Software Engineer III - Full Stack (Drupal)

Job number: 889

This is a remote position.

Ad Hoc is a technology company that empowers organizations to deliver scalable, impactful digital services. Using modern, agile methods, our team creates products that meet people’s needs and transform their experience of government.

Work on things that matter

Our collaborations have shaped some of the defining moments in public-sector service delivery. We’ve helped build products that connect Veterans to tailored services, help millions 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 approaches technology.

Built for a remote life

Our culture, communications, and tools are built for remote work, enabling us to bring together top talent nationwide. At Ad Hoc, remote life empowers our teams to design work environments that fit their lives and that foster flexibility and collaboration to achieve positive outcomes for our customers.

Committed to high expectations and a welcoming culture

Ad Hoc values acceptance, accountability, and humility. We aren’t heroes. We learn from our mistakes and improve the process for the next time. We build small, inclusive teams to collaborate closely with our partners to solve the right problems and deliver software that works.

The Federal Civilian business unit supports many customers spanning the federal, commercial, and nonprofit space. Our customers include NASA, the General Services Administration, Office of Personnel Management, the Library of Congress, Health & Human Services, and the FDIC. 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:

Software Engineer III - Full Stack serves as an emerging individual contributor within a team, expanding your leadership, guidance and mentoring skills. With the support and guidance of leadership, you will be responsible for supporting the goal of meeting scope, schedule and delivery requirements. You will interact with stakeholders and utilize influential skills to drive improvements in engineering processes and practices. Primary expectations of a Software Engineer III - Full Stack include:

• Estimates and completes development tasks including coding, requirements gathering, and analysis with a little feedback and guidance from their team

• Practices technical and communications skills to improve context knowledge and mentor junior developers

• Assesses and diagnoses issues with the systems they own, prioritizing problem areas based on alignment with other practice areas

• Participates in on-call rotations with their team as necessary

• Presents on and writes about their work to both internal and external parties

• Participates in planning sessions, building an understanding of major architectures and design patterns

• Supports recruiting efforts by evaluating homework assignments and potentially assisting with interviews

• Exhibits influential skills to drive improvements in team engineering processes and practices

• Exhibits a comprehensive understanding of the business, how practices interact, and what customer problems we're solving

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of engineering experience (Computer Science or related field)

  • Relevant years of experience may be substituted for education

• Proven experience with Drupal development

• Strong proficiency in front-end and back-end technologies

• Experience with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, and MySQL

• Familiarity with Apache configurations

• Excellent problem-solving skills

• Strong communication and teamwork skills

• Progressive experience with relevant technologies, understands roles with which they interact and how their work impacts business goals

Preferred Qualifications:

• Develop and maintain Drupal websites and applications, hosted on Acquia

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features

• Write readable, efficient, and testable code

• Troubleshoot and debug issues

• Keep up to date on industry trends