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Staff Solutions Engineer
Location
United States
Posted
5 days ago
Salary
$128.9K - $157.9K / year
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Staff Solutions Engineer
Code for America
• Build and maintain relationships and develop technical champions within government and partner organizations. • Assist in project planning and drafting statements of work and technical requirements • Work closely with cross-functional government partners to clarify problems and understand system constraints, and offer feasible and high-value technical solutions that consider the needs of all stakeholders. • Assist in documenting and communicating technical best practices and in the framing of government RFPs. • Collaborate with government partners and provide written resources to communicate complex technical concepts. • Provide technical perspectives and expertise in service of improved government services for government agencies, organizational stakeholders, and other key audiences. • Estimate project scope and rough project plans for government initiatives. • Contribute technical analysis to assessments of prospective new state engagements, including landscape research and partner capacity findings, in support of team and leadership decision-making. • Implement proof-of-concept applications, software installations, and custom development projects. • Lead light technical implementations and low / no-code software solutions. • Develop and implement training plans and documents to empower government agencies to improve and modernize the delivery of government services. • Other duties as assigned
Job 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.
- Curiosity about emerging AI tools and a commitment to using them responsibly and effectively.
- A deep commitment to Code for America's mission of making government services work well for the people who need them most
Benefits
- 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
- 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
- Cell phone and/or internet reimbursement of $50 per month
- $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
- 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%
- 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
- 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
- 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
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