Senior/Staff Software Engineer, Fullstack

Skylight

11d•$170,000 - $203,000•Remote

About The Position

Skylight is a digital consultancy using design and technology to help government agencies deliver better public services. We’re at the forefront of a civic movement to reinvent how all levels of government serve families, patients, and many others in today’s digital world. If you want to play a part in driving this critical movement forward, we’d love for you to join our growing team of public interest technologists. The work we do matters.

Requirements

Write clean, working, and reusable code, backed by automated tests
Build secure, compliant software and defend against common vulnerabilities
Understand the fundamentals of data engineering, including how to use different datastores to handle persistent data in software systems
Understand how the pieces of a software system fit together, and design with performance, reliability, and availability in mind
Put users at the center of your work, thinking through the impact and implications of the code you write
Work directly with stakeholders to understand their needs, explain technical tradeoffs in plain language, and shape what gets built.
You must be a U.S. Citizen to be eligible for employment
All work must be conducted within the U.S., excluding U.S. territories
As a government contractor, you may be required to obtain a public trust or security clearance, up to Top Secret
You will be required to complete a company background check successfully.
Ability to travel, as needed

Nice To Haves

Experience building accessible software that meets Section 508 and WCAG standards
Experience working in constrained or regulated environments, such as legacy systems, ATO boundaries, or FedRAMP-authorized cloud services
Experience with infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform) and/or immutable infrastructure (e.g., Docker)
Experience contributing to open-source projects or building software in the open

Responsibilities

Engineer a software product as part of a cross-functional team, which includes user experience researchers and designers, product managers, engineers, and other functional specialists
Achieve technical excellence by advocating for and adhering to lean-agile engineering principles and practices such as API-first design, simple design, continuous integration, version control, and automated testing
Select and use the right tools, frameworks, languages, and technologies for the job, with a preference for open-source solutions
Analyze systems to identify technical debt, instability, unreliability, and other opportunities for improvement, then design, document, and communicate solutions

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