Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Skylight is a digital consultancy focused on enhancing government services through technology. They are seeking a Senior/Staff Software Engineer to design, build, and maintain secure software systems for the U.S. Air Force, aiming to improve operational efficiency and mission readiness.
Responsibilities
- Engineer mobile software products as part of a cross-functional team, which includes user experience researchers and designers, product managers, engineers, and other functional specialists
- Achieve technical excellence by advocating for and adhering to lean-agile engineering principles and practices such as API-first design, simple design, continuous integration, version control, and automated testing
- Select and use the right tools, frameworks, languages, and technologies for the job, with a preference for open-source solutions
- Analyze systems to identify technical debt, instability, unreliability, and other opportunities for improvement, as well as design, document, and communicate solutions
- Coordinate with government partners to ensure seamless integration with their existing tools and processes
Skills
- Ability to write clean, working, and reusable code
- Experience with Full-stack, mobile app dev experience (e.g., iOS/Android, React Native, Swift, Kotlin)
- Mobile application development in a system of systems
- 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
- 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
- Experience delivering products in defense or similarly regulated environments
- Ability to work successfully within a professional services environment (e.g., can communicate effectively with clients)
- Passionate about creating better public outcomes through great government services
- A mindset and work approach that align with Skylight's core values
- Ability to travel for work from time to time
- All work must be conducted within the U.S., excluding U.S. territories. This role requires U.S. citizenship to be eligible for employment
- As a government contractor, you may be required to obtain a public trust or security clearance, up to Top Secret
- You may be required to complete a company background check successfully
- Some of our available roles are on federal contracts that require a degree or additional years of experience as a substitute
- Familiarity with software engineering best practices
- Consulting experience, and mentoring/coaching personnel
- Edge computing and experience with AI/ML is helpful
- Experience with multiple programming languages and/or full-stack development
- Prior experience working in the civic tech space
- Experience working in a remote-team environment
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 $2,000 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
- An environment that empowers you to unleash your superpowers for public good
Company Overview
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