Software Engineer I / Software Engineer II - Application Deadline of Friday, February 6th

FiscalNote

2d • $105,000 - $130,000 • Remote

About The Position

Our mission is to connect the people of the world to their governments, and as a member of our engineering department, you’ll be embedded in a cross-functional development team guiding the trajectory of our flagship web application, PolicyNote. You'll be working across the full stack, with exposure to frontend, backend, data, and infrastructure. One day you might be building a new user-facing feature in React; the next, optimizing a MongoDB query or debugging a deployment pipeline. You will be coding using primarily modern technologies like Python and React, in addition to a healthy smattering of other web technologies for job orchestration and security. You will also be working with the latest Generative AI and LLM technologies as we embed those capabilities in our core products.
About The Team
We're a dedicated and experienced group that prioritizes understanding real needs and shipping meaningful value. Collaboration runs deep here—you'll find us pairing and swarming regularly to tackle problems together, while maintaining strong partnerships with our product team. We trust our people, emphasizing good judgment and humility over process and competition. We’re using LLMs, but we see it as a tool that’s fundamentally dependent on domain knowledge, experience, and discernment. We care for each other as human beings, enjoying what we do and the time we spend together.
About You
Helpful. Passionate. Creative. You love what you do! You take pride in what you build, but it’s grounded in caring about the outcome. You have a passion for learning and continuously improving your skills. When a challenge pops up, you don't hesitate to jump in, get started quickly, and collaborate with others to share what you’ve learned. You are a strong communicator that helps our remote team stay connected, and you’re proactive about reaching out to the team to get support in solving ambiguity and roadblocks together.

Requirements

• Software Engineer I - 1-2 years of applied experience or equivalent in the software development industry using a modern tech stack.
• Software Engineer II - 2-4+ years of applied experience or equivalent in the software development industry using a modern tech stack.
• You're eager to work across the stack.
• You are excited by the opportunity to contribute to our frontend (React/Next.js), backend (Python/FastAPI), and data layers (MongoDB, Postgres).
• You don't need to be a specialist in every technology, but you should be ready to learn and jump in wherever the team needs you.
• Problem solving with a customer-driven mindset.
• You focus your analytical and debugging skills to cut through complexity and deliver simple, viable solutions for our users.
• You have strong communication and collaboration skills.
• This is especially critical in a fully remote, distributed timezone team.
• You can explain technical work and decisions clearly to groups ranging from your engineering peers to product and business partners.
• Ready to develop knowledge in production and Cloud environments.
• You know shipping code is more than just writing it.
• This role offers the opportunity to gain experience with our cloud infrastructure (AWS) and key environments like Linux/Unix, Bash, Docker, and Kubernetes.
• You can work with data at rest.
• You understand the fundamentals of how applications interact with data and have familiarity with different database types (relational and no-SQL).
• You're curious about Generative AI.
• You have already experimented with LLMs beyond just prompting.
• Perhaps you've integrated an API, built a RAG pipeline, or explored fine-tuning a model.
• You don't need to be an expert, but you are excited to apply these tools.
• You learn by doing.
• New technologies, unfamiliar codebases, open-ended requirements—you're energized rather than paralyzed by them.
• You ask questions first, dig in, and figure things out after you have a firm understanding of the need.

Nice To Haves

• Any experience in MongoDB or Elasticsearch is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Ship features that surface what matters.
• Work across a high-volume data pipeline.
• Integrate and apply Generative AI.
• Connect systems across our product suite.
• Collaborate across disciplines.
• Own outcomes, not just tickets.

Benefits

• FiscalNote supports our people by enabling team members with flexibility and benefits to promote well-being and balance, ensuring all FiscalNoters can bring their authentic selves to work.
• We start by offering competitive salaries, retirement accounts, and equity packages to ensure we’re all FN owners.
• Plus, our comprehensive benefits packages align with regional requirements and expectations no matter where you are located across the globe.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed