About Skylight\n\nSkylight is a digital consultancy using design and technology to help government agencies deliver better public services.\n\nWe’re at the forefront of a civic movement to reinvent how all levels of government serve families, patients, and many others in today's digital world.\n\nIf you want to play a part in driving this critical movement forward, we’d love for you to join our growing team of public interest technologists.\n\nThe work we do matters.\nAbout the job\n\nAt Skylight, software engineers design, implement, and maintain software systems to improve government services for users. This software is built to meet the needs of regular users of government services as well as Skylight’s partners in government.\n\nIn this role, you’ll work with leading public health experts and technologists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop automated tools that enhance public health investigations and advance health equity. You’ll play a critical role in shaping and implementing user-centered software solutions that empower public health systems to efficiently manage and integrate unpredictable data volumes across diverse diseases and health threats. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to a national initiative, delivering faster, more actionable insights to help decision-makers protect public health.\nWhat you’ll do\n\n\n* Engineer a software product as part of a cross-functional team, which includes user experience researchers and designers, product managers, engineers, and other functional specialists\n\n* Achieve technical excellence by advocating for and adhering to lean-agile engineering principles and practices such as API-first design, simple design, continuous integration, version control, and automated testing\n\n* Select and use the right tools, frameworks, languages, and technologies for the job, with a preference for open-source solutions\n\n* Analyze systems to identify technical debt, instability, unreliability, and other opportunities for improvement, as well as design, document, and communicate solutions\n\n\n\nWhat we're looking for\nMinimum qualifications\n\n\n* Ability to write clean, working, and reusable code\n\n* Can produce high-quality code by adhering to good practices such as automated testing\n\n* Familiar with how to build secure, compliant software and defend against common vulnerabilities\n\n* Understand the different pieces of software systems and how to fit them together, while keeping performance, reliability, and availability in mind\n\n* Ability to take on data engineering responsibilities as needed\n\n* Understand the importance of always putting users at the center of your work, including thinking through the impact and implications of any code that you write\n\n* Ability to work successfully within a professional services environment (e.g., can communicate effectively with clients)\n\n* Passionate about creating better public outcomes through great government services\n\n* A mindset and work approach that aligns with our core values\n\n* Ability to travel for work from time to time\n\n\n\nNice-to-have qualifications\n\n\n* Experience with public health data systems modernization\n\n* Experience with healthcare or public health data standards (e.g., LOINC, SNOMED, HL7 including CDA, HL7 v2.5.1, FHIR)\n\n* Experience working with content management systems\n\n* Experience working with databases and/or cloud infrastructure\n\n* Familiarity with CI/CD best practices\n\n* Experience with infrastructure as code (e.g., Docker, Terraform)\n\n* Experience with Azure\n\n* Experience with multiple programming languages and/or full-stack development\n\n* Experience working on early-stage products through adoption\n\n* Active federal public trust (tier 2)\n\n* Prior experience working with the CDC\n\n* Prior experience working in the civic tech space\n\n* Experience working in a remote-team environment\n\n\n\n\nDon’t meet 100% of the criteria but think you can do the job? We’d love to chat anyway! We’re on a mission to build diverse teams, and studies have shown that women and marginalized folks are less likely to apply to jobs if they don’t check every box.\nOther requirements\n\n\n* Ability to obtain and hold a federal public trust (tier 2).\n\n* All work must be conducted within the U.S., excluding U.S. territories. Some federal contracts require U.S. citizenship to be eligible for employment.\n\n* You must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. now and in the future without sponsorship.\n\n* You may be required to complete a company background check successfully.\n\n* Some of our available roles are on federal contracts that require a degree or additional years of experience as a substitute.\n\n\n\nPosition type\n\nThis is a full-time, exempt position.\nLocation\n\nThis is a fully remote position.