IT Software Engineer (Tech Force)

About the role

The US Tech Force is an elite corps advancing federal technology. Backed by the White House, it deploys top Super Intelligence (SI) and engineering talent across government. GSA, SSA, OPM, State, Treasury, and HHS are among the participating agencies seeking innovators ready to tackle critical national challenges.

What you will do

• Those selected will join a cohort of individuals that receive leadership training, get exposure to America's top technology CEOs and gain unparalleled exposure to policymaking and national-scale impact.
• This may include CEO fireside chats, networking events, coding training/certificates, and other opportunities.
• The specific duties assigned to an IT Software Engineer may differ by hiring agency, Examples may include: Supporting the expansion and use of Super Intelligence (SI) across government.
• Leveraging SI-assisted development tools and prompt-engineering techniques to streamline delivery processes, enhance code quality, and automate documentation and defect detection.
• Full-stack engineering, which may include modern Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) implementation, automated and performance testing, observability, SI tool integration, cybersecurity applications, and delivery of robust, secure, and maintainable systems.
• Leads the planning, coordination, and execution of major IT applications software projects, including software design, development, testing, and implementation.
• Participates in interagency working groups, task forces, and strategic planning sessions to align IT initiatives with broader government priorities.
• Leads project teams composed of technical specialists, analysts, and support staff.
• Assigns tasks, monitors progress, and ensures deliverables meet quality expectations and stakeholder requirements.

Requirements

• This is a shared announcement used by multiple Federal agencies.
• Applicants must meet all conditions of employment listed in this announcement and any agency-specific requirements.
• Depending on the position, these may include: Completion of the E-Verify employment verification process.
• Selective Service registration, if applicable.
• Background investigation and suitability determination.
• Security clearance, if required by the hiring agency.
• Must be able to pass a background investigation and/or obtain and hold a security clearance, as determined by the hiring agency.
• Drug testing, financial disclosure, or bargaining unit coverage, depending on the position.
• May require a pre-employment drug test and/or random drug testing during the period of employment.
• Direct deposit of salary payments.
• Successfully completing a probationary period.
• Applicants must be a U.S. Citizen or national.
• Specific conditions of employment may vary by hiring agency.
• Applicants should clarify duty location, travel, security clearance, and other position-specific requirements with the hiring agency, if contacted for interview or selection.

How you will be evaluated

This announcement is being used to recruit qualified individuals under the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Direct Hire Authority. Applicants will not be rated or ranked. Veterans' preference does not apply.

Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), your responses on the application questionnaire, and your responses to all assessments required for this position.

To be found minimally qualified, you must demonstrate proficiency in the general and technical competencies listed in the Qualifications section of the job announcement. At this level, individuals apply the competencies in considerably difficult situations, require little to no guidance, and demonstrate broad and in-depth understanding of the competency.

Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies: Accountability, Attention to Detail, Customer Service, Decision Making, Flexibility, Influencing/Negotiating, Integrity/Honesty, Interpersonal Skills, Learning, Reading Comprehension, Reasoning, Self-Management, Stress Tolerance, and Teamwork, Oral Communication, Problem Solving, Information Management, General Programming and Algorithms, Debugging and Troubleshooting, Requirement Understanding and Implementation, and Performance Optimization and Scalability Application questionnaire: Applicants must complete a questionnaire as part of the application process.

To preview the application questionnaire, click the following link: *** Applicants identifying as meeting minimum qualifications for the position will move on to the next phase of the assessment process.

Online Assessments: USA Hire Assessments: The USA Hire Assessments include a passing score based on the minimum level of required proficiency in critical general competencies.

You must meet or exceed the cut score to be considered.

You will not be considered for the position if you score below the cut score or fail to complete the assessment. General Coding Assessment: This online assessment include a passing score based on the required proficiency in technical competencies.

You must meet or exceed the passing score to be considered.

You will not be considered for the position if you score below the passing score or fail to complete the assessment Resume review: Your resume will be reviewed to confirm your qualifications for this position based on the required minimum qualifications. Applicants passing the resume review will move on to the next phase of the assessment process.

Interview: Applicants will participate in an automated digital interview to further assess their qualifications relative to the requirements of the job. The automated interview tool will follow a structured script and produce ratings based on pre-determined rubrics consistently applied to applicant responses.

You will not be considered for the position if you score below the passing score or fail to complete the interview. Referral: Under provisions of the Direct Hire Authority: Category Rating, Rule of Many, and veterans' preference do not apply.

All applicants who are determined to meet the minimum qualifications, as defined by this announcement, will be referred to the selecting officials for consideration.

Documents you must provide

• The following documents are required and must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 11/06/2026.
• A resume of no more than two pages which includes a list of all significant jobs held and duties performed, with dates specified in month and year, and indicates hours worked per week.
• If military or a civilian Federal employee, you must include your rank and/or grade.
• Resumes must be legible so they can be reviewed for eligibility, minimum qualifications, and other position requirements listed in the job announcement.
• Your resume must be 5MB or less.
• We recommend saving and uploading your resume as a PDF to maintain formatting and number of pages.
• We also accept GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, TXT, PDF, ODT or Word (DOC or DOCX).
• We do not accept PDF portfolio files.
• We recommend using a sans-serif font style such as Lato, Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, or Open San Source Sans Pro.
• The USAJOBS resume builder can help you create a resume using these recommendations and uses the information in your USAJOBS profile to help you get started.
• A complete application questionnaire and online assessments.
• If you are requesting a reasonable accommodation to the online assessment, you can find the Reasonable Accommodation process here.
• Other supporting documents, if applicable: Are you claiming special priority selection rights under the Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP/CTAP)?
• If so, submit all of the following: A copy of your reduction-in-force (RIF) separation notice, notice of proposed removal for failure to relocate, notice of disability annuity termination, or certification from the National Guard Bureau or Military Department that you are eligible for disability retirement; A copy of your separation SF-50 "Notification of Personnel Action'', or most recent SF-50 if pending separation, noting your positions, grade level, and duty location; A copy of your latest performance appraisal, including your rating; and Any documentation from your agency that shows your current promotion potential, if applicable.
• Your Federal position at the time you were displaced must be within the local commuting area for a location that a hiring agency plans to fill from this announcement.
• The definition of local commuting area varies based on duty location and hiring agency policy.
• To receive priority consideration, you must also be found well-qualified.
• Are you a current or former political Schedule A, Schedule C, non-career SES, or Presidential appointee employee?
• Submit a copy of your applicable SF-50, along with a statement that provides the following information regarding your most recent political appointment: Position title; Type of appointment (Schedule A, Schedule C, non-career SES, or Presidential appointee); Agency; and Beginning and end dates of appointment.
• Do not submit photographs with your application package.
• Documents with photographs may not be seen by hiring officials.
• You must remove your image from any badges, licenses, etc. Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration.
• Cheating on an assessment may also result in your removal from consideration.

What to expect next

To update your application, including supporting documentation: During the announcement open period, return to your USAJOBS account, find your application record, and click Edit my application. This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed.

To view the announcement status or your application status: Visit *** Your application status page is where you can view your application status and review your notifications sent by the hiring agency regarding your application.

If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document you do not have in electronic form, please contact U.S. Tech Force.

You must submit a complete application by the closing date of the announcement.

We will email applicants after each step of the hiring process to notify them of their outcome. The tentative timeline is as follows: October 2026: Job announcement opens October-November 2026: Online assessments and interviews November 2026: Agency interviews and selections begin Selection process: Participating agencies will receive a list of qualified candidates.

Agencies will conduct interviews, check references, and make offers directly to qualified candidates. Once a candidