Senior Full-Stack Engineer for Civic Tech & Public Service

New Jersey Innovation Authority; Trenton (NJ); On-site; USD 130,000 - 158,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Paid leave

Retirement plan options

Job summary

The New Jersey Innovation Authority (NJIA) is seeking a senior full‑stack software engineer with 5+ years of experience to deliver public-facing digital services for New Jersey residents. You will own features end-to-end, collaborate with product designers and stakeholders, and operate with autonomy in a startup-like environment.

Responsibilities include driving engineering delivery, conducting human-centered product development, and providing technical leadership across the team while aligning

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software development experience.
• Experience across front-end and back-end stacks.
• Civic technology experience preferred.
• Experience with modern JavaScript frameworks and cloud infrastructure.
• Ability to translate user needs into technical decisions and design scalable solutions.

Responsibilities

• Deliver public-facing digital products in collaboration with product teams.
• Own features end-to-end from planning to architecture to UI development.
• Lead iterative, human-centered product development with agile practices.
• Build team capability and establish development processes with stakeholders.

Skills

JavaScript

React

CSS

HTML

AWS

SQL

NoSQL

Git/GitHub

Tools

GitHub

Job description

The New Jersey Innovation Authority (NJIA) is seeking a senior full‑stack software engineer with 5+ years of experience to deliver public-facing digital services for New Jersey residents. You will own features end-to-end, collaborate with product designers and stakeholders, and operate with autonomy in a startup-like environment.

Responsibilities include driving engineering delivery, conducting human-centered product development, and providing technical leadership across the team while aligning