Staff Solutions Engineer

Code for America

Staff Solutions Engineer at Code for America collaborating with government partners and delivering technical guidance to improve services. Building bridges between civic technology, policy, and legacy systems.

Posted 6/17/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $128,945 - $157,850 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

JavaPythonRuby

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build and maintain relationships and develop technical champions within government and partner organizations.
Assist in project planning and drafting statements of work and technical requirements
Work closely with cross-functional government partners to clarify problems and understand system constraints, and offer feasible and high-value technical solutions that consider the needs of all stakeholders.
Assist in documenting and communicating technical best practices and in the framing of government RFPs.
Collaborate with government partners and provide written resources to communicate complex technical concepts.
Provide technical perspectives and expertise in service of improved government services for government agencies, organizational stakeholders, and other key audiences.
Estimate project scope and rough project plans for government initiatives.
Contribute technical analysis to assessments of prospective new state engagements, including landscape research and partner capacity findings, in support of team and leadership decision-making.
Implement proof-of-concept applications, software installations, and custom development projects.
Lead light technical implementations and low / no-code software solutions.
Develop and implement training plans and documents to empower government agencies to improve and modernize the delivery of government services.
Other duties as assigned

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years of experience as a Software Engineer, Solutions Engineer, or Solutions Architect with experience leading projects and interacting with customers.
Recent back-end development, database, data-science and/or devops experience.
4+ years of experience coding backend systems and data infrastructure in an industry-standard language (Python, Java, C#, Ruby, etc)
Recent experience integrating emerging technologies (e.g., generative AI models) into existing workflows or new solutions.
Strong self-management skills and a proven ability to manage multiple engagements simultaneously
Fundamentally curious and empathetic; able to thoughtfully balance partner, user, and team needs and identify solutions that move the work forward towards greater impact.
Tenacity and adaptability; able to navigate relationships, ambiguity, and technical challenges and unblock yourself and your team.
Ability to engage in research to learn about current systems and architecture, and then incorporate this knowledge to design new solutions and new architectures.
Curiosity about emerging AI tools and a commitment to using them responsibly and effectively.
A deep commitment to Code for America's mission of making government services work well for the people who need them most

Benefits

Comp & perks

Leadership and teammates who share a strong work ethic and values, and who respect and care for one another
A collaborative, cross-functional, hardworking, and joyful environment
Laptop provided
A one-time $700 payment for remote environment setup; $200 stipend (in first paycheck) and up to $500 reimbursement, in accordance with our equipment policy
Cell phone and/or internet reimbursement of $50 per month
$500 annual (per calendar year) stipend towards professional development; prorated at time of hire
Up to $500 of professional development funds can be rolled over each year, up to a maximum of $1000
Training / guidance for staff required to utilize AI as part of their role, plus opportunities for employees to gain AI-related skills to support job and career growth
Employees receive a 100% employer match on the first 3% of contributions.
Employees with 3+ years of service receive an additional 50% match on contributions between 3% and 5%, for a maximum employer contribution of 5%
At least one no cost health insurance option for full-time employees for employee-only coverage
A minimum of 80% of the cost of dependent coverage
Code for America employees may work remotely across the US
Code for America employees main residence must be within the US
Full-time employees work 40 hours per week, Monday - Friday
Collaborative working hours: we aim to hold all internal meetings between 10 AM - 3 PM PT. We expect all Code for America staff to be available during these set working hours
Open personal time off (subject to manager approval), a minimum of 14 paid holidays, and an org-wide closure from Christmas Day through New Year's Day
Paid sick time; up to 96 hours annually
17 weeks of paid parental and family leave
3 weeks of paid sabbatical after 5 years of service

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Hard Skills & Tools

back-end developmentdatabasedata scienceDevOpsPythonJavaC#Rubyproof-of-concept applicationslow-code software solutions

Soft Skills

self-managementcuriosityempathytenacityadaptabilityproblem-solvingcommunicationcollaborationresearchstakeholder engagement