Code for America - Principal Software Engineer
Requirements
• Deep expertise in one or more specific technology or domain areas relevant to Code for America's product portfolio. • Personal or professional experience with the social safety net or other mission-relevant government services. • Experience as a tech lead, engineering manager, or similar leadership role prior to moving into a Principal IC track. • Experience building and integrating AI-powered features in production systems, with evaluation and monitoring • What you’ll get - • What you’ll get -
Responsibilities
• 10+ years of software engineering experience, with deep expertise in system architecture, data modeling, web technologies, and API design. • Demonstrated track record of defining technical standards or patterns that were adopted across multiple teams. • Experience framing and solving ambiguous, previously undefined technical problems, and building solutions others can adopt. • Expertise across multiple languages, frameworks, and tech stacks, with the demonstrated ability to ramp quickly into unfamiliar ones. • Demonstrated ability to use AI coding tools judiciously, validating and refining generated code for quality, and helping establish sound norms for its use across teams is needed for this specific role; organizationally, a curiosity about emerging AI tools and a commitment to using them responsibly and effectively • Experience with Agile software development models like Scrum, XP, TDD, or BDD. • Demonstrated technical leadership across team boundaries: setting direction and guiding sound decision-making in constrained or ambiguous contexts at a multi-team scale. • Experience with cloud infrastructure and IaC tooling. • Experience collaborating across disciplines and mentoring engineers on technical craft and professional growth. • Truly excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, including the ability to translate complex technical tradeoffs for non-technical and cross-functional audiences. • A deep commitment to Code for America's mission of making government services work well for the people who need them most.
Benefits
• Code for America’s salary bands are transparent as a part of our commitment to transparency and fairness. As part of our hiring practices, we aim to target the midpoint of the 2nd quartile of the range for all new hires. • Offer targets vary based on market / geographic location. The offer targets for this role range from $143,884 to $176,138 annually. Your Recruiter will discuss compensation in more detail & answer any related questions, during the initial Recruiter phone screen. • $143,884 to $176,138 • This role includes a comprehensive benefits package including the following: • Values: • Leadership and teammates who share a strong work ethic and values, and who respect and care for one another • A collaborative, cross-functional, hardworking, and joyful environment • Employee Enablement Support: • Laptop provided • A one-time $700 payment for remote environment setup; $200 stipend (in first paycheck) and up to $500 reimbursement, in accordance with our equipment policy • one-time • Cell phone and/or internet reimbursement of $50 per month • Professional Development: • $500 annual (per calendar year) stipend towards professional development; prorated at time of hire • Up to $500 of professional development funds can be rolled over each year, up to a maximum of $1000 • Training / guidance for staff required to utilize AI as part of their role, plus opportunities for employees to gain AI-related skills to support job and career growth • Retirement & 401k Plans: • Employees receive a 100% employer match on the first 3% of contributions. • Employees with 3+ years of service receive an additional 50% match on contributions between 3% and 5%, for a maximum employer contribution of 5% • Medical: • At least one no cost health insurance option for full-time employees for employee-only coverage • A minimum of 80% of the cost of dependent coverage • Remote Work: • Code for America employees may work remotely across the US • Code for America employees main residence must be within the US • Full-time employees work 40 hours per week, Monday - Friday • Collaborative working hours: we aim to hold all internal meetings between 10 AM - 3 PM PT. We expect all Code for America staff to be available during these set working hours • Collaborative working hours: • internal • Time Off: • Open personal time off (subject to manager approval), a minimum of 14 paid holidays, and an org-wide closure from Christmas Day through New Year's Day • Paid sick time; up to 96 hours annually • 17 weeks of paid parental and family leave • 3 weeks of paid sabbatical after 5 years of service • Timeline: • Timeline: • From the time you are contacted by a Recruiter, you can expect a 1-2 month, or longer, hiring process. The specific hiring process and timeline goals for this role will be covered during the initial Recruiter phone screen. Code for America's standard interview process details are also available on our careers page. • Equal Employment Opportunity:
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