frameworks, code quality checks, and security gates. • Experience with containerization technology (I.e., Docker or Kubernetes). • REST API Experience. • Understanding of one or more different agile methodologies, including Scrum, Lean, or SAFe. • Strong interpersonal and communication skills necessary to work effectively with various stakeholders.

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision insurance (fully paid for employees) • 15 days of paid leave • 7 days of sick leave • 2 days bereavement leave • 11 paid Federal holidays • Up to 40 hours for jury duty • 401K with 4% employer contribution (and no vesting period) • Up to 4 weeks of paid paternity and maternity leave • Company provided laptop • $5,000 per year for professional development • $600 per year for technical supplies and equipment • $2,000 referral bonus • Life and disability insurance • HSA and FSA • Legal Shield and ID Shield Voluntary Benefits • Opportunity to work in a collaborative, motivated team focused on modernizing government services with cutting-edge technology and innovative solutions.