Forward-Deployed Software Engineer

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RecidivizCriminal justice technology
Hires remotely in: United StatesFull-TimeMiddle
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Experience
3+ years of technical experience
Required Skills
AWSPythonSQLETLGCPJavascriptTypeScriptAzure

Requirements

  • Have 3+ years of practical experience building, customizing, and deploying software in a collaborative environment.
  • Be proficient in SQL and relational databases, with an appetite for working with large-scale, messy data.
  • Have experience writing code and scripts in Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, or similar languages.
  • Have experience scoping technical projects, defining product requirements, or translating business or policy needs into technical solutions.
  • Have experience in a customer-facing and/or cross-functional role and be able to explain technical concepts to engineering teams and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Be comfortable working through ambiguity and exploring, experimenting, and documenting solutions in complex legacy environments.
  • Be willing to travel occasionally to partner states.
  • Have a bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent experience.
  • Preferred: experience with government technology, legacy enterprise systems, or regulated data such as CJIS or HIPAA.
  • Preferred: experience building or managing data pipelines or using ETL tools.
  • Preferred: familiarity with GCP, AWS, or Azure cloud environments.
  • Preferred: experience with React and full-stack app development, or familiarity with Claude, Cursor, or Copilot.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with state agency leadership and IT staff to understand policy objectives and system constraints.
  • Translate partner needs into technical approaches and deployment roadmaps.
  • Untangle messy data and legacy systems using scripts and technical solutions.
  • Scope, adapt, and integrate Recidiviz's data platform and products into partner environments.
  • Translate deployment challenges into insights for product, design, and engineering teams.
  • Contribute code to make Recidiviz's platform and products more scalable and configurable.
  • Engage with customer stakeholders, including database administrators and agency executives.
  • Travel to state partners on-site (10%) to scope projects, build relationships, and address technical hurdles.
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