Software Engineer II

Details

• Replacing spreadsheet workflows used across thousands of jurisdictions
• Extracting structured data from unstructured government documents
• Designing scalable APIs and backend systems that power critical government workflows
• Building product experiences that simplify complex regulatory processes
• Improving the performance, reliability, and scalability of systems used daily by government teams
• Own systems end-to-end: Build and extend scalable backend systems powering core product workflows using TypeScript, Java, PostgreSQL, AWS, Docker, and Terraform.
• Build product-facing features: Develop intuitive front-end experiences using React and TypeScript that simplify complex government workflows.
• Contribute to architecture and technical direction: Help shape decisions across services, infrastructure, and data models as we scale, and grow your scope of ownership over time.
• Ship product end-to-end: Work directly with teammates and customers to design and deliver impactful features.
• Improve performance and reliability: Identify bottlenecks, reduce technical debt, and continuously improve system scalability and maintainability.
• Raise the engineering bar: Write clean, well-tested code and contribute to a strong engineering culture built around ownership and accountability.
• 3+ years of experience building production software
• Backend engineering experience with languages such as TypeScript, Java, or Ruby
• Experience working with relational databases such as PostgreSQL
• Comfort working across the stack, with experience in at least one modern frontend framework, preferably React
• Solid foundations in API design, data modeling, object-oriented programming, and infrastructure design
• Experience with cloud infrastructure such as AWS
• Comfort with Docker, CI/CD pipelines, version control systems, and automated testing frameworks
• Experience shipping customer-facing software in ambiguous, high-ownership environments
• Take ownership of problems and drive them to completion
• Are self-motivated, resourceful, and eager to make an impact
• Thrive in fast-paced environments with high autonomy and accountability
• Enjoy building real systems used by customers every day
• Care deeply about writing clean, maintainable code
• Move quickly while protecting reliability where it matters
• Use AI tools thoughtfully and never blindly
• Communicate directly and make pragmatic tradeoffs
• Believe small teams of great engineers can build outsized impact, because we do
• Competitive compensation and stock equity plan
• Comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Company-sponsored pre-tax retirement savings program (401k)
• A flexible work environment that supports working from home
• Flexible PTO
• Parental leave
• Home office stipend