Staff Software Engineer
Company: Luminate Group
Location: San Francisco
Posted on: April 22, 2024
Job Description:
Code for America believes government can work for the people, by
the people, in the digital age, and that government at all levels
can and should work well for all people. For more than a decade,
we've worked to show that with the mindful use of technology, we
can break down barriers, meet community needs, and find real
solutions. Our employees and active community of volunteers build
and transform government and community tools and services, making
them so good they inspire change. We merge the best parts of
technology, nonprofit, and government to help support the people
who need it most. With a focus on diversity, equity, inclusion, and
deep empathy for partners in government and community organizations
and the people that our partners serve, we're building a movement
of motivated change agents driven by meaningful results and lasting
impact. At Code for America, you contribute to exciting work while
learning and developing in a supportive and flexible environment.
Our compensation and benefits are holistic and thoughtfully curated
to represent our employees and our mission. Help us drive real
generational change that lasts. We're seeking Staff Software
Engineers to support organization-wide technical efforts and
strengthen our software engineering teams. As of October 27, 2023,
Code for America has reached a CBA (collective bargaining
agreement) with Code for America Workers United, affiliated with
OPEIU (Office Professional Employees International Union, Local
1010). This position is designated as being part of Code for
America Workers United. There will be union dues or fees associated
with this position. The amount of the dues or fees will be set by
the union, and we do not yet know what that amount will be. About
the role: Code for America's Software Engineers are involved in all
stages of our products' lifecycle: Research, design, prototyping,
developing applications, tools, services or specialized utility
programs that integrate with government systems at scale. This role
may report into either our Sr. Director of Engineering or VP of
Engineering. In this position you will:
- As a Staff Engineer you work well with ambiguity, enjoy
simplifying complex product specifications into nonfunctional
designs and technical specifications that persuasively articulate a
technical approach to make your team more effective.
- You enjoy supporting Engineering Leads tackle a particularly
difficult technical/architectural challenge, identify process
improvements that lead to efficiency gains, or identify
opportunities to deepen the team's impact and achieve their
goals.
- You develop software with high output, high quality and high
stability to maintain our uptime SLA.
- You prototype to show what's possible.
- You gain a deep understanding of the portfolio needs.
- You break down and estimate work for more junior engineers and
positively influence cross-functional partners across the
portfolio. About you:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Applied
Mathematics or related experience in the field of software
engineering
- 6 years of experience with OOP languages Java, JavaScript and
Ruby on Rails.
- 6 years of experience with AWS Cloud computing or 1 year of
experience with Aptible
- Applied computer science and web fundamentals, from data
structures to APIs
- Eager in collaborating with others, provide technical and
professional mentorship
- Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills
- 4 years developing and deploying with Github and CICD pipelines
(Circle.ci or Jenkins).
- 4 or more years working in Agile Software Development model,
XP, or TDD
- Experience optimizing performance, investigating,
troubleshooting and fixing customer issues as a full-stack
engineer.
- Write clean, maintainable, and well-architected code
- Write concise documentation It's a bonus if you have:
- Familiarity with pair programming and test driven
development
- Experience with Separation of Concerns, Service Oriented, and
Component based Architecture
- Experience with making government services better for people
who need them most
- Experience with the justice system, social safety net, or other
mission relevant experience
- Interest in with AI, GAI, Data Factory, Software Connector
Strategies What you'll get: Salary: Code for America's salary bands
are transparent internally as a part of our commitment to
diversity, equity, and inclusion. We are happy to extend this
transparency during the recruitment process. As a part of our
equitable hiring practices, we aim to target the midpoint of the
2nd quartile of the range for all new hires. The targets for this
role are dependent on the market/geographic location. The targets
for this role range from $128,945 to $157,850 annually. Benefits
and perks:
- Values:
- Leadership and teammates who value Equity, Inclusion, and
Diversity (DE&I)
- A collaborative, cross-functional, hardworking and fun
environment
- Medical & Retirement:
- Full benefits package with 100% coverage towards select
medical, dental and vision plans and contributes 80% of the cost
towards dependent and family coverage
- 401k plan with matching funds up to 3%
- Professional development:
- Bi annual 360 review process alongside compensation
reviews
- $1000 annual (per calendar year) stipend towards professional
development
- A manager and org-wide structure that supports and enables
professional development
- Flexible Time:
- Unlimited Paid Time Off policy
- Flexible working hours- Full time employees work 40 hours
however we aim to hold all internal meetings between 10 AM - 3 PM
PT
- Code for America employees may work remotely across the US
- Code for America employees may not work remotely outside of the
US at anytime during their employment
- Employee enablement support:
- $200 stipend in first paycheck for remote environment
setup
- Additional equipment reimbursement of up to $500 for remote
enablement
- Cell phone and/or internet reimbursement of $50 per month Equal
Employment Opportunity: Code for America values a diverse,
equitable, and inclusive workplace and strongly encourages women,
people of color, LGBTQ+ folks, people with disabilities, members of
ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.
Code for America is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will
not be discriminated against because of race, color, creed, sex,
sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion,
national origin, citizenship status, disability, ancestry, marital
status, veteran status, medical condition or any protected category
prohibited by local, state or federal laws.
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Keywords: Luminate Group, Santa Cruz , Staff Software Engineer, IT / Software / Systems , San Francisco, California
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