Evergreen: Principal Software Engineer

Are you ready for new challenges and new opportunities?

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Current job opportunities are posted here as they become available.

We are continuously sourcing for talent while we await anticipated job openings. Candidates who apply to this role understand we may not have an immediate opening and wish to be considered for future opportunities.

This is a remote position.

Ad Hoc is a technology company that empowers organizations to deliver scalable, impactful digital services. Using modern, agile methods, our team creates products that meet people’s needs and transform their experience of government.

Work on things that matter

Our collaborations have shaped some of the defining moments in public-sector service delivery. We’ve helped build products that connect Veterans to tailored services, help millions access affordable health care, and support important programs like Head Start. As we work with agencies to deliver critical services, we’re also changing how the government approaches technology.

Built for a remote life

Our culture, communications, and tools are built for remote work, enabling us to bring together top talent nationwide. At Ad Hoc, remote life empowers our teams to design work environments that fit their lives and that foster flexibility and collaboration to achieve positive outcomes for our customers.

Committed to high expectations and a welcoming culture

Ad Hoc values acceptance, accountability, and humility. We aren’t heroes. We learn from our mistakes and improve the process for the next time. We build small, inclusive teams to collaborate closely with our partners to solve the right problems and deliver software that works.

The Veterans Affairs business unit helps transform the VA into a modern digital services organization where Veteran outcomes are at the center of every effort. We partner with the VA to design and deliver seamless user experiences for Veterans, their families and caregivers, and VA employees. By applying better practices in service design, product management, and technology, we enable the VA to increase the use, quality, and reliability of services and decrease the time Veterans spend waiting for outcomes.

• Provides organizational oversight of best practices associated with software engineering
• Exhibits an in-depth understanding of software development and utilizes their expertise to support the business unit via new business or organic growth opportunities
• Advocates for innovation among the business unit, and collaborates with leadership throughout the organization
• Demonstrates significant technical competence and ownership to broad audiences while driving progress on company strategic objectives within the business unit
• Mentors, guides, and coaches other engineers at the company, with a focus on technical excellence and leadership
• Defines and delivers minimal viable products independently or with new teams given ambiguous requirements
• Effectively communicates on existing systems, design decisions, past performance, and a major history of the projects that they’ve been part of for bid-writing, tech demos, and other potentially client-facing communications
• Maintains strong ties and familiarity with at least one major technical ecosystem (through either maintenance or participation in major communities and projects)
• May support hiring, onboarding and career development activities
• May represent the company publicly inclusive of writing blog posts, generating marketing materials, presenting at conferences, and taking part in panel discussions
• May work cross-functionally to support data analytics activities within other business units
• Understanding of the BU's current labor mix, with the ability to identify primary skills and experiences; supports the key personnel identification process
• Extensive understanding of government and practice market conditions in order to drive organizational improvements and innovation

• Bachelor’s degree and 10+ years of engineering experience
• Relevant years of experience may be substituted for education
• Extensive experience with large systems, leading large teams, and understanding interactions…