Associate Software Engineer

Summary

FiscalNote is a leader in policy and global intelligence that combines data, technology, and insights to help customers turn critical information into action. The Associate Software Engineer will support technical client issue resolution, contribute to frontend and backend development, maintain production systems, and assist with data pipelines while collaborating with cross-functional R&D teams.

Responsibilities

• Deliver excellent service to internal and external stakeholders who include officials of both parties in their official capacity
• Escalate bugs to the engineering team and track progress within Jira
• Fix technical problems that front-line support cannot like troubleshooting printer issues, investigating email problems, and performing back-end data updates for clients, among others
• Monitor production systems for problems
• Learn how to debug websites and email newsletters using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
• Discover the fundamentals of SQL queries and level up your SQL skills
• Assist with contributions to data pipelines. Our data pipelines span data ingestion, engineering, and search processes to deliver key insights to users. You’ll learn the ins and outs of data validation and optimization to help ensure data accuracy
• Gain hands-on experience with various backend and web application technologies
• Partner with teams across R&D functions (Engineering, Product, QA, Data, etc.) to build cohesive, cross-functional solutions
• Help provide a polished user experience by contributing to responsive and engaging application features for internal and external clients

Skills

• Early coding skills with a desire to learn and grow through software problem-solving
• 0-1 years of hands-on experience in scripting, software development or equivalent knowledge with modern tech stacks
• Ability to interpret client specifications, identify website user requirements, and make solid recommendations during client and team meetings
• Ability to communicate technical information to non-technical audiences
• Familiarity with .NET and C#, or other object oriented languages
• Experience with Angular, python, MSSQL, and Redis
• Familiarity with cloud environments and development in Linux/Unix systems (experience with AWS, Bash, nginx, etc. is a plus)
• Familiarity with building and testing HTML email newsletters that function and look great across various email clients
• Interest in Generative AI and LLM technologies, with a curiosity to learn more
• Eagerness to learn, explore, and embrace new technologies and development practices
• SQL knowledge is a plus

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Early coding skills with a desire to learn and grow through software problem-solving
• 0-1 years of hands-on experience in scripting, software development or equivalent knowledge with modern tech stacks
• Ability to interpret client specifications, identify website user requirements, and make solid recommendations during client and team meetings
• Ability to communicate technical information to non-technical audiences
• Familiarity with .NET and C#, or other object oriented languages
• Experience with Angular, python, MSSQL, and Redis
• Familiarity with cloud environments and development in Linux/Unix systems (experience with AWS, Bash, nginx, etc. is a plus)
• Familiarity with building and testing HTML email newsletters that function and look great across various email clients
• Interest in Generative AI and LLM technologies, with a curiosity to learn more
• Eagerness to learn, explore, and embrace new technologies and development practices

Nice to Haves

• SQL knowledge is a plus

Benefits

• Flexibility and benefits to promote well-being and balance
• Retirement accounts
• Equity packages
• Comprehensive benefits packages aligned with regional requirements and expectations
• Interviewing and on-boarding done virtually; new team members will temporarily work remotely