Use your skills as a Software Engineer to help the team build out an application suite into a full “as a service” functionality, help maintaining a live system, and help work on implementing the roadmap of new features and experiences that will cover everything from backend development on distributed systems, to client side development for our suite of supporting client apps, to deployment support and system troubleshooting and monitoring.

Must be a U.S. Citizen. Active security clearance strongly preferred.

The ideal candidate has experience with the following:

• Proficiency in Python programming language;
• Containerized deployments (Docker);
• Strong backend development experience;
• API development;
• Familiar with multiple front-end frameworks (angular, react);
• Vanilla javascript and typescript;
• Familiarity with AWS or other cloud provider services;
• Strong understanding of asynchronous or multi threaded parallel architectures;
• Event streaming architectures and associated tools (e.g. Kafka, NiFi, RabbitMQ, SQS, service meshes, etc);
• Familiarity with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL);
• Knowledge of version control systems (e.g., Git);
• Comfortable and familiar with code reviews, both having your work reviewed and reviewing others work;
• Automated testing frameworks (e.g., pytest, Selenium);
• Working in and with air-gapped systems;
• Kubernetes or other container orchestration strategies (nice to have);
• Comfortable code spelunking and writing in many code bases;
• Ensuring the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications;
• Identifying and addressing bottlenecks and bugs;
• Previous experience in a startup environment (preferred);
• Ownership of a portion of the project;
• Architecting and running with a solution (generally solutions oriented and action driven);
• Great communication skills;
• And ability to work well on a distributed team.

At Skyward Federal we make a difference by challenging the status quo. We solve problems others aren't or can't. Our solutions provide meaningful impact to ongoing missions. Skyward is a start-up so expect to be challenged not only by the gnarly problems we take on as a company, but with tasks outside this job description and outside your current skill set.

Skyward knows that our special sauce is our people and we pride ourselves on creating a culture that allows individuals and teams to contribute and shine. As a team we value a willingness to tackle challenging and ambitious projects through collaboration, finding a way to “yes”, and strong communication. Another thing about our team, we like to drink lots of coffee.

Skyward offers competitive benefits:

• 10% 401K match–fully vested on day one;
• 100% company-paid premiums for comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents;
• 100% company-paid premiums for short and long term disability insurance;
• 100% company-paid life insurance policy;
• 4 weeks of paid time off accrued annually;
• 11 federal holidays, plus a bonus “Skyward Holiday” here and there;
• Unlimited sick leave events–paid time off is for travel, projects, fun, not being miserable;
• Annual educational and training budget;
• Awesome equipment (MacBook Pro and more), plus a home office set-up budget;
• Our most popular benefit is a monthly coffee budget–we weren't exaggerating when we said we drink lots of coffee.

Office hours are flexible, but in this role there is expectation of core hours and meeting attendance. Most work is performed remotely with a geographically dispersed team; this role is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Some travel may be required on an as needed basis, but not often. Must be a U.S. citizen.