Senior Software Engineer - Full Stack (Library of Congress)

About the role

This is a remote position. Ad Hoc is a technology company that empowers organizations to deliver scalable, impactful digital services. Using modern, agile methods, our team creates products that meet people’s needs and transform their experience of government.

Primary Responsibilities

• Supports the goal of meeting scope, schedule, and delivery requirements.
• Impacts the long-term goals of the program, while contributing to the implementation of the program's development strategy.
• Serves as the discipline's primary lead when working with stakeholders and utilizes strong influential skills to drive improvements in software engineering processes and practices.

Basic Qualifications

• 7+ years of relevant engineering experience and a Bachelor's degree, or equivalent additional experience in lieu of a degree.
• Must meet federal suitability requirements and pass a background investigation as a condition of employment.
• Expert-level proficiency in at least one of: backend engineering (Python, Java), frontend engineering (Angular, JavaScript), or cloud infrastructure (AWS, Terraform).
• Strong working knowledge across the full stack including PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, containerized microservices, and AWS services (ECS, RDS, S3, Lambda, CloudWatch).
• Proficiency in Angular, HTML/CSS, and JavaScript for frontend development, including implementation of Design System components from Figma specifications.
• Experience building and consuming versioned RESTful APIs with published OpenAPI specifications.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines in GitLab and infrastructure-as-code using Terraform.
• Working knowledge of WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility standards and their application across frontend and backend development.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, able to translate technical decisions for non-technical audiences including federal agency stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience with federal agency digital services or government contracting environments.
• Experience with event-driven architectures using AWS SNS/SQS and Lambda/Step Functions.
• Familiarity with consumer-driven contract testing using Pact or API contract governance across microservices.
• Experience with SAFe or scaled Agile delivery frameworks including PI planning and ART coordination.
• Exposure to third-party integrations such as Pay.gov, login.gov, or identity/authentication platforms.
• Experience mentoring engineers in a cross-functional federal delivery environment.

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.

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

Ad Hoc 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 various state and city equal pay transparency laws, 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.

Contact Information

To learn more about working at Ad Hoc, please visit: https://adhocteam.us/join