FREE ACCESS
5,000–10,000 jobs/day
See all jobs on Scoutfield
Search thousands of fresh jobs every day.
Discover
- Fresh listings
- Fast filters
- No subscription required
Create a free account and start exploring right away.
Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
Use this summary to align your resume positioning with the role.
Demonstrates expertise in leading engineering teams, managing technical execution, and ensuring delivery accountability while maintaining high standards in code quality and system architecture. Proficient in translating business priorities into actionable engineering plans and fostering a collaborative team culture.
Highest-signal resume keywords
7+ Years Software Development ExperienceDistributed Systems ExpertiseCloud Architecture ProficiencyAI-Assisted Development FluencyLeadership in Engineering Teams
ATS Keywords
Tailor your resumeApplicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills
Software DevelopmentArchitecture DesignProduction Incident DiagnosisCode Review StandardsTechnical Debt ManagementDelivery MetricsIncident ResponseTechnical PlanningCapacity ManagementGovernance for Agent-Generated Code
Soft Skills
Internal CommunicationExternal CommunicationTeam Culture BuildingCoaching and MentoringExpectation Management
Tools & Technologies
AI-Assisted Engineering ToolsCloud PlatformsDistributed Systems ToolsIncident Management SystemsCompliance Tools
Industry Keywords
GovTechPublic-Sector SaaSRegulated EnvironmentAudited EnvironmentOffshore Engineering
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesCloudDistributed Systems
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Build and grow the engineering team for a government workflow platform
- Own the engineering team, technical execution, and delivery accountability
- Contribute hands-on in the codebase and investigate complex technical problems
- Lead, coach, and grow full-time engineers, contractors, and an offshore agency partner
- Run 1:1s and career coaching, set expectations, manage capacity, and build team culture
- Set priorities, unblock the team, manage delivery commitments, and course-correct when needed
- Own platform architecture and technical-debt decisions
- Create documented technical and execution plans and communicate tradeoffs to executives
- Set standards for code reviews, testing, deployment safety, delivery, and reliability metrics
- Own uptime, incident response, and on-call structure
- Partner with InfoSec and Compliance on security and compliance posture
- Champion AI-assisted engineering tools and define governance for agent-generated code
- Partner with Product, Delivery/Implementation, Customer Experience, and Solutions
- Translate business priorities into engineering plans and technical constraints into actionable language
- Participate in customer engagements when needed
- Interview engineering candidates and help set the technical hiring bar
- Plan, forecast, and manage team capacity
Requirements
What you’ll need- 7+ years building software, with at least 2–3 years leading engineers directly
- Still writing and reviewing code today
- Strong fundamentals in distributed systems and cloud architecture
- Demonstrable recent technical depth, including architecture design, production incident diagnosis, and correcting technical decisions
- Track record of maintaining predictable quality and delivery
- Experience leading a distributed team across time zones
- Fluency with modern AI-assisted development
- Comfortable in a growing startup environment
- Strong internal and external communication skills
- Experience at an early-to-mid-stage startup (bonus)
- Experience in GovTech, public-sector SaaS, or another regulated, audited environment (bonus)
- Experience building or scaling an offshore engineering function (bonus)
- Based in San Francisco Bay Area or Washington DC (bonus)
Benefits
Comp & perks- Stock options (details at offer stage)
- 100% benefits coverage for employee
- 401K Profit Share plan
- Flexible PTO
- Home office stipend
- Comprehensive wellness benefits
- Commuter stipend for hybrid roles
- Direct executive engagement, real proximity and support for company decision making
- Genuine ownership of the platform's technical execution and the shape and direction of the team that builds it
- Experience working for a mission-forward organization, operating as a public benefit corporation with a mission to support the critical work of government