[Remote] Application Engineer - Contract

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Truss is a software development consultancy that builds government technology systems. The company is seeking a contract software engineer to support a federal government client by building application interfaces and backend services within an agile, collaborative team. The role involves continuous delivery, client collaboration, code reviews, and remote participation using tools such as Slack, Jira, and Zoom.

Responsibilities

• Build application interfaces and the backend services that power them
• Stay connected through tools like Slack, Jira, and Zoom
• Participate in regular meetings with the client team
• Give thoughtful, constructive feedback in code reviews
• Work within a fast-paced environment on a high-profile project that demands continuous delivery
• Work 35 hours per week including the core hours of 10:00am - 4:00pm ET
• Travel to Baltimore, MD twice per calendar year

Skills

• We're looking for a mid-level software engineer comfortable building application interfaces and the backend services that power them
• The ideal candidate has worked within agile development teams, has supported federal government clients and/or worked as a consultant
• They should bring an adaptive, empathetic, and collaborative mindset and strong communication skills
• As a fully remote team, applicants should be comfortable staying connected through tools like Slack, Jira, and Zoom, participating in regular meetings with the client team, and giving thoughtful, constructive feedback in code reviews
• This role is expected to work 35 hours per week including the core hours of 10:00am - 4:00pm ET
• Must be able to travel to Baltimore, MD twice per calendar year
• You must be eligible to work in the U.S
• Truss employees must live and work within the contiguous U.S
• Unfortunately, we are unable to sponsor work visas at this time
• Experience with modern DevOps practices, frameworks like React, or technologies such as GraphQL, Postgres, and Node.js is a plus

Benefits

• Truss has been a remote-first organization since its inception.
• Full-Time Employees enjoy full benefits, generous PTO, a co-working budget, an employee effectiveness budget, and company-wide transparency around salaries and career leveling.

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