State Affairs · Washington, DC
Skills: React, Next.js, TypeScript, SQL, AWS, Docker, CI/CD, Figma
State Affairs is the nation’s leading news and policy intelligence platform focused on state governments. We combine nonpartisan coverage of Statehouses across the country alongside state government data and AI-native tools into a singular platform. We 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. Software 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. As the Software Engineer, you will Ship vertical product slices (Figma wireframe, React component, Node handler, SQL/Mongo query, and deployed on AWS via Docker and GitHub Actions). Design delightful data workflow such as instant search, real‑time diffing, collaborative annotation, and hiding terabytes behind sub‑200 ms interactions. Partner with the design and product management teams on thin‑slice scoping, experiment flags, and measurable customer outcomes. Instrument and iterate on dashboards, structured logs, Feature‑flag rollouts, and blameless post‑mortems. Evangelize product craftsmanship through storybook‑driven UI, shared design tokens, and c …truncated… , 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. Candidates must be authorized to work…
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