Staff Software Engineer FS - Java

Staff Software Engineer - Full Stack

This is a remote position.

Ad Hoc is a digital services company that helps the federal government better serve people. Our teams use modern, agile methods to meet the needs of our users while closing the gap between consumer expectations and government.

Work on things that matter

Our teams connect Veterans with services designed for their needs, help millions of people access affordable health care, and support important programs like Head Start. As we work with agencies to deliver critical services, we're also changing how the government thinks about and uses technology.

Built for a remote life

Ad Hoc is remote-first and remote-always. We've designed our culture, communications, and tools to support a nationwide team. Being remote allows Ad Hoc to bring the best people onto our teams and give them the freedom to create a work environment that fits their lives.

Committed to high expectations and a welcoming culture

Ad Hoc values acceptance, accountability, and humility. We aren't heroes. We leave our egos at the door to learn from our mistakes and improve the process for the next time. We build small, inclusive teams to bring the best of consumer technology to the problems of government.

The Federal Civilian business unit supports a wide range of customers that span the federal, commercial, and nonprofit space. Our customers include the General Services Administration, Office of Personnel Management, PAN Foundation, Library of Congress, Social Security Administration, Health and Human Services, and the USDA Forest Service.

Primary Responsibilities:

• 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 they've 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.

Basic Qualifications:

• Master's degree and 10+ years of experience or a Bachelor's degree and 12+ years of engineering experience.
• Big-picture systems thinking.
• Team leadership.
• Expert-level capabilities in at least one major technology stack, able to independently lead teams and ensure successful delivery.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Java, XML, AWS, COBOL.

Ad Hoc LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, pregnancy, disability, work-related injury, covered veteran status, political ideology, marital status, or any other factor that the law protects from employment discrimination.

In support of the Colorado Equal Pay Transparency Act, and others like it across the country, Ad Hoc job descriptions feature the starting range we reasonably expect to pay to candidates who would join our team with little to no need for training on the responsibilities we've outlined above. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide range of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and responsibility. The range of starting pay for this role is $135,000 - $150,000. Our recruiters will be happy to answer any questions you may have, and we look forward to learning more about your salary requirements.

Job reference: STAFF001567