[Remote] Sr. Software Engineer

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Bixal is a consulting company headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, that works with governments and organizations to improve services and experiences through evidence-based knowledge and technology. The Senior Software Engineer will build and maintain a self-service developer portal and developer-facing tooling for a federal platform, automate secure cross-platform workflows, and improve developer experience. The role collaborates with UX and documentation specialists to translate research-backed patterns into reliable, instrumented software.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain the self-service developer portal and developer-facing tooling for a federal agency’s platform
• Design and automate cross-platform workflows spanning source control, CI/CD, issue tracking, observability, and collaboration tools to reduce manual developer toil
• Build reusable automation patterns (APIs, bots, webhooks, event-driven services, IaC, internal tooling) that standardize engineering workflows
• Integrate identity, access management, provisioning, and compliance controls across SaaS platforms to enable secure self-service
• Monitor and maintain workflow reliability, including failure detection, retry strategies, and audit logging
• Translate research-backed interaction patterns and onboarding flows into working, instrumented software
• Deliver platform improvements that measurably improve developer experience (reduced setup time, faster deployment cycles, improved release confidence)
• Collaborate closely with the UX and documentation specialists on the team
• Other relevant duties as qualified and trained to perform

Skills

• This role can work remotely from anywhere in the USA
• You must be legally authorized to work in the US
• Bixal does not provide visa sponsorship
• * Bachelor's degree and at least 8 years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• * Demonstrated hands-on experience designing and automating cross-platform workflows spanning source control, CI/CD pipelines, issue tracking, observability, and collaboration tools
• * Proven ability to build reusable automation patterns (APIs, bots, webhooks, event-driven services, IaC, internal tooling)
• * Experience integrating identity, access management, provisioning, and compliance controls across SaaS platforms for secure self-service
• * Strong capability in monitoring and maintaining workflow reliability, including failure detection, retry strategies, and audit logging
• * Able to independently deliver platform improvements that measurably improve developer experience while preventing tool sprawl and fragmentation
• * Must be able to obtain and maintain a Tier 4 High Risk Public Trust clearance
• * Experience building internal developer portals or platform-as-product tooling
• * Familiarity with GitLab, Jira, Confluence, Datadog, and Figma-integrated toolchains
• * Experience applying human-centered design inputs directly into software delivery
• * Exposure to AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GSA USAi, AWS Bedrock, Microsoft Copilot)

Benefits

• Flex hours
• 401K with matching incentive
• Parental Leave
• Medical/dental/vision benefits
• Flex Spending Account
• Company provided short-term disability and life insurance
• Commuter benefits
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 11 Paid holidays
• Fully remote work from anywhere in the USA

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