Senior Software Engineer

Software Engineer (Full Stack) — Data-Driven Systems

Location: United States (Remote or Hybrid, depending on contract)
Experience: ~2+ years (motivated early-career engineers encouraged to apply)

Why This Role

We build software that operates at statewide scale to move, and score, and aggregate large volumes of data in support of public-facing programs used by millions. This is an opportunity to work on meaningful, long-lived platforms where performance, reliability, and data integrity matter, and where your work has real-world impact.

We’re looking for a full stack engineer who enjoys working across the stack, values clean APIs, and takes pride in building software that is both fast and correct.

What You’ll Do

• Design, build, and maintain data-intensive web applications used across statewide contracts

• Develop backend services in Java, with a strong emphasis on well-designed, well-documented APIs

• Build modern, responsive user interfaces using Vue.js

• Work with large datasets, focusing on performance, scalability, and reliability

• Collaborate closely with product managers, QA, and other engineers to deliver high-quality features

• Write and maintain automated tests (unit, integration, and API tests)

• Participate in performance testing, profiling, and tuning (or develop those skills with guidance)

• Review code, contribute to design discussions, and continuously improve engineering practices

What We’re Looking For

• ~2+ years of professional software development experience (or equivalent hands-on experience)

• Strong working knowledge of:

  • Java (backend services, APIs)

  • AWS Services

  • Vue.js (or a comparable modern frontend framework, with willingness to learn Vue)

• A clear appreciation for API-first design and service-oriented architectures

• A quality-focused mindset: testing, code clarity, and maintainability matter to you

• Exposure to, or strong aptitude for:

  • Performance testing

  • Load testing

  • Diagnosing bottlenecks in data-heavy systems

• Curiosity, motivation, and a desire to learn—especially in large-scale, real-world systems

Nice to Have

• Experience with:

  • RESTful APIs and API documentation standards

  • GitHub CI/CD pipelines

  • Relational and/or NoSQL databases

  • Cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or similar)

• Familiarity with tools for performance or load testing (e.g., JMeter, Gatling, k6), or a strong interest in learning them

• Interest in public sector or mission-driven technology

What You’ll Gain

• Hands-on experience with large-scale data systems and high-impact applications

• Exposure to statewide platforms with real performance and reliability constraints

• Mentorship from experienced engineers who care about clean design and sustainable systems

• Opportunities to grow into deeper backend, frontend, or performance-focused roles

• A collaborative, engineering-driven culture that values thoughtful solutions over shortcuts