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About the Role
As a Senior Software Engineer with a backend focus at Friends From The City, you will design and build reliable infrastructure, APIs, and services that power accessible government applications, helping to create digital systems that are fast, secure, and serve people effectively.
Responsibilities
- Design and build APIs and microservices that connect legacy databases to modern user-facing applications
- Write scalable, maintainable code in modern languages like .NET and TypeScript
- Build event-driven integrations using streaming platforms like Apache Kafka
- Work with front-end developers and product teams to deliver cohesive end-to-end solutions
- Implement monitoring, testing, and performance tuning for stability and reliability
- Support data security, compliance, and privacy in line with government requirements
Requirements
- 5 or more years of experience developing server-side applications or services
- Experience with .NET and TypeScript
- Experience with microservices architecture and designing APIs that integrate with legacy databases and front-end services
- Working knowledge of relational databases such as DB2 or SQL Server
- Understanding of application security and authentication standards like OAuth2
- Experience with event streaming platforms such as Apache Kafka
- Comfort with agentic, AI-assisted development workflows
- Experience with the Strangler Fig pattern or other incremental legacy-modernization approaches
- Experience working with government systems or civic tech projects
- Familiarity with AWS, Azure, or other cloud infrastructure tools
- Experience with DevOps, containerization, or infrastructure as code
- Comfort supporting production systems and debugging complex bugs
Skills
- .NET
- TypeScript
- Microservices architecture
- API design
- Relational databases (DB2, SQL Server)
- OAuth2
- Apache Kafka
- AI-assisted development
- Strangler Fig pattern
- Cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure)
- DevOps
- Containerization
- Infrastructure as code
Location
- 100% Remote - anywhere in the Continental U.S.
Work Type
- Full-time
- Remote
Experience Level
- Senior
- 5-7 years of relevant experience preferred
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree in any discipline or equivalent experience
Salary/Compensations
- $143,000/year
Benefits
- 401(k) with company match
- 18 days of PTO
- 11 paid federal holidays
- 5 additional sick days
- Flexible remote work with support for coworking memberships
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Short-term disability coverage
- Annual Professional Development Stipend
- Opportunities to lead, mentor, and learn
- Regular feedback, growth planning, and clear career pathways
About the Company
- Friends From The City is a design and technology company focused on public impact and equity.
- We believe that inclusive design and accessible technology are essential to a just society.
- Our mission is to make digital interactions with the government simple, intuitive, and accessible.
- We use human-centered design, thoughtful research, and well-crafted, reliable code to build digital products that work for everyone.