Software Engineer, DevOps, Python

We are Skyward.

That is, a love for people, for improvement, for human advancement through information technology. We are a people-centered business with a desire to serve others. We are diverse and unified; creative and collaborative; a collection of complementary, not competing talents. And though on the surface we remain relaxed, beneath, a torrent of energy links us to our civic tech mission.

We stand by our values, and we won’t compromise on any of them.

We’re conscientious, intentional, and empathetic. Our words and actions align. That’s our character. Please don’t ask us to play another part, we’re poor actors.

If we may borrow a quote from Theodore Roosevelt: “No one cares how much you know until they know how much you care.” Because our team is thoughtful and supportive, caring deeply for each other, our clients, and our work, this comes naturally.

We remain students by failing openly and turning lessons into solutions.

For us, life isn’t what happens outside of work. Work happens inside of life and our culture erases the line often dividing the two.

Made possible only because we embody the values listed above. We’re relaxed and fun yet intensely curious and driven. Team members are placed with thought, care, and precision to ensure that Trust, Truth, and Transparency continue to represent our brand.

Because of that, we continue Onward, Upward, and Skyward.

Build things that matter.

Write effective, scalable code supporting CMS as it merges systems into one AI-driven platform - reducing manual effort, improving data accuracy, and bringing cutting-edge NLP and LLM techniques to public services.

Automate all the toil.

Own CI/CD pipelines end to end, automating build, test, and deployment workflows with tools like Jenkins, plus Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible) so deployments are boring in the best possible way.

Test like you mean it.

Build and maintain automated test suites - unit, integration, regression - wired straight into the pipeline as quality gates, and provide real test-coverage analysis instead of crossed fingers.

Containerize and ship.

Package and deploy workloads with Docker (and friends) for repeatable, scalable, what-you-build-is-what-you-run environments.

Hunt the bugs.

Investigate and debug test failures throughout the lifecycle, update tests or file bugs as needed, and keep the build green and honest.

Bake in security.

Integrate code-quality checks and security gates (think Sonar Qube, Snyk) into the pipeline so problems get caught before they ship, not after.

Design with humans in mind.

Work closely with human-centered design experts to build solutions that are intuitive, responsive, and personalized to each user’s needs.

Make things faster.

Develop and tune back-end components to improve responsiveness and overall performance.

3–5 years of hands‑on software engineering experience, with strong coding chops in Python (and friends).Real Dev Ops / Dev Sec Ops  / Dev Test Ops  experience. You know CI/CD isn’t a buzzword; you’ve actually automated build, test, and deployment workflows.

Test automation skill. You’ve built automated tests and integrated them into pipelines with code‑quality checks and security gates, not bolted them on at the end.

A feel for good pipelines. Scalable, maintainable, and integrated with testing frameworks. You know, the kind that make the whole team faster.

Containerization experience (Docker or Kubernetes) and comfort with REST APIs.Fluency in an agile flavor or two - Scrum, Lean, or SAFe.Strong communication and interpersonal skills to work effectively across a busy mix of stakeholders.

You’ve got AI chops, experience with…