Skylight

Senior/Staff Software Engineer, Fullstack

Skylight · United States

Posted about 3 months ago · $90,000–$125,000 · Previously reposted

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
81 days
Skylight's roles stay open a median of 57 days
Reposted
Yes
taken down and listed again at least once
Salary listed
Yes
80% of Skylight's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Skylight
high
8 stale, 2 reposted of 15 open
Hiring momentum
21 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-24

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Skylight's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Skylight.

About this role

As a Senior/Staff Software Engineer at Skylight, you will work within a cross-functional team to engineer software products that enhance public services for government agencies. Your role will involve writing clean, reusable code, advocating for lean-agile practices, and collaborating with stakeholders to understand their needs while ensuring the software is secure and compliant. You will also analyze systems for improvement opportunities and communicate solutions effectively.

Our read on this posting4.6out of 5
benefits
5/5
freshness
5/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
4/5
pay transparency
5/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Skylight as an employer.

What you need

  • Write clean, working, and reusable code, backed by automated tests
  • Build secure, compliant software and defend against common vulnerabilities
  • Understand the fundamentals of data engineering, including how to use different datastores to handle persistent data in software systems
  • Understand how the pieces of a software system fit together, and design with performance, reliability, and availability in mind
  • Put users at the center of your work, thinking through the impact and implications of the code you write
  • Work directly with stakeholders to understand their needs, explain technical tradeoffs in plain language, and shape what gets built

Nice to have

  • Experience building accessible software that meets Section 508 and WCAG standards
  • Experience working in constrained or regulated environments, such as legacy systems, ATO boundaries, or FedRAMP-authorized cloud services
  • Experience with infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform) and/or immutable infrastructure (e.g., Docker)
  • Experience contributing to open-source projects or building software in the open

What you get

  • Medical insurance, dental insurance, 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 policy (generally around 25 days per year), plus 11 paid federal holidays

Worth weighing

  • No specific mention of the tech stack or tools used, which may vary
  • The role involves working with government agencies, which may come with regulatory constraints
  • The position requires obtaining a public trust or security clearance, which could be a lengthy process

Summarised from Skylight's posting. Read the full original.

Listed by Skylight on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-24. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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