Software Engineer III - Back End (Remote)

Software Engineer III

• Back End (Remote) Ad Hoc LLC $100,000
• $105,000 vision insurance, parental leave, 401(k), remote work United States, Maryland, Silver Spring 934 Clintwood Drive (Show on map) May 12, 2026 Software Engineer III
• Back End This is a remote position.

Ad Hoc is a technology company that empowers organizations to deliver scalable, impactful digital services. Using modern, agile methods, our team creates products that meet people's needs and transform their experience of government. Work on things that matter Our collaborations have shaped some of the defining moments in public-sector service delivery. We've helped build products that connect Veterans to tailored services, help millions access affordable health care, and support important programs like Head Start. As we work with agencies to deliver critical services, we're also changing how the government approaches technology. Built for a remote life Our culture, communications, and tools are built for remote work, enabling us to bring together top talent nationwide. At Ad Hoc, remote life empowers our teams to design work environments that fit their lives and that foster flexibility and collaboration to achieve positive outcomes for our customers. Committed to high expectations and a welcoming culture Ad Hoc values acceptance, accountability, and humility. We aren't heroes. We learn from our mistakes and improve the process for the next time. We build small, inclusive teams to collaborate closely with our partners to solve the right problems and deliver software that works. The Federal Civilian business unit supports many customers spanning the federal, commercial, and nonprofit space. Our customers include NASA, the General Services Administration, Office of Personnel Management, the Library of Congress, Health & Human Services, and the FDIC. We partner with these agencies to build new capabilities, deliver products, establish data as a strategic asset for informed decision-making, modernize legacy systems, and build the digital service infrastructure necessary to scale their mission impact.

Primary Responsibilities:

Software Engineer III

• Back End serves as an emerging individual contributor within a team, expanding your leadership, guidance and mentoring skills.

With the support and guidance of leadership, you will be responsible for supporting the goal of meeting scope, schedule and delivery requirements. You will interact with stakeholders and utilize influential skills to drive improvements in software engineering processes and practices. Primary expectations of a Software Engineer III

• Back End include: Estimates and completes development tasks including coding, requirements gathering, and analysis with a little feedback and guidance from their team Practices technical and communications skills to improve context knowledge and mentor junior developers Assesses and diagnoses issues with the systems they own, prioritizing problem areas based on alignment with other practice areas Participates in on-call rotations with their team as necessary Presents on and writes about their work to both internal and external parties Participates in planning sessions, building understanding of major architectures and design patterns Supports recruiting efforts by evaluating homework assignments and potentially assisting with interviews Exhibits influential skills to drive improvements in team engineering processes and practices Exhibits a comprehensive understanding of the business, how practices interact, and what customer problems we're solving

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of engineering experience Relevant years of experience may be substituted for education Experience using modern, open source software to prototype and deploy backend web applications, including all aspects of server-side processing, data storage, and integration with frontend development Web development suing open-source web programming languages (e.g., Ruby, Python) and frameworks (e.g., Django, Rails) Developing and consuming web-based, RESTful APIs Using and working in team environments that use agile methodologies (e.g., Scrum, Lean) Authoring developer-friendly documentation (e.g., API documentation, deployment operations) Test-driven development Use of version control systems, specifically Git and GitHub Quicky researching and learning new programming tools and techniques Relational and non-relational database systems Scalable search technology (e.g. ElasticSearch, Solr) Handling large data sets and scaling their handling and storage Using and working with open source solutions and community Communicating technical concepts to a non-technical audience Progressive experience with relevant technologies, understands roles with which they interact and how their work impacts business goals

Preferred Qualifications:

Prior government contracting experience To learn more about working at Ad Hoc, please visit:https://adhocteam.us/join

Benefits:

Company-subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance Flexible PTO 401K with employer match Paid parental leave after one year of service Employee Assistance Program Ad Hoc LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, pregnancy, disability, work-related injury, covered veteran status, political ideology, marital status, or any other factor that the law protects from employment discrimination. In support of various state and city equal pay transparency laws, Ad Hoc job descriptions feature the starting range we reasonably expect to pay to candidates who would join our team with little to no need for training on the responsibilities we've outlined above. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide range of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and responsibility. The range of starting pay for this role is $100,000

• $105,000.

Our recruiters will be happy to answer any questions you may have, and we look forward to learning more about your salary requirements.