Chief Technology Officer

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Chief Technology Officer leading technical direction and AI strategy at Code for America. Overseeing engineering, product development, and enhancing public service delivery using technology.

Responsibilities:

  • Unify and elevate Code for America’s technical direction, bringing together Product Engineering, Solutions Engineering, DevOps, and data science under a clear architectural vision and long-term roadmap.
  • Build and empower high-performing technical teams, cultivating engineering leadership, clarity of roles, and strong pathways for professional growth and collaboration.
  • Advance Code for America’s secure use of AI, ensuring our approach strengthens both the impact of our products and our credibility as a trusted partner to government.
  • Drive excellence in execution, improving velocity, scalability, and reliability across Code for America’s software and data systems.
  • Bridge disciplines by partnering closely with Product, UX, Programs, and Client Success to ensure our technology is responsive to user needs, policy realities, and strategic opportunities.
  • Accelerate product development and deployment by strengthening the technical foundations and cross-disciplinary collaboration needed to move from concept to delivery quickly and effectively.
  • Shape Code for America’s future technology leadership model, bringing curiosity and adaptability to how we organize and evolve our technical disciplines as the landscape and our mission evolve.

Requirements:

  • 15+ years of experience in software engineering, data science, or related technical fields, with at least 5 years in senior technical leadership.
  • Demonstrated success leading multi-disciplinary technical teams at scale (100+ engineers, data scientists, or technologists).
  • Proven ability to define and execute cohesive technical and data strategies across diverse product and service portfolios.
  • Experience overseeing or partnering on AI strategy, data infrastructure, or applied machine learning programs preferred.
  • You have a track record of delivering impactful web products in an agile, AI environment, and leveraging technology creatively to improve the experience for partners and users.
  • You have experience managing those who manage others, and setting up systems or operations to support your team, such as career ladders or paths for professional development.
  • You are skilled at recruiting, networking, and hiring and believe our team needs to be representative of the communities we serve.

Benefits:

  • Our compensation and benefits are holistic and thoughtfully curated to represent our employees and our mission.