Software Engineer III

About the role:

Bixal is seeking Software Engineer to provide advanced technical leadership and hands-on engineering across HSICC digital platforms. This role supports complex feature development, enterprise integrations, system optimization, and operational excellence within secure, regulated environments.

Responsibilities:

• Advanced Engineering & Delivery
• Design, build, and maintain secure, scalable, and reliable software solutions for federal digital platforms.
• Lead implementation of complex features, including backend services, integrations, and APIs.
• Own technical execution for assigned initiatives, including: architecture decisions, tradeoff analysis, estimation and delivery planning, risk identification and mitigation
• Build and improve API integrations with internal and third-party systems (e.g., identity, data services, analytics, forms, workflow tools).
• Diagnose and resolve system issues across environments (DEV/TEST/PROD), including root cause analysis, incident response, and long-term fixes.
• Improve performance and reliability through monitoring, observability, and tuning (e.g., logs, metrics, tracing).
• Implement complex CMS-based solutions, including Drupal, as well as other modern frameworks and platforms.
• Contribute to modern engineering practices including automated testing, code quality standards, and secure development patterns.
• Support and contribute to ATO documentation, evidence collection, and compliance artifacts aligned with federal requirements.

Technical Leadership & Collaboration

• Serve as a technical partner to product, design, and delivery teams—helping translate requirements into robust technical solutions.
• Mentor other engineers through pairing, coaching, code reviews, and knowledge sharing.
• Establish and reinforce team standards for: secure coding, CI/CD pipelines, documentation, testing strategy, maintainability and long-term support
• Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, estimation, backlog refinement, demos, and retrospectives.
• Communicate technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Compensation:

The salary range for this role is $120,000 – $127,000. In the spirit of transparency, most offers tend to land near the midpoint of the range. We make compensation decisions thoughtfully, considering your experience, the skills you bring, and our commitment to internal equity. Fairness and transparency are core to how we operate.