Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Ad Hoc LLC is a technology company that empowers organizations to deliver scalable, impactful digital services. They are seeking a Senior Full Stack Software Engineer (Technical Lead) to serve as a senior technical contributor and engineering leader within a cross-functional delivery team, combining hands-on software development with technical leadership and mentorship.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design, development, and deployment of complex frontend and backend solutions within a cloud-native microservice architecture
- Provide technical leadership across engineering initiatives, helping teams break down work, identify risks, evaluate tradeoffs, and deliver against program goals and timelines
- Facilitate technical design discussions, author Architecture Decision Records (ADRs), and present system designs and recommendations to engineers, product owners, and federal stakeholders
- Serve as a mentor and coach for junior and mid-level engineers through code reviews, pair programming, technical guidance, and knowledge-sharing activities
- Establish and reinforce engineering best practices, including peer code reviews, testing standards, accessibility requirements, security compliance, and maintainable software design
- Build and consume RESTful APIs using versioned OpenAPI specifications while contributing to backend services, frontend applications, and system integrations
- Enforce engineering quality standards, including SonarQube quality gate compliance, automated testing, and remediation of security findings within development cycles
- Partner closely with product managers, designers, delivery leads, and stakeholders to align technical solutions with customer and business objectives
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives across software engineering processes, tooling, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, and team workflows
- Diagnose and resolve complex production issues while leading root-cause analysis efforts and implementing long-term improvements to reliability and performance
- Contribute to infrastructure-as-code standards, Terraform automation, GitLab pipeline optimization, and cloud modernization efforts
- Support technical hiring activities through interviews, candidate assessments, onboarding, and engineering team development
- Act as a technical lead for project workstreams, feature teams, or temporary delivery teams, coordinating engineering efforts and helping ensure successful delivery outcomes
Skills
- 7+ years of relevant software 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
- Strong experience building and supporting modern full stack applications, including frontend and backend development responsibilities
- Expert-level proficiency in backend technologies such as Python or Java
- Strong frontend development experience with Angular, JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, and CSS
- Experience building and consuming versioned RESTful APIs with published OpenAPI specifications
- Strong working knowledge of PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, and modern data integration patterns
- Hands-on experience with containerized microservices and AWS cloud services, including ECS, RDS, S3, Lambda, and CloudWatch
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines using GitLab and source control management using Git
- Working knowledge of WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility standards and their application within digital products
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical concepts and decisions to non-technical audiences and federal stakeholders
- Prior experience supporting federal civilian agencies or government digital services programs
- Experience with infrastructure-as-code using Terraform
- Familiarity with event-driven architectures utilizing AWS SNS, SQS, Lambda, and Step Functions
- Experience with consumer-driven contract testing, API governance, or distributed microservice architectures
- Exposure to SAFe or scaled Agile delivery frameworks, including PI Planning and ART coordination
- Experience integrating with platforms such as Login.gov, Pay.gov, identity providers, or authentication services
- Proven experience mentoring engineers and leading technical initiatives within cross-functional delivery teams
Benefits
- Company-subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance
- Flexible PTO
- 401(k) with employer match
- Paid parental leave after one year of service
- Employee Assistance Program
Company Overview
Ad Hoc is a digital services company that helps the federal government better serve people. It was founded in 2014, and is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia, USA, with a workforce of 501-1000 employees. Its website is https://adhoc.team/.