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Open nowPosted 19 days ago

Staff Software Engineer

Esper4 open roles

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Austin, Texas
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The posting

At Esper, we’re on a mission to empower dynamic and responsive policymaking in government. We’re building the platform that connects existing data, stakeholders, and public policy goals into a single dynamic system, transforming bureaucracy into infrastructure that encourages innovation and collaboration.

As a fast-growing GovTech company, Esper is at the intersection of two powerful forces: the modernization of government operations and the transformative potential of data-driven decision-making. Our customer base is expanding rapidly, and we’re building the team that will define how public policy is shaped for decades to come.

What You'll Do

  • Designing, building, and operating core services and product features end to end, from data model through API to the systems that run them in production
  • Setting technical direction and roadmap for your areas in partnership with engineering leadership
  • Participating fully in product development, working with product and design from an ambiguous problem statement through to a shipped feature
  • Modeling the domain our customers work in — the entities, relationships, roles, and processes that make up a government agency and its work — and evolving that model as the product grows
  • Providing technical mentorship and design review to other engineers

Skills and Experience

  • 8+ years of software engineering experience
  • Strong programming skills in a language such as Java, Python, Go, or Rust, and willingness to work primarily in Java
  • Experience owning services in production, including their data stores, deployment, and observability
  • Experience with distributed systems and asynchronous or long-running workflows
  • Experience with domain and data modeling, and the judgment to know when a model needs to change
  • Experience building production software on AWS or a comparable cloud provider
  • Familiarity with Docker and infrastructure as code such as Terraform
  • Genuine interest in the product, not just the systems underneath it
  • Strong communication skills — you will be working closely with all of engineering, as well as with product, design, auditors, and customer security teams
  • Ability to write clear, detailed technical documentation

Bonus Points

  • Experience shipping LLM-backed or agentic features to production users
  • Hands-on experience with agent frameworks such as Strands Agents, the Vercel AI SDK, LangChain4j, Spring AI, LangGraph, Pydantic AI, or the OpenAI Agents SDK
  • Experience with workflow orchestration platforms such as Temporal, Cadence, or Step Functions
  • Experience with Amazon Bedrock or AgentCore, or with deploying agents into a managed runtime
  • Experience building evaluation, tracing, or quality monitoring tooling for LLM systems
  • Experience with ontology modeling or knowledge graphs
  • Experience with Kubernetes, GitOps pipelines, and cloud architecture best practices
  • Experience implementing technical controls for SOC 2, ISO 27001, or a comparable framework, including direct participation in audits
  • Experience taking a product through a FedRAMP or StateRAMP authorization
  • Experience at a govtech or other compliance-driven organization

Perks and Benefits

  • Being a part of an innovative and collaborative team that will both support and challenge you
  • Significant opportunity for growth and ownership
  • Ability to shape Esper for the long-term
  • Paid holidays & unlimited PTO
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Generous parental & sick leave
  • 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
  • Short/Long term disability & life insurance
  • Flexible spending account (FSA)
  • Work anniversary equity grants
  • Quarterly bonuses
  • Monthly stipend to offset remote work expenses
  • Office equipment allowance
  • Paid Time Off to participate in volunteer/community events
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