We have been a remote-first organization since our inception and are passionate about work-life balance, building impactful teams, and committed to creating environments that encourage collaboration, different points of view, and creative solutioning.
Truss is seeking a contract software engineer to support one of our federal government clients.
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.
Experience with modern DevOps practices, frameworks like React, or technologies such as GraphQL, Postgres, and Node.js is a plus.
This engineer will join a committed team working within fast-paced environment on a high-profile project that demands continuous delivery. The work is meaningful, and the team is exceptional; however, it is also challenging, and dedication is expected from all members.
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.
Hourly rate is $80 - $88 dependent on experience.
Contract lasts through April 2027 with potential extension.
Skills Required
- Mid-level software engineering experience building application interfaces and backend services
- Experience working within agile development teams
- Strong communication, collaboration, and constructive code review skills
- Ability to work remotely during core hours of 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET
- Ability to work 35 hours per week
- Ability to travel to Baltimore, Maryland twice per calendar year
- Eligibility to work in the United States
- Residence and work within the contiguous United States
- Federal background check, if required by the client or project
- Federal government client or consulting experience
- Experience with modern DevOps practices, React, GraphQL, PostgreSQL, or Node.js
What We Do
Truss is a remote-first, fully distributed, salary-transparent civic tech organization known for our consultative human-centered approach and our ability to build diverse and resilient teams. As a professional services company we help organizations and government agencies modernize and scale digital services, impacting the lives of millions of people through user-centered software development. We think big when developing product vision but start small by aligning teams and stakeholders around ways we can drive the most value in the shortest period of time. We push boundaries of what is familiar, accepted, and expected in a direction that moves the bar defining excellence. We take a consultative human-centered approach, build diverse and resilient teams and work collaboratively to transform client projects that impact over 20 million end users.
