Skylight

Skylight is a digital consultancy using design and technology to help government agencies deliver better public services.

51-100 employees

Founded 2017

Product Design

Private Company

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Product Design Consulting Government Information Technology

Remote-First Company

This company operates with a remote-first culture, allowing team members to work from anywhere. Team members are distributed across the U.S. and Canada.

Open Positions12

All work must be conducted within the U.S.Excluding U.S. territories.Full-TimeGovernment TechnologyPosted

Staff Software Engineer, Fullstack

Engineer a software product end-to-end — frontend and backend — as part of a cross-functional team
Design and optimize the platform’s LLM-powered features — semantic search across a knowledge base, prompt engineering, and retrieval quality
Build accessible, Section 508–compliant interfaces and the APIs and services behind them
Evaluate and improve the safety and quality of LLM interactions
Build secure, compliant software that meets federal security standards
Achieve technical excellence by advocating for and adhering to lean-agile engineering practices
Mentor other engineers and share knowledge to strengthen the team’s engineering practice

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About Skylight

Skylight transforms government services. You can build digital products that make a real difference in people's lives. We partner with agencies like the U.S. Air Force and the Department of Health and Human Services. You will help create more reliable and accessible public services.

How We Work

Skylight operates with a remote-first philosophy. Your team is fully distributed across the United States. We embrace a startup mentality, focusing on continuous improvement and strong impact. You will find an environment that empowers you to unleash your superpowers for public good.

Engineering at Skylight

You will solve complex challenges in digital modernization for government agencies. Our teams apply modern practices like agile delivery, human-centered design, DevOps, and DevSecOps. We build secure, scalable systems using mobile app development (iOS/Android, React Native, Swift, Kotlin) and API-first design. Expect to work with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code (Terraform, Pulumi, CloudFormation), and cloud platforms (AWS GovCloud, Azure Government). You will also utilize containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and observability tooling (Datadog, New Relic). We prioritize open-source solutions where they fit best. Your work will directly enhance public services and national security.

Why Join Us

Drive meaningful change by improving critical government services for millions of users.
Work in a fully remote, flexible environment with a focus on impact and innovation.
Receive a dollar-for-dollar 401(k) match up to 10% of your salary with no vesting period.
Access generous professional development funds ($2,000 annually) and tech allowances ($750 annually).
Collaborate with talented public interest technologists on challenging problems.

Benefits & Perks

Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Short-term and long-term disability insurance
Life and AD&D insurance
Dependent care FSA, healthcare FSA, health savings account
Dollar-for-dollar 401(k) match up to 10% of your salary with no vesting period
Flexible paid time off (around 25 days per year) plus 11 paid federal holidays
Up to 12 weeks paid parental leave for new birth, adoption, or foster parents
Annual salary increase, performance bonus, spot bonuses, and stock options
Annual $2,000 allowance for professional development
Annual $750 allowance for tech-related purchases

Tech Stack

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