About the Position
As we continue to change the game for GovTech, you will be jumping headfirst
into a team of passionate and talented individuals. As an Engineering Manager,
you will manage a team of 5+ full-stack Software Engineers and potentially an
augmented staff of contractors, working closely with peers in Product and
other stakeholders. Together, you will define and execute software engineering
solutions that align with company vision and R&D goals, challenging your
skills as a technology leader as you guide the build of cutting-edge features.
Beyond enhancing and pushing forward the capabilities of our client-facing
application, you will be critical in guiding and developing software that
powers our applications.
The members of your team will be working on a diverse set of challenges,
representing any of the company’s product lines and corresponding technology
stacks. Your focus will be to see and plan for the connections across that
work and develop best practices that prioritize excellence and collaboration.
In addition to strategic technical leadership, you will dive into the tech,
leveraging your development and engineering experience to advise your team
while providing opportunities for growth and professional development.
About the FiscalNote Team
Our team has a wealth of diverse life and career experiences that allow us to
think outside of the box and ahead of the curve. You'll get the opportunity to
work at an institution pushing the boundaries of open data transparency while
collaborating with some of the industry’s brightest engineers, data
scientists, and AI experts to devise, nurture, and implement cutting-edge
solutions to continuously evolving engineering challenges.
About You
Ambitious. Bold. Driven. Thoughtful. Although proud of how far you’ve come in
honing your craft, you look forward to continuing to grow in your technical
abilities. You’re excited to share your skills and experiences and thrive in
collaborative environments where the free flow of ideas serves as the catalyst
for bold results. Feeding off of a highly competent engineering and product
development culture, you yearn to contribute to the foundational growth of a
company with unlimited growth and market capture potential.
What To Expect In This Position:
* Lead a team of 5+ software engineers ranging from junior to senior experience, facilitating their growth and expanding their software development, engineering, and soft skills to meet both individual and company goals
* Manage legacy and newly formed cross-functional teams to align with strategic goals and drive teams to achieve initiatives aligned with the R&D technical roadmap
* Lead teams on several projects including the development of new product features, containerization, and CI/CD actions, developing best practices for secure software development and application security, and technology stack modernization to ensure product stability and enterprise integration, while simultaneously eliminating technical debt
* Performance management of the engineering team including coaching and development meetings that help individuals become more dynamic, technology-agnostic engineers and leaders
* Foster strong collaboration between peer groups in Engineering including weighing in on technical decisions and direction, and helping to drive alignment among a diverse collection of technical ideas
What You Might be Working On:
* Lead the build and launch of new flagship products, including connecting to multiple data sources from across R&D, creating migration paths for multiple domains, all while leveraging best-in-class technologies and AI implementations
* Lead the creation of new data products to be leveraged in multiple FiscalNote domains and across clients and personas
* Find new ways to leverage advanced AI and LLMs to add efficiencies to legacy and existing workflows, helping to achieve new scales that were before impossible
What Sets You Apart:
* 5-8+ years of experience as a Software Engineer with 1-3+ years of leading a highly talented and diverse team of full-stack Software Engineers as a people manager
* Developed engineering best practices and processes that prioritize excellence in various areas (CI/CD, version control, cloud infrastructure, integration testing, etc.)
* Strong understanding of coding best practices and controls and ability to lead a team in technical directions leveraging these best practices
* Exceptional software integration and architecture exposure and experience driving a team to aligned technical solutions, including gaining buy-in from dissenting ideas
* Experienced in Agile methodologies and practices
* Collaborated across functions (Product and Design, UI/UX, and other stakeholders)
* Communicated technical information to non-technical audiences and providing clear, concise, and constructive feedback
* Technical experience with a range of technology stacks including AWS, Bash, Docker, ElasticSearch, Kubernetes, Linux, Mongo, Postgres, Python (FastAPI), React, Redis, and excited to learn new technologies while identifying the best technical solutions for technical challenges
* Experience working with and integrating the latest LLM and AI technologies
Bonus Points if You Have:
* [Ember.js](http://Ember.js), [Node.js](http://Node.js), Ruby on Rails, [Stimulus.js](http://Stimulus.js), native Mobile Application development experience
* Ability to support both an established product that is being modernized and a rapidly growing product that requires both new feature updates while eliminating technical debt
Excited about this role, but don't meet 100% of the expected qualifications
listed above? We'd still love for you to apply! FiscalNote is committed to
building a diverse and inclusive workforce where unique experiences are valued
and everyone has the opportunity to contribute. Research has continuously
shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless
they meet all of the listed qualifications. We want to help overcome this
trend and seek to make space for unique and relevant skills and attributes.
So, when applying to FiscalNote, rest assured that your application is
reviewed by a living, breathing human being and evaluated based on key
competencies needed for success in the position. Our Recruiting team maintains
awareness of all open roles which means your application may be assessed
against multiple positions and we will reach out to gauge your interest in
other opportunities as appropriate. Questions or concerns? Contact
[recruiting.team@fiscalnote.com](mailto:recruiting.team@fiscalnote.com), we'd
be happy to connect!
As part of FiscalNote's commitment to creating an accessible and inclusive
hiring process, we strive to provide reasonable accommodations for persons
with medical conditions or disabilities that will enable their access to the
hiring process. If you need an accommodation, please send an email to
[recruiting.team@fiscalnote.com](mailto:recruiting.team@fiscalnote.com) to let
us know the nature of your request.
About FiscalNote
FiscalNote (NYSE: NOTE) is a leader in policy and global intelligence. By
uniquely combining data, technology, and insights, FiscalNote empowers
customers with critical insights and the tools to turn them into action.
Home to CQ, FrontierView, Oxford Analytica, VoterVoice, and many other
industry-leading brands, FiscalNote helps organizations stay ahead of
political and business risk.
At FiscalNote, we Lead with Values
Know your Audience ∙ Find the Truth ∙ Drive Alignment ∙ Level Up ∙ Own the Job
∙ Bias for Action ∙ Support the Family
FiscalNote is continuing to hire new talent, with all interviewing and on-
boarding done virtually due to COVID-19. New team members, along with our
current staff, will temporarily work remotely (unless communicated otherwise).
Company Benefits
FiscalNote supports our people by enabling team members with flexibility and
benefits to promote well-being and balance, ensuring all FiscalNoters can
bring their authentic selves to work. We start by offering competitive
salaries, retirement accounts, and equity packages to ensure we’re all FN
owners. Plus, our comprehensive benefits packages align with regional
requirements and expectations no matter where you are located across the
globe. Learn more at <https://careers.fiscalnote.com/benefits/>.
FiscalNote values diversity. We are committed to equal opportunities and
creating an inclusive environment for all our employees. We welcome applicants
regardless of ethnic origin, national origin, gender, race, religious beliefs,
disability, sexual orientation or age. FiscalNote is an EEOC employer.
FiscalNote uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all new
employees. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and
responsibilities, please visit
[www.DHS.gov/E-Verify](http://www.DHS.gov/E-Verify).
FiscalNote focuses on SaaS, Enterprise Software, Artificial Intelligence, Data
Visualization, and Legal. Their company has offices in New York City, New
York, Madison, Washington DC, and Washington. They have a large team that's
between 201-500 employees. To date, FiscalNote has raised $224.232M of
funding; their latest round was closed on September 2018.
You can view their website at <http://www.fiscalnote.com> or find them on
[Twitter](http://twitter.com/fiscalnote),
[Facebook](http://www.facebook.com/fiscalnote), and
[LinkedIn](http://www.linkedin.com/company/fiscalnote).
