Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Ad Hoc is a technology company that empowers organizations to deliver scalable, impactful digital services, including modern digital services for the Department of Veterans Affairs. The Staff Software Engineer - Full Stack will lead complex full-stack application design and implementation, influence technical direction, and deliver scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions. The role also involves collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders, improving engineering practices, and mentoring engineers.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical design and implementation of complex full stack applications
• Plan and execute technical roadmaps with minimal guidance
• Work closely with product managers, designers, engineers, and client stakeholders throughout the software development lifecycle
• Translate ambiguous business requirements into scalable technical solutions
• Improve system reliability, maintainability, and performance through refactoring, documentation, automated testing, and observability
• Build secure, accessible, and resilient applications using modern engineering best practices
• Present technical concepts, implementation approaches, and architectural tradeoffs to technical and non-technical audiences
• Mentor engineers through code reviews and technical guidance

Skills

• Bachelor's degree and 9+ years of professional software engineering experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Expert-level experience developing modern web applications using React and Ruby on Rails
• Experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs and integrating distributed services
• Experience with cloud-native application development, preferably in AWS
• Experience using Datadog or other tools for monitoring, observability, troubleshooting, and performance analysis
• Strong understanding of software architecture, testing strategies, CI/CD, and modern engineering practices
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work directly with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Tier 4 Public Trust or higher
• Experience on federal government software modernization programs
• Experience with accessibility standards (Section 508/WCAG)
• Experience working in Agile software delivery teams
• Experience with containerized applications and Kubernetes
• Experience supporting FedRAMP, FISMA, or other government compliance environments

Benefits

• Company-subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance
• Flexible PTO
• 401K with employer match
• Paid parental leave after one year of service
• Employee Assistance Program
• This is a remote position.

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