Fullstack Software Engineer (Congress)
$150k - $177k USD
Join Verdance and help improve government digital services!
About the role
You’ll join a growing company working with a variety of government agencies to build high-quality digital public services. Your initial project placement will be on a small team working in Congress to support and modernize critical tools used by legislative staff. The team will be mostly remote, but there will be some in-person work required as needed (think a day or two every so often, not a fixed schedule), so living within a reasonable commute of the Capitol area is a must. This team will be significantly less constrained in shipping velocity than many executive branch tech teams, so we're looking for someone with a scrappy get-it-done mindset.
Here are our must-have priorities for this role:
5+ years of full-stack software engineering experience
Substantial experience with at least two of JavaScript, Python, Ruby or Java, and enthusiasm to pick up new tools and languages as needed
Enthusiasm to learn the ins and outs of complicated legislative processes and participate with product and design to co-define a modernization approach
Here’s what we hope you bring:
A civic tech background (any leg branch experience would be a big plus!)
Have used (or at least experimented with) LLM coding tools and are excited about their potential
Enough infrastructure experience to be comfortable working on DevOps tasks sometimes
Understanding of unit testing, CI/CD, and cloud services
Experience writing efficient, maintainable code
Desire to learn about government and help make it better
Desire to work at a small company focused on thoughtful growth
Professionalism, curiosity, and humility
Here’s what we’re offering in return:
$150k-$177k salary range (depending on seniority)
4 weeks PTO per year + federal holidays
Insurance, including dental and vision
401(k) with 4% match
12 weeks paid parental leave
Flexible work schedule
A interview process that respects your time
Some administrative requirements of our government contracts:
Work authorization in the US
All work must take place in the continental US
Team members must have lived in the US for 3 out of the past 5 years
You'll have to pass a public trust government background investigation
A little more about us
Verdance is a public interest technology firm, spun up to help government partners navigate critical technology challenges. We’re a small company with deep experience working in government settings - before Verdance, we’ve started modern technology teams in Congress, helped rebuild HealthCare.gov, and redesigned social safety net systems for Veterans.