Software Engineer

Description

The company combines rigorous, methodologically sound analysis with its own technology platform to measure what is said in open-source media, then turns the results into strategic recommendations and executive-level communication plans for clients.

Its team includes communication specialists, data scientists, and subject matter experts who have worked with U.S. Government agencies, non-profits, and Fortune 500 companies.

The company works with clients on projects with real-world stakes, co-developing solutions, delivering actionable insights, and embedding its work inside client organizations.

This Software Engineer role is based in Washington, DC. You will work alongside data scientists, analysts, and engineers to build, improve, and scale the platform that helps clients make informed strategic decisions.

Responsibilities

• Help build core features of the platform in Python and React, along with related tools.
• Create dependable backend services and APIs, and build frontend functionality where needed.
• Help design, build, and grow infrastructure components on AWS.
• Work with Kubernetes and containerized workloads that support microservice deployments.
• Connect data processing pipelines and support analytics features such as NLP and search.
• Partner with senior engineers and data scientists to move research prototypes into production.
• Review code from peers and hold work to high software quality standards.
• Learn architecture and system tradeoffs from senior team members.
• Take part in technical discussions and engineering planning.
• Join Agile work, including sprint planning and standups.
• Ask for and act on feedback from peers and mentors to build your technical skills.

Requirements

• You must meet the eligibility rules for U.S. Government contracts, including any citizenship or security clearance requirements tied to your assigned work.
• You must be eligible to obtain a U.S. Government security clearance.
• A BS in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 3+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong, hands-on Python experience in production environments.
• Experience building modern web applications with React, with TypeScript preferred.
• Working familiarity with cloud environments, especially AWS.
• Experience with PostgreSQL or a similar relational database.
• A commitment to clean, maintainable code and a willingness to learn from peers.
• Ideal: experience with Elasticsearch or similar analytics and search engines.
• Ideal: exposure to machine learning and NLP concepts or pipelines.
• Ideal: familiarity with Agile or Scrum processes.
• Ideal: interest in large-scale data and distributed systems.

Conditions

This is a hybrid role based in the Washington, DC office. Regular in-person presence is expected, particularly for technical discussions and architecture planning, with some flexibility for remote work.

The salary range is $85,000 to $111,000, depending on education and relevant experience.

The company is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Under the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.