Senior/Staff Software Engineer - MOBILE

Skylight is a company focused on improving government services through innovative software solutions. They are seeking a Senior/Staff Software Engineer to design, build, and maintain secure and scalable mobile software systems for the U.S. Air Force Special Operations community, working closely with cross-functional teams to enhance operational efficiency and mission readiness.

Responsibilities:

• Engineer mobile software products as part of a cross-functional team, which includes user experience researchers and designers, product managers, engineers, and other functional specialists
• Achieve technical excellence by advocating for and adhering to lean-agile engineering principles and practices such as API-first design, simple design, continuous integration, version control, and automated testing
• Select and use the right tools, frameworks, languages, and technologies for the job, with a preference for open-source solutions
• Analyze systems to identify technical debt, instability, unreliability, and other opportunities for improvement, as well as design, document, and communicate solutions
• Coordinate with government partners to ensure seamless integration with their existing tools and processes

Requirements:

• Ability to write clean, working, and reusable code
• Experience with Full-stack, mobile app dev experience (e.g., iOS/Android, React Native, Swift, Kotlin)
• Mobile application development in a system of systems
• Can produce high-quality code by adhering to good practices such as automated testing
• Familiar with how to build secure, compliant software and defend against common vulnerabilities
• Possess a foundational understanding of data engineering, including how to use various datastores to handle persistent data in software systems
• Understand the different pieces of software systems and how to fit them together, while keeping performance, reliability, and availability in mind
• Understand the importance of always putting users at the center of your work, including thinking through the impact and implications of any code that you write
• Experience delivering products in defense or similarly regulated environments
• Ability to work successfully within a professional services environment (e.g., can communicate effectively with clients)
• Passionate about creating better public outcomes through great government services
• A mindset and work approach that align with Skylight's core values
• Ability to travel for work from time to time
• All work must be conducted within the U.S., excluding U.S. territories. This role requires U.S. citizenship to be eligible for employment
• As a government contractor, you may be required to obtain a public trust or security clearance, up to Top Secret
• You may be required to complete a company background check successfully
• Some of our available roles are on federal contracts that require a degree or additional years of experience as a substitute
• Familiarity with software engineering best practices
• Consulting experience, and mentoring/coaching personnel
• Edge computing and experience with AI/ML is helpful
• Experience with multiple programming languages and/or full-stack development
• Prior experience working in the civic tech space
• Experience working in a remote-team environment