Staff Software Engineer – Lead Developer

Ad Hoc LLC

Staff Software Engineer leading full-stack projects to design impactful digital services for Veterans. Collaborating on user experiences while managing project scope and stakeholder communication.

Posted 5/2/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $125,000 - $137,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Plans and executes on roadmaps for new projects without explicit guidance and direction from technical supervisors
Actively participates in conversations and planning sessions with partners and key stakeholders
Periodically travels to work with and present to clients, partners, and stakeholders
Elaborates on and evolves complex and ambiguous products to uncover constraints and new opportunities
Reduces ambiguity in the systems they work with, including adding documentation, refactoring, and automated testing
Effectively communicates on existing systems, design decisions, past performance, and a major history of the projects that theyve been part of for bid-writing, tech demos, and other potentially client-facing communications
Participates in technical depth interviews with new candidates
Presents on technical topics effectively, articulating implementation complexity and other costs to inform business decisions

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelors degree and 10+ years of engineering experience
Relevant years of experience may be substituted for education
Expert-level capabilities in at least one major technology stack, able to independently lead teams and ensure successful delivery

Benefits

Comp & perks

Company-subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance
Flexible PTO
401K with employer match
Paid parental leave after one year of service
Employee Assistance Program

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Hard Skills & Tools

automated testingdocumentationrefactoringtechnical depth interviewsimplementation complexity

Soft Skills

communicationleadershipcollaborationproblem-solvingpresentation

Certifications

Bachelor's degree