Junior Full Stack Developer

About the Role

• Develops digital identity and credentialing solutions with guidance from experienced engineers.
• Part of a forward-deployed engineering team focused on backend services, web applications, and customer deployments for state governments, public-sector partners, and enterprise clients.
• Emphasis on privacy, interoperability, and open standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with customer delivery leads, engineers, and UX designers on real-world implementations.
• Develop full-stack features for governments and public-sector partners with senior engineering guidance.
• Learn to turn customer requirements into technical solutions and production-ready systems.
• Build backend services and web applications that satisfy public-sector security, privacy, and accessibility standards.
• Contribute to backend, mobile, and browser codebases, participating in deployments and the full software delivery lifecycle.
• Apply privacy-focused engineering practices and engage with open identity standards, including work involving W3C, DIF, and IETF.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Foundational backend development experience in a statically typed language such as Rust, Go, C#, or Java. Coursework, internships, and personal projects qualify.
• Ability to learn quickly, collaborate, ask questions, and communicate effectively with customers and stakeholders.
• Appreciation for open-source software, clean code, and thoughtful engineering.
• US residence, or willingness to relocate without visa assistance; TN is considered.

Qualifications

• A bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field; recent graduates are welcome.

Helpful Experience

• Full-stack internships or projects.
• AWS, GCP, or Azure through coursework or side projects.
• Digital identity, cryptography, data privacy, or security.
• React, TypeScript, or similar frontends.
• PostgreSQL, REST or GraphQL APIs, or CI/CD concepts.
• Open-source contributions or hackathons.
• Accessibility, usability, or inclusive design.
• Government technology, civic technology, or high-compliance environments.

Mentorship and Working Environment

• Senior engineers provide dedicated mentorship.
• Structured onboarding covers the technology stack, standards, and customer context.
• Regular one-to-one meetings and feedback support career goals.
• Project ownership grows with appropriate guidance, with exposure from customer discovery through production deployment.
• This full-time position is fully remote from anywhere in the United States, with asynchronous collaboration.

Compensation

• Annual base salary range: $110,000–$140,000 USD.
• Offer depends on experience, qualifications, skills, and work location.
• Equity is offered.
• Compensation may also include performance-based bonuses and a benefits package.