Principal Solutions Architect

Remote (in the U.S.)

Code for America believes the government can work for the people, by the people, in the new digital age, and that government at all levels can and should work well for all people. For more than a decade, we’ve worked to show that with the mindful use of technology, we can break down barriers, meet community needs, and find real solutions.

Our employees build and transform government and community tools and services, making them so good they inspire change. We merge the best parts of technology, nonprofit, and government to help support the people who need it most.

With a focus on transparency and fairness, and deep empathy for partners in government and community organizations and the people that our partners serve, we’re building a movement of motivated change agents driven by meaningful results and lasting impact.

At Code for America, you contribute to exciting work while learning and developing in a supportive and flexible environment. Our compensation and benefits are holistic and thoughtfully curated to represent our employees and our mission. Help us drive real generational change that lasts.

Code for America is looking for a talented Principal Solutions Architect who will collaborate with government partners and deliver technical guidance to transform the way the government delivers services to communities in need.

About the role: 

In this role, you’ll work with a team of designers, researchers, engineers, product managers, and policy experts across our program portfolios. You will spend time with key government agencies to build rapport with their technical team, understand their technical needs, and develop a shared understanding of the role that this program can play in helping them achieve their goals. This will involve identifying and designing technical solutions to improve access to their programs.

Solutions Architects at Code for America are an integral component of all of our program areas. There are currently three program areas at Code for America:

• Criminal Justice, which focuses on Automatic Record Clearance,
• Tax Benefits, which focuses on free trustworthy tax services and simplified tax filing,

And the Social Safety Net. Focus areas in this portfolio include food benefits, integrated benefits applications, and training & capacity building.

This role will report to the VP of New Ventures and is expected to travel no more than 10% of the time. 

Code for America is based in California and can employ those who reside full-time within the United States. This is a remote position.

In this position you will:

• Solutions Development
• Lead technical advisement, implementation, migration, and integration projects for government safety net services.
• Assist in project planning and drafting statements of work and technical requirements.
• Build and integrate AI-powered solutions—including LLMs, agentic orchestration, RAG—ensuring they are mitigate biases and remain to the people they serve.
• Implement proof-of-concept applications, software installations, and custom development projects.
• Ability to think in "primitives" and "capabilities," preferring modular, reusable frameworks over bespoke scripts.
• Design and implement flexible solutions to challenges involving data quality, normalization and spread.
• Strategic Leadership
• Work closely with cross-functional government partners to clarify problems and understand system constraints, and offer feasible and high-value technical solutions that consider the needs of all stakeholders.
• Provide technical perspectives and expertise in service of improved government services for government agencies, organizational stakeholders, and other key audiences.
• Evaluate the technical landscape and partner capacity for prospective new state engagements, drafting assessments and recommendations.
• Assist in documenting and communicating technical best practices and in the framing of government RFPs.
• Estimate project scope and rough project plans for government initiatives.