Verdance

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Join Verdance and help improve government digital services! About the role You’ll join a growing company working with a variety of government agencies to build high-quality digital public services. Your initial project placement will be on a small team working in Congress to modernize tools used by legislative teams to manage critical budget processes. The role will be hybrid on-site, with an anticipated two days a week onsite in an office of the House of Representatives working directly with legislative staff, so living within a reasonable commute of the Capitol area is a must. We're anticipating that this team will be significantly less constrained in shipping velocity than many executive branch tech teams, so we're looking for someone with a scrappy get-it-done mindset so we can deliver great work to support Congress. Here are our must-have priorities for this role: 5+ years of full-stack software engineering experience Substantial experience with at least two of JavaScript, Python, Ruby or Java, and enthusiasm to pick up new tools and languages as needed Enthusiasm to learn the ins and outs of complicated legislative processes and participate with product and design to co-define a modernization approach Here’s what we hope you bring: A civic tech background Some C#/.NET experience or Windows development experience is ideal Enough infrastructure experience to be comfortable scrubbing in sometimes on DevOps tasks Understanding of unit testing, CI/CD, and cloud services Experience writing efficient, maintainable code Desire to learn about government and help make it better Desire to work at a small company focused on thoughtful growth Professionalism, curiosity, and humility Here’s what we’re offering in return: 150-177k salary range (depending on seniority) 4 weeks PTO per year + federal holidays Insurance, including dental and vision 401(k) with 4% match 12 weeks paid parental leave Flexible work schedule A interview process that respects your time Some administrative requirements of our government contracts: Work authorization in the US All work must take place in the continental US Team members must have lived in the US for 3 out of the past 5 years You'll have to pass a public trust government background investigation A little more about us Verdance is a public interest technology firm, spun up to help government partners navigate critical technology challenges. We’re a small company with deep experience working in government settings - before Verdance, we’ve started modern technology teams in Congress, helped rebuild HealthCare.gov, and redesigned social safety net systems for Veterans.