Senior/Staff Software Engineer (U. S. Air Force)

Experience with Full-stack, mobile app dev experience (e.g., iOS/Android, React Native, Swift, Kotlin)

Mobile application development in a system of systems

Can produce high-quality code by adhering to good practices such as automated testing

Familiar with how to build secure, compliant software and defend against common vulnerabilities

Possess a foundational understanding of data engineering, including how to use various datastores to handle persistent data in software systems

Understand the different pieces of software systems and how to fit them together, while keeping performance, reliability, and availability in mind

We want to give you the most competitive salary possible. After all, you deserve it! To that end, we use the results of our interview process to determine what salary is most appropriate given your current level of seniority. For a Software Engineer at Skylight, the current salary ranges are as follows:

Associate Software Engineer: $90,000–$125,000

Software Engineer I: $120,000–$140,000

Software Engineer II: $135,000–$160,000

Senior Software Engineer: $150,000–$185,000

Staff Software Engineer: $170,000–$203,000

At Skylight, software engineers design, implement, and maintain software systems to improve government services for users.

This software is built to meet the needs of regular users of government services as well as Skylight’s partners in government.

In this role, you’ll partner with a mission-critical organization within the U.S.

Air Force Special Operations community to design, build, and maintain secure, scalable software systems that support highly specialized operations.

You’ll apply modern engineering practices to improve complex workflows, integrate with existing defense systems, and deliver resilient solutions that enhance usability, operational efficiency, and mission readiness.

Working in close collaboration with cross-functional teammates and government partners, you’ll help modernize legacy environments while ensuring performance, security, and reliability at scale.

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

We’re at the forefront of a civic movement to reinvent how all levels of government serve families, patients, and many others in today's digital world.

If you want to play a part in driving this critical movement forward, we’d love for you to join our growing team of public interest technologists.

The work we do matters.