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.