Talent Pipeline: Technologists for State Medicaid Modernization (Multiple Upcoming Roles)

Why Medicaid?

Medicaid is the nation’s largest public insurance program and a critical safety net covering 40% of all children and supporting millions of families, older adults, and people with disabilities. In 2026, states will be improving efficiency and effectiveness of eligibility systems, claims processing, provider management, customer experience, and more. Your technical expertise can directly impact how people access care.

Who We’re Looking For

• Technologists with experience in modern delivery, including:
• Product management
• Software engineering
• Human-centered design / UX / service design
• Digital service delivery
• Customer experience

What to Expect

This posting is an expression of interest, submitting your resume signals you want to be considered for upcoming Medicaid-related roles. You are mission-driven and curious about government service, want to use modern tech skills to improve public systems, and are open to senior-level positions in state government.

About Tech Talent Project

The Tech Talent Project helps government agencies build and recruit modern tech leadership. We help governments define roles, shape hiring strategies, and identify technologists and we support job seekers navigating the unique process of pursuing public service. We’ve helped government agencies stand up, engage digital leaders around the country, as well as build digital service teams, modern product/org structures, and bring in first-of-their-kind roles.

Role Overview

Roles are embedded within states’ Medicaid, health, or tech programs to modernize how services are delivered and improve outcomes for beneficiaries and staff. You’ll help simplify and streamline eligibility, enrollment, and renewal, introduce more user-centered and iterative ways of working, and align technology investments with real needs. You will collaborate across policy, operations, IT, and beyond to:

• improve system reliability, speed, and usability
• reduce churn and coverage disruptions
• strengthen in-house technical capacity
• translate insights into roadmaps, prototypes, or technical improvements
• support modern delivery practices that can be sustained over time

Ultimately, success means Medicaid systems become easier to use, more efficient, and more resilient while meeting compliance requirements and improving people’s access to care.

Role Requirements

• We’re looking for experienced technologists who can operate in complex environments and bridge policy, operations, and tech.
• Minimum Qualifications: 8+ years in software engineering, product management, human-centered design, customer experience, or related tech role, experience collaborating in cross-functional teams and stakeholder environments, ability to deliver measurable improvements in complex, regulated systems, strong communication skills with technical and non-technical audiences, agile and iterative delivery practices
• Track-Specific Strengths May Include: Product: defining vision, prioritizing backlogs, measuring outcomes, Engineering: modernizing systems, improving reliability, data flow, integrations, HCD/UX: user research, service design, accessibility, journey mapping
• Preferred Experience: Public benefits systems (e.g., Medicaid, SNAP, TANF) working with legacy systems, procurement, compliance, or vendor management
• Core competencies: strategic thinking and outcome orientation, collaborative leadership across departments and vendors, empathy and user-focus for diverse and vulnerable populations, adaptability and comfort with ambiguity

Pay

Compensation will vary by state, role, and hiring program; the salary range shown is intended to provide general context.

Express Interest

If you’d like to be considered for upcoming opportunities, submit your resume. We’ll review submissions and reach out to qualified candidates.