Engineer (JavaScript/TypeScript)

Description

• At Mighty Acorn, our work sits at the intersection of technology and public service.

• We partner with government agencies to design, launch, and modernize digital services that directly impact millions of people.

• Lead Engineers at Mighty Acorn play a critical role in navigating this intersection.

• As cross-functional engineering leaders, they help shape the technical foundations and delivery approach for services the public depends on.

• Their work directly contributes to increasing public trust and satisfaction by building systems that are reliable, accessible, secure, and responsive to the needs of the people they serve.

• They bring a proven track record of using their technical expertise and leadership skills to earn trust and influence within large, often complex government agencies.

• They guide technical and non-technical stakeholders in breaking down ambitious goals into smaller pieces and lead a team of engineers through a successful iterative delivery process.

• Lead Engineers have a track record of solving challenging technical problems in interesting ways due to their curiosity, willingness to try new things, and the courage to think outside the box.

• Their leadership and communication skills enable them to dive deep on a problem, see and account for the potential pitfalls, and bring people together around an idea and communicate it effectively.

Requirements

• 7+ years of engineering experience

• 2+ years of Typescript/Javascript experience in a professional setting.

• 2+ years of experience working in or with government agencies.

• 2+ years of experience translating stakeholder requirements into architectural plans for development teams to build.

• Experience architecting infrastructure hosted on AWS.

• Experience building CI/CD workflows for automated testing and deployment.

• Experience architecting, maintaining and debugging web applications.

• Experience leading engineering teams in complex government environments.

• Experience balancing leadership with writing code (this job requires both).

• Effective technical communication skills, such as writing Architectural Decision Records or other methods of communicating decisions and rationale.

• Curiosity, patience, and resilience in solving problems.

• Comfortable delivering results in ambiguous client environments.

Benefits

• An ability to work efficiently, sometimes under tight deadlines.

• A preference for transparency and an ability to be direct and transparent in your own communication.

• An ability to adapt quickly and cope with temporarily ambiguous situations as requirements change.

• This role requires work be performed from within the contiguous United States.

• Candidates must either hold active US citizenship or a green card, and should possess work authorization that does not require any present or future visa sponsorship by Mighty Acorn Digital.

• Candidates selected for the role must pass a criminal background check prior to their start date.

• Candidates must have a fast (>100Mbps) and reliable internet connection and have a dedicated workspace with background noise at an appropriate level for audio calls.

• Candidates must possess at least a Bachelor's degree.

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