## Overview Steampunk is seeking a

Software Developer

to build the technical tools supporting AI governance and program reporting for a large federal advisory program, working with modern Agile and DevSecOps practices across the tool's full lifecycle. ##

Responsibilities

- Build and maintain the AI Resource Hub, co-designed and usability-tested with its actual client-side audiences - Design, develop, and deploy modular, cloud-based application components for program tools and dashboards - Build automated executive reporting and dashboard tooling supporting communications and program-management workstreams - Participate in code reviews and quality assurance activities; automate unit and functional testing - Troubleshoot software quality, security, and reliability issues, performing root cause analysis and delivering fixes - Ensure developed tools are secure and align with the program's cybersecurity and AI use policies - Ensure all outputs use open, standard, non-proprietary data formats and APIs (JSON/XML) supporting client data export and interoperability requirements - Apply Section 508/WCAG 2.1 accessibility standards to all developed tools - Document software code, features, and user/training guides - Operate within the program's AI use policy — never processing sensitive, proprietary, PII, PHI, or CUI through AI-enabled tooling without explicit client authorization ## Qualifications

Required

- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance - Bachelor's degree, preferably in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field - 5+ years of software development experience, including tool/dashboard development for enterprise clients - 3+ years of experience with one or more programming languages relevant to web application development (e.g., Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, C#) - Experience with Git-based source control (e.g., GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket) - Experience with CI/CD pipelines and tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD) - Experience with containerization platforms (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) - Experience with one or more cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) - Experience implementing automated testing frameworks, including unit testing - Demonstrated experience building accessible (Section 508/WCAG 2.1) web applications - Experience with open data formats and API design - Experience developing software in an Agile environment - Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate stakeholder needs into technical requirements

Preferred

- Federal or regulated-industry development experience - Experience building tools later handed off to a government-operated environment - Cloud certifications (e.g., AWS Cloud Practitioner, AWS Solutions Architect Associate, Azure Developer Associate)