\nCare package\nSalary\n\nWe want to give you the most competitive salary possible. After all, you deserve it! To that end, we use the results of our interview process to determine what salary is most appropriate given your current level of seniority. For a Software Engineer at Skylight, the current salary ranges are as follows:\n\n\nAssociate Software Engineer: $90,000–$125,000\n\nSoftware Engineer I: $120,000–$140,000\n\nSoftware Engineer II: $135,000–$160,000\n\nSenior Software Engineer: $150,000–$185,000\n\nStaff Software Engineer: $170,000–$203,000\n\nPrincipal Software Engineer: $180,000–$230,000\n\n\n\nBenefits\n\nYour well-being is important to us, so we focus on supporting you in a variety of ways:\n\n\nMedical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance\n\nShort-term and long-term disability insurance\n\nLife and AD&D insurance\n\nDependent care FSA, healthcare FSA, health savings account\n\nDollar-for-dollar 401(k) match up to 10% of your salary with no vesting period\n\nPaid time off, including 20 vacation days, 11 federal holidays, and flexible sick leave\n\nUp to 12 weeks paid time off for all eligible new birth, adoption, or foster parents\n\nPerformance rewards, including annual salary increase, annual performance bonus, spot bonuses, and stock options\n\nBusiness development / sales bonuses\n\nReferral bonuses\n\nAnnual $2,000 allowance for professional development\n\nAnnual $750 allowance for tech-related purchases\n\nAnnual swag budget of $100 to display your Skylight pride with some merchandise (hoodies, hats, and more)\n\nDollar-for-dollar charity donation matching, up to $500 per year\n\nAccess up to $1,000 before payday to cover emergency expenses\n\nFlexible, remote-friendly work environment\n\nAn environment that empowers you to unleash your superpowers for public good\n\n\n\nInterview tips\n\nWe want you to have a great interview experience with us! Here are some tips to help you prepare for a successful interview:\n\n\nVisit our join page to learn more about how our interview process works.\n\nCheck out our Career Pathways framework to learn more about the different roles within Skylight and the skills needed to do them.\n\nIf you’d like to request reasonable accommodations during the application or interviewing process, please contact our recruiting team at [email protected].\n\n\n\n\nWe participate in E-Verify and upon hire, will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you’re authorized to work in the U.S.\n\nWe're 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. \n\n#Salary and compensation\n No salary data published by company so we estimated salary based on similar jobs related to Design, Cloud, Senior, Sales and Engineer jobs that are similar:\n\n $50,000 — $100,000/year\n
\n\n#Benefits\n 💰 401(k)\n\n🌎 Distributed team\n\n⏰ Async\n\n🤓 Vision insurance\n\n🦷 Dental insurance\n\n🚑 Medical insurance\n\n🏖 Unlimited vacation\n\n🏖 Paid time off\n\n📆 4 day workweek\n\n💰 401k matching\n\n🏔 Company retreats\n\n🏬 Coworking budget\n\n📚 Learning budget\n\n💪 Free gym membership\n\n🧘 Mental wellness budget\n\n🖥 Home office budget\n\n🥧 Pay in crypto\n\n🥸 Pseudonymous\n\n💰 Profit sharing\n\n💰 Equity compensation\n\n⬜️ No whiteboard interview\n\n👀 No monitoring system\n\n🚫 No politics at work\n\n🎅 We hire old (and young)\n\n

About Skylight\n\nSkylight is a digital consultancy using design and technology to help government agencies deliver better public services.\n\nWe’re at the forefront of a civic movement to reinvent how all levels of government serve families, patients, and many others in today's digital world.\n\nIf you want to play a part in driving this critical movement forward, we’d love for you to join our growing team of public interest technologists.\n\nThe work we do matters.\nAbout the job\n\nAt Skylight, software engineers design, implement, and maintain software systems to improve government services for users. This software is built to meet the needs of regular users of government services as well as Skylight’s partners in government.\n\nIn this role, you’ll be part of a national effort to ensure all patients are accurately represented in public health surveillance and response. You’ll collaborate with leading public health experts and technologists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to improve disease tracking from diagnostic tests performed in non-traditional or under-resourced settings. You’ll help streamline data reporting for facilities and ensure that patients and communities are effectively connected with their local public health authorities.\nWhat you’ll do\n\n\n* Engineer a software product as part of a cross-functional team, which includes user experience researchers and designers, product managers, engineers, and other functional specialists\n\n* Achieve technical excellence by advocating for and adhering to lean-agile engineering principles and practices such as API-first design, simple design, continuous integration, version control, and automated testing\n\n* Select and use the right tools, frameworks, languages, and technologies for the job, with a preference for open-source solutions\n\n* Analyze systems to identify technical debt, instability, unreliability, and other opportunities for improvement, as well as design, document, and communicate solutions\n\n\n\nWhat we're looking for\nMinimum qualifications\n\n\n* Ability to write clean, working, and reusable code\n\n* Can produce high-quality code by adhering to good practices such as automated testing\n\n* Familiar with how to build secure, compliant software and defend against common vulnerabilities\n\n* Understand the different pieces of software systems and how to fit them together, while keeping performance, reliability, and availability in mind\n\n* Ability to take on data engineering responsibilities as needed\n\n* Understand