Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Skylight is a digital consultancy using design and technology to help government agencies deliver better public services. The Senior/Staff Software Engineer will design, implement, and maintain software systems to improve government services, particularly in partnership with the National Archives to enhance the management of electronic records.

Responsibilities

• Build and improve systems that migrate, preserve, and make large volumes of government records searchable and accessible
• Engineer software products end-to-end — frontend and backend — on a cloud-native stack as part of a cross-functional team of researchers, designers, product managers, and engineers
• Build accessible, Section 508–compliant interfaces and the APIs and services behind them, keeping secure data exchanges reliable and performant
• Advocate for and adhere to lean-agile engineering practices such as API-first design, continuous integration, version control, and automated testing
• Build secure, compliant software that meets federal security standards and defends against common vulnerabilities
• Mentor other engineers and share knowledge to strengthen the team’s engineering practice

Skills

• Ability to write clean, working, and reusable code
• Can produce high-quality code by adhering to good practices such as automated testing
• Familiar with how to build secure, compliant software and defend against common vulnerabilities
• Possess a foundational understanding of data engineering, including how to use various datastores to handle persistent data in software systems
• Understand the different pieces of software systems and how to fit them together, while keeping performance, reliability, and availability in mind
• Experience engineering software products end-to-end — frontend and backend — on a cloud-native stack as part of a cross-functional team of researchers, designers, product managers, and engineers in iterative delivery
• Understand the importance of always putting users at the center of your work, including thinking through the impact and implications of any code that you write
• A mindset and work approach that aligns with our core values
• Experience with databases and cloud infrastructure, ideally AWS and OpenSearch
• Familiarity with CI/CD best practices
• Experience with infrastructure as code (e.g., Docker, Terraform)
• Familiarity with Java/Spring Boot and a modern JavaScript framework such as Angular
• Experience delivering technology and modernizing legacy systems in government, regulated industries, or other public-benefit settings
• A track record of staying aligned and accountable on remote teams

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 $2000 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)
• Dollar-for-dollar charity donation matching, up to $500 per year
• Flexible, remote-friendly work environment

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