Software Engineer, Public Sector - New Grad

The shape of it

In the posting’s own words

Public Sector engineers build the core product including the systems required to ingest and process federal datasets that support real-time decision-making in contested environments. As a New Grad Software Engineer on this team, you will own meaningful, mission-facing work from day one: shipping features, sitting with the government stakeholders who use them, and iterating fast.

What it asks for · 8

• A graduation date in Fall 2026 or Spring 2027 with a Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in a relevant field (Computer Science, EECS, Computer Engineering, Statistics)
• Product engineering experience such as building web apps full-stack, integrating with relevant APIs and services, talking to users, figuring out 'what' to build and then iterating
• Previous Product/Software Engineering internship experience
• Track record of shipping high-quality products and features at scale
• Experience building systems that process large volumes of data
• Experience with Python, Typescript, React, and/or MongoDB
• Strong written and verbal communication — you will work directly with government stakeholders and must be able to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences
• Comfort with ambiguity and evolving requirements, and a willingness to learn new domains quickly

Also a plus

• Hands-on experience with LLMs, evaluations, or agentic systems — whether from internships, research, or personal projects
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), containerization (Docker), and orchestration (Kubernetes)
• Exposure to ETL, data modeling, data warehousing, or data governance
• Prior experience with, or demonstrated interest in, national security, defense, or civil government technology
• Open source contributions or a portfolio of shipped side projects

Degree language

• A graduation date in Fall 2026 or Spring 2027 with a Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in a relevant field (Computer Science, EECS, Computer Engineering, Statistics)

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