Code for America is looking for a talented Staff Solutions Engineer who will collaborate with government partners and deliver technical guidance, transforming the way our government delivers services to communities in need.
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience as a Software Engineer, Solutions Engineer, or Solutions Architect with experience leading projects and interacting with customers
- Recent back-end development, database, data-science and/or devops experience
- 4+ years of experience coding backend systems and data infrastructure in an industry-standard language (Python, Java, C#, Ruby, etc)
- Recent experience integrating emerging technologies (e.g., generative AI models) into existing workflows or new solutions
- Strong self-management skills and a proven ability to manage multiple engagements simultaneously
- Fundamentally curious and empathetic; able to thoughtfully balance partner, user, and team needs and identify solutions that move the work forward towards greater impact
- Tenacity and adaptability; able to navigate relationships, ambiguity, and technical challenges and unblock yourself and your team
- Ability to engage in research to learn about current systems and architecture, and then incorporate this knowledge to design new solutions and new architectures
Benefits
- Laptop provided
- $700 remote environment setup; $200 stipend and up to $500 reimbursement
- Cell phone and/or internet reimbursement of $50 per month
- $1000 annual (per calendar year) stipend towards professional development
- Up to $1000 of professional development funds can be rolled over each year, up to a maximum of $2000
- Retirement & 401k Plans: Employees under 3 years are eligible for a 100% employer match of up to 3% of employee contribution
- Employees with 3+ years are eligible for an additional 50% employer contribution over 3%, to a maximum of 5%
- Medical: Full benefits package with options up to 100% coverage toward select medical, dental, and vision plans
- Paid sick time; up to 96 hours annually
- Competitive paid parental and family leave
- 4 weeks of paid sabbatical after 4 years of service, with an option of up to 4 additional weeks of unpaid time away