the importance of always putting users at the center of your work, including thinking through the impact and implications of any code that you write\n\n* Ability to work successfully within a professional services environment (e.g., can communicate effectively with clients)\n\n* Passionate about creating better public outcomes through great government services\n\n* A mindset and work approach that aligns with our core values\n\n* Ability to travel for work from time to time\n\n\n\nNice-to-have qualifications\n\n\n* Experience with public health data, including a working knowledge of FHIR standards and a solid understanding of SNOMED and LOINC standards\n\n* Experience working with databases and/or cloud infrastructure \n\n* Familiarity with CI/CD best practices\n\n* Experience with infrastructure as code (e.g., Docker, Terraform)\n\n* Experience with multiple programming languages and/or full-stack development\n\n* Active federal public trust (tier 2)\n\n* Public health or CDC experience\n\n* Prior experience working in the civic tech space\n\n* Experience working in a remote-team environment\n\n\n\n\nDon’t meet 100% of the criteria but think you can do the job? We’d love to chat anyway! We’re on a mission to build diverse teams, and studies have shown that women and marginalized folks are less likely to apply to jobs if they don’t check every box.\nOther requirements\n\n\n* Ability to obtain and hold a federal public trust (tier 2).\n\n* All work must be conducted within the U.S., excluding U.S. territories. Some federal contracts require U.S. citizenship to be eligible for employment.\n\n* You must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. now and in the future without sponsorship.\n\n* You may be required to complete a company background check successfully.\n\n* Some of our available roles are on federal contracts that require a degree or additional years of experience as a substitute.\n\n\n\nPosition type\n\nThis is a full-time, exempt position.\nLocation\n\nThis is a fully remote position.\nCare package\nSalary\n\nWe want to give you the most competitive salary possible. After all, you deserve it! To that end, we use the results of our interview process to determine what salary is most appropriate given your current level of seniority. For a Software Engineer at Skylight, the current salary ranges are as follows:\n\n\nAssociate Software Engineer: $90,000–$125,000\n\nSoftware Engineer I: $120,000–$140,000\n\nSoftware Engineer II: $135,000–$160,000\n\nSenior Software Engineer: $150,000–$185,000\n\nStaff Software Engineer: $170,000–$203,000\n\nPrincipal Software Engineer: $180,000–$230,000\n\n\n\nBenefits\n\nYour well-being is important to us, so we focus on supporting you in a variety of ways:\n\n\nMedical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance\n\nShort-term and long-term disability insurance\n\nLife and AD&D insurance\n\nDependent care FSA, healthcare FSA, health savings account\n\nDollar-for-dollar 401(k) match up to 10% of your salary with no vesting period\n\nPaid time off, including 20 vacation days, 11 federal holidays, and flexible sick leave\n\nUp to 12 weeks paid time off for all eligible new birth, adoption, or foster parents\n\nPerformance rewards, including annual salary increase, annual performance bonus, spot bonuses, and stock options\n\nBusiness development / sales bonuses\n\nReferral bonuses\n\nAnnual $2,000 allowance for professional development\n\nAnnual $750 allowance for tech-related purchases\n\nAnnual swag budget of $100 to display your Skylight pride with some merchandise (hoodies, hats, and more)\n\nDollar-for-dollar charity donation matching, up to $500 per year\n\nAccess up to $1,000 before payday to cover emergency expenses\n\nFlexible, remote-friendly work environment\n\nAn environment that empowers you to unleash your superpowers for public good\n\n\n\nInterview tips\n\nWe want you to have a great interview experience with us! Here are some tips to help you prepare for a successful interview:\n\n\nVisit our join page to learn more about how our interview process works.\n\nCheck out our Career Pathways framework to learn more about the different roles within Skylight and the skills needed to do them.\n\nIf you’d like to request reasonable accommodations during the application or interviewing process, please contact our recruiting team at [email protected].\n\n\n\n\nWe participate in E-Verify and upon hire, will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you’re authorized to work in the U.S.\n\nWe're 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. \n\n#Salary and compensation\n No salary data published by company so we estimated salary based on similar jobs related to Design, Cloud, Senior, Sales and Engineer jobs that are similar:\n\n $50,000 — $100,000/year\n
\n\n#Benefits\n 💰 401(k)\n\n🌎 Distributed team\n\n⏰ Async\n\n🤓 Vision insurance\n\n🦷 Dental insurance\n\n🚑 Medical insurance\n\n🏖 Unlimited vacation\n\n🏖 Paid time off\n\n📆 4 day workweek\n\n💰 401k matching\n\n🏔 Company retreats\n\n🏬 Coworking budget\n\n📚 Learning budget\n\n💪 Free gym membership\n\n🧘 Mental wellness budget\n\n🖥 Home office budget\n\n🥧 Pay in crypto\n\n🥸 Pseudonymous\n\n💰 Profit sharing\n\n💰 Equity compensation\n\n⬜️ No whiteboard interview\n\n👀 No monitoring system\n\n🚫 No politics at work\n\n🎅 We hire old (and young)\n\n