Software Engineer (Contractor)

Civis Analytics•Washington, DC

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

At Civis, we take a science-first approach to solving business problems using person-level data. With a blend of proprietary technology and statistical advisory services, we help public and private sector organizations find, understand and connect with the people they care about, so they can stop guessing and start using mathematical proof to guide decisions. We know others use “data science” and “analytics” as buzzwords, but at Civis we don’t stand for fluff, and we will always deliver scalable products and technologies — not PowerPoints — to drive your business forward. Learn more about Civis at www.civisanalytics.com. Our mission To democratize data science so organizations can stop guessing and make decisions based on numbers and scientific fact. Civis Analytics is hiring a Software Engineer (Contract) to build and ship high-quality software across the full stack in service of our clients' most important missions. This is a 6-month contract role for an early-career engineer who is ready to work across the stack. React on the front end, Python/Ruby/Node on the back end, and SQL alongside a team of engineers, designers, and product managers who care deeply about what they build and who they build it for.

Requirements

1 - 2 years of professional experience as a software developer/engineer
Familiarity with AI/ML concepts and experience building and integrating with AI tools such as Claude Code and GitHub Copilot
Experience developing user interfaces with modern JavaScript frameworks (specifically React)
Experience developing web applications with frameworks such as Rails, Django or NodeJS
Experience developing web applications with ReactJS, AngularJS and/or VueJS
Comfort working with SQL databases
Love of problem-solving
An ability and eagerness to constantly learn and teach others
Passion for solving large, complex problems for customers

Nice To Haves

Graduate degree in Computer Science or a related subject
Significant experience with one or more of the following: Python, Ruby, and/or Go (golang)
Flask
Developing AI applications
Designing and building APIs
Query optimization, database administration, analytics databases, and/or NoSQL
Automated software testing and continuous integration
Cloud application deployment and monitoring
Proficiency working with Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Data visualization for the web (using D3 or similar)
Statistics and predictive modeling (using tools like pandas, scikit-learn, NumPy, SciPy, R, STATA)
Prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), or fine-tuning workflows

Responsibilities

Develop high-quality software
Support and collaborate with other engineers, data scientists, and product managers
Review and debug code
Effectively apply Civis best practices methodology and enforces design standards
Ensure project documents are complete, current, and archived appropriately
Ability to research, prototype and recommend software solutions
Collaborate with other teams within the organization
Engage the project on an emotional level as well as technical