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Code for America · 2 weeks ago

Staff Solutions Engineer

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$129K/yr - $158K/yr

7+ years exp

Code for America is a nonprofit organization that believes in improving government services through technology. They are seeking a Staff Solutions Engineer to collaborate with government partners, deliver technical guidance, and transform service delivery to communities in need.

LegalLegal TechNon ProfitOpen Source

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

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

Evaluate the technical landscape and partner capacity for prospective new state engagements, drafting assessments and recommendations

Implement proof-of-concept applications, software installations, and custom development projects

Leading 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

Qualification

Software EngineeringBack-end DevelopmentTechnical Solutions DesignPythonData InfrastructureEmerging Technologies IntegrationSelf-managementCuriosityEmpathyProject ManagementCommunication SkillsAdaptability

Required

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

Preferred

Experience working with or in government

Personal experience with or professional experience working within the justice system, social safety net or other mission-relevant government services

Experience automating with large language models or natural language processing technologies

Experience with government procurement processes

Active contributions to open source projects

Company

Code for America

Glassdoor3.3

Government can work for the people, by the people, in the digital age. Let’s make it work for everyone.

Founded in 2009

San Francisco, California, USA

201-500 employees

https://www.codeforamerica.org/

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