Engineering Lead

Description

Engineering Lead

We are continuously sourcing for talent while we await anticipated job openings. Candidates who apply to this role understand we may not have an immediate opening and wish to be considered for future opportunities.

This is a remote position.

Ad Hoc is a digital services company that helps the federal government better serve people. Our teams use modern, agile methods to meet the needs of our users while closing the gap between consumer expectations and government.

Work on things that matter

Our teams connect Veterans with services designed for their needs, help millions of people 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 thinks about and uses technology.

Built for a remote life

Ad Hoc is remote-first and remote-always. We've designed our culture, communications, and tools to support a nationwide team. Being remote allows Ad Hoc to bring the best people onto our teams and give them the freedom to create a work environment that fits their lives. Maybe you need to adjust your schedule to care for your family or take a bike ride. At Ad Hoc, that's welcomed.

Committed to high expectations and a welcoming culture

Ad Hoc values acceptance, accountability, and humility. We aren't heroes. We leave our egos at the door to learn from our mistakes and improve the process for the next time. We build small, inclusive teams to bring the best of consumer technology to the problems of government.

The Federal Civilian business unit supports a wide range of customers that span the federal, commercial, and nonprofit space. Our customers include the General Services Administration, Office of Personnel Management, Library of Congress, and the Social Security Administration. We partner with these agencies to build new capabilities, deliver products, establish data as a strategic asset for informed decision-making, modernize legacy systems, and build the digital service infrastructure necessary to scale their mission impact.

Primary Responsibilities :

As an Engineering Lead, you will be responsible for working with leadership to shape the technical direction of the program, while gaining exposure into people management. An Engineering Lead is a people manager, leader, and mentor with the ability to cross-functionally lead program delivery. You are an emerging subject matter expert that is developing the skills to successfully lead through team members and effectively communicate and execute against program and organizational objectives. In this role, an Engineering Lead will support leadership in partnering with peers to meet delivery requirements. Primary expectations of an Engineering Lead include :

Develops an understanding of program scope, schedule and cost management; with the support of leadership, articulates contractual delivery requirements to team members

Provides coaching and development to engineering team members, and works with leadership to define growth goals and development plans, and creates a culture where people can learn and evolve

Serves as a mentor, supporting one or two teams' Engineers in technical direction and career management

Leads team processes and seeks out best practices to fill gaps

Develops collaboration skills to partner with key stakeholders to represent the engineering practice in advocating for the best technical solutions while communicating tradeoffs

Development of effective written communication and presentation skills to describe systems, design decisions, and past performance

May participate in bid-writing, tech demos, strategic planning, and other client-facing communications

Presents program's ongoing engineering work, future goals, and risks

Development of influential skills to translate and communicate technical challenges and roadmaps

Participates in interviews with new candidates and develops / grades homework

Responsible for hiring, performance management, timecard reviews, PTO management and team development

Basic Qualifications :

Bachelor's degree and 9 years of experience

2 years of mentoring and coaching experience; experience with communicating and leading tasking efforts to support delivery

Extensive experience with software development, customer interactions, formal and informal communication, and mentorship

• Minimum of 5 years' experience in Agile software development to include Microservices architecture using open-source Java technology
• Minimum of 2 years' experience with designing and developing complex software systems on a virtualized cloud environment such as Amazon AWS
• Formal training such as a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science preferred
• Minimum of 2 years' experience developing and deploying microservices in a cloud environment preferred
• Minimum of 2 years' experience in DevOps and CI / CD concepts using tools such as Jenkins, GitHub, Docker / Kubernetes, and testing tools such as SonarQube, JMeter
• Demonstrated experience delivering Agile software solutions using best practices such as Test-Driven Development (TDD) or Adaptable Software Design Strong working knowledge of the technical environment of one or more SAM.gov domains or FPDS.gov as applicable to the task order scope

Preferred Qualifications :

To learn more about working at Ad Hoc, please visit : https : / / adhocteam.us / join /

Benefits :

Ad Hoc LLC is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action 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.

In support of theColorado Equal Pay Transparency Act, and others like it across the country, 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 $130,000-$140,000. Our recruiters will be happy to answer any questions you may have, and we look forward to learning more about your salary requirements.

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Equal Opportunity Employer / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

Salary : $130,000 - $140,000