Field Deployment Software Engineer (Remote/Hybrid)

Recidiviz; New York (NY); Remote; USD 139,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental & vision

PTO 20 days

Paid volunteering time

13 paid holidays

12 weeks parental leave

401(k) 5% match

One Medical membership

Well-located offices + remote

Annual offsite

Job summary

Recidiviz is hiring Forward-Deployed Software Engineers to bridge between state partners and our core engineering team, scoping and deploying our data platform into government environments.

You will collaborate with state Departments of Corrections and government IT staff to define technical solutions and drive impactful deployments, while building lasting partnerships through strong engineering fundamentals and customer savvy.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of practical experience building, customizing, and deploying software in a collaborative environment.
• Experience scoping technical projects, defining product requirements, or translating business/policy needs into technical solutions.
• Experience in a customer-facing and/or cross-functional role with the ability to communicate technical concepts to both engineering teams and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong proficiency in SQL and relational databases, with an appetite for wrangling large-scale, messy data.
• Experience writing code and scripts in Python, Javascript/Typescript, or similar languages.

Responsibilities

• Scope for impact by translating partner needs into technical approaches and deployment roadmaps.
• Untangle messy data and legacy systems; write scripts and craft technical solutions for deployments.
• Contribute code to platform and products to improve scalability and configurability.
• Engage with customer stakeholders, balancing technical rigor with clear communication.
• Travel on-site to partner states as needed to scope projects and build relationships.

Skills

SQL

Python/JavaScript/TypeScript

Customer-facing communication

Ambiguity tolerance

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

React

ETL tools

GCP

AWS

Azure

Job description

Recidiviz is hiring Forward-Deployed Software Engineers to bridge between state partners and our core engineering team, scoping and deploying our data platform into government environments.

You will collaborate with state Departments of Corrections and government IT staff to define technical solutions and drive impactful deployments, while building lasting partnerships through strong engineering fundamentals and customer savvy.