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We combine nonpartisan coverage of Statehouses across the country alongside state government data and AI-native tools into a singular platform. \nWe inform and empower decision makers, policy professionals and citizens through our award-winning journalism and data - delivering profound insights to help our customers decode and act on state politics and policy. We’re building a category-defining business that will reshape America as we strengthen visibility into what’s happening and why at the state level.\nSoftware Engineers own user-facing features end-to-end: slick React/Next JS interfaces, performant Node APIs, and Postgres-centric data models that keep up with petabyte-scale content. One sprint you’ll prototype a semantic-search UI backed by vector embeddings; the next you’ll build a real-time collaboration layer that lets policy analysts co-author annotations and compare version histories without ever refreshing the page.\nAs the Software Engineer, you will\nShip vertical product slices (Figma wireframe, React component, Node handler, SQL/Mongo query, and deployed on AWS via Docker and GitHub Actions).\nDesign delightful data workflow such as instant search, real-time diffing, collaborative annotation, and hiding terabytes behind sub-200 ms interactions.\nPartner with the design and product management teams on thin-slice scoping, experiment flags, and measurable customer outcomes.\nInstrument and iterate on dashboards, structured logs, Feature-flag rollouts, and blameless post-mortems.\nEvangelize product craftsmanship through storybook-driven UI, shared design tokens, and code reviews that coach rather than gate-keep.\nEssential Qualifications for this position include:\nBachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related field\nProfessional work experience as a full stack software engineer\nProfessional work experience building product React/Next and Node/TypeScript applications\nAbility to translate abstract user problems into specific milestone and negotiate scope\nAbility to program in SQL and various scheme designs, such as Postgres, with the ability to utilize Mongo\nAbility to operate CI/CD (Docker and GitHub Actions) and infrastructure as code, with appropriate collaboration with the infrastructure team (Terraform/CDK)\nAbility to utilize LLM tools (Claude-Code, Cursor, Codex) to accelerate coding and debugging \nPreferred Qualifications for this position include: \nKnowledge of search indexes or vector databases powering RAG/semantic workflows.\nKnowledge of SSR & ISR patterns in Next 14’s app-router\nKnowledge of AI/ML concepts and the development of AI-driven features and models\nProfessional work experience with data-viz (D3, Recharts) or rich-text editors (Slate, TipTap)\nPrior professional work experience in a start-up organization \nThis is an onsite work opportunity and our teams operate from the Washington, DC office (located at L and 15th St. NW). State Affairs offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package to employees.\nThe annual salary range for this role as it is posted is $120,000 - $210,000 for candidates working from a State Affairs office. The final job level and annual salary will be determined based on the education, qualification, knowledge, skills, ability, and experience of the final candidate(s), and calibrated against relevant market data and internal team equity. Benefits listed in this posting may vary depending on the nature of your employment with State Affairs. \nCandidates must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future company sponsorship.\nState Affairs is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit and business needs. 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