Software Engineer

Summary

Join Skyward, a people-centered business with a civic tech mission, as a Software Engineer. Design and develop cutting-edge MCP tools, write efficient Python code for AI solutions, and conduct user interviews with government stakeholders. Pioneer the evolution of the Model Context Protocol, experiment with GenAI technologies, and collaborate with cross-functional teams. Contribute to AI transformation playbooks and identify solutions to problems in AI-human collaboration. This role requires a passion for solving complex challenges and a desire to contribute to open-source projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent practical experience
• At least 2–3 years of professional experience in software engineering (or equivalent hands-on experience through personal or open-source projects)
• Love for coding in the best language for the job
• Desire to contribute. You regularly push to GitHub and enjoy contributing to open-source projects or maintaining your own repositories
• The drive to be a 10x engineer. You've embraced the AI revolution and actively enhance yourself using AI tools
• An innovative spirit. You’ve built or experimented with GenAI tech
• Ambition. You are self-driven, and you thrive in a startup-like environment, where curiosity and autonomy are encouraged
• Excitement to learn, unlearn, and evolve quickly in a fast-moving technical landscape
• Experience working with APIs, web frameworks, or microservices architecture

Responsibilities

• Design and develop cutting-edge MCP tools that solve unprecedented challenges for government agencies and beyond
• Write clean, efficient Python code to build production-ready AI solutions that push technological boundaries
• Pioneer the evolution of the Model Context Protocol through hands-on development and best practices definition
• Conduct user interviews with government stakeholders to uncover complex requirements and translate them into breakthrough technical solutions
• Experiment with experimental GenAI technologies and help establish new industry standards
• Work directly with Anthropic's team on MCP protocol enhancements and emerging AI capabilities
• Identify and solve problems in AI-human collaboration that the broader tech community hasn't yet recognized
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to architect next-generation AI integrations in fast-paced environments
• Think beyond current limitations to envision and build AI capabilities that don't yet exist
• Contribute to AI transformation playbooks that will reshape government technology adoption

Preferred Qualifications

• You contribute to Gen AI open source repos
• You have excellent communication skills for both technical and non-technical audiences
• Your experience with DevOps . You've built your own CI/CD pipelines, orchestrated your containers and deploy your infra as code
• Your familiarity with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP - especially in deploying or managing services

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision insurance (fully paid for employees)
• 15 days of paid leave
• 7 days of sick leave
• 2 days bereavement leave
• 11 paid Federal holidays
• Up to 40 hours for jury duty
• 401K with 4% employer contribution (and no vesting period)
• Up to 4 weeks of paid paternity and maternity leave
• Company provided laptop
• $5,000 per year for professional development
• $600 per year for technical supplies and equipment
• $2,000 referral bonus
• Life and disability insurance
• HSA and FSA
• Legal Shield and ID Shield Voluntary Benefits
• Opportunity to work in a collaborative, motivated team focused on modernizing government services with cutting-edge technology and innovative solutions