Staff Software Engineer - Full Stack

Ad Hoc; United States; Remote; USD 135,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company-subsidized health, dental, and

Vision insurance

Flexible PTO

401K with employer match

Paid parental leave

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Ad Hoc LLC is a technology company delivering scalable digital services for government programs and veterans' services. We operate with a remote-first culture, enabling nationwide collaboration and flexible work environments.

This role focuses on leading complex full‑stack initiatives for public-sector projects and partnering with product, design, and client teams to drive outcomes. The staff software engineer role emphasizes technical leadership while remaining hands-on, with opportunities to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 9+ years of software engineering experience.
• Expert-level experience developing modern web applications using React and Ruby on Rails.
• Designing RESTful APIs and integrating distributed services.
• Cloud-native development, preferably AWS.
• Experience using Datadog for monitoring and performance analysis.
• Strong understanding of architecture, testing strategies, CI/CD, and modern practices.
• Strong written and verbal communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Tier 4 Public Trust or higher.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical design and implementation of complex full-stack applications.
• Plan and execute technical roadmaps with minimal guidance.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, engineers, and client stakeholders throughout the SDLC.
• Translate ambiguous business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Improve system reliability, maintainability, and performance through refactoring and automation.
• Build secure, accessible, and resilient applications using best practices.
• Present technical concepts and tradeoffs to diverse audiences.
• Mentor engineers through code reviews and guidance.

Skills

React & Rails

REST APIs

AWS

Datadog

CI/CD

Software architecture

Communication

Tier 4 Public Trust

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Job description

Are you ready for new challenges and new opportunities?

Join our team!

Current job opportunities are posted here as they become available.

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.

Primary Responsibilities:

Staff Software Engineer - Full Stack serves as an emerging technical leader while remaining a hands‑on individual contributor who operates with a high degree of autonomy, ownership, and accountability. With minimal oversight, you will lead technical initiatives, deliver high‑quality software, and help the team execute against project goals, timelines, and customer needs.

In this role, you will influence technical direction by working with engineers, product managers, designers, and client stakeholders to build scalable, maintainable solutions. You’ll balance technical excellence with pragmatic decisions, communicate tradeoffs clearly, and help improve engineering practices.

Primary responsibilities include:

• Lead the technical design and implementation of complex full stack applications.
• Plan and execute technical roadmaps with minimal guidance.
• Work closely with product managers, designers, engineers, and client stakeholders throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Translate ambiguous business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Improve system reliability, maintainability, and performance through refactoring, documentation, automated testing, and observability.
• Build secure, accessible, and resilient applications using modern engineering best practices.
• Present technical concepts, implementation approaches, and architectural tradeoffs to technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Mentor engineers through code reviews and technical guidance.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and 9+ years of professional software engineering experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Expert-level experience developing modern web applications using React and Ruby on Rails.
• Experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs and integrating distributed services.
• Experience with cloud-native application development, preferably in AWS.
• Experience using Datadog or other tools for monitoring, observability, troubleshooting, and performance analysis.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, testing strategies, CI/CD, and modern engineering practices.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work directly with technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Tier 4 Public Trust or higher.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience on federal government software modernization programs.
• Experience with accessibility standards (Section 508/WCAG).
• Experience working in Agile software delivery teams.
• Experience with containerized applications and Kubernetes.
• Experience supporting FedRAMP, FISMA, or other government compliance environments.
• Company-subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance
• Flexible PTO
• 401K with employer match
• Paid parental leave after one year of service
• Employee Assistance Program

Ad Hoc LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, pregnancy, disability, work‑related injury, covered veteran status, political ideology, marital status, or any other factor that the law protects from employment discrimination.

We value the unique skills gained through military service and encourage veterans and transitioning service members to apply.

In support of various state and city equal pay transparency laws, Ad Hoc job descriptions feature the starting range we reasonably expect to pay to candidates who would join our team with little to no need for training on the responsibilities we’ve outlined above. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide range of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and responsibility. The range of starting pay for this role is $135,000-$150,000. Our recruiters will be happy to answer any questions you may have, and we look forward to learning more about your salary requirements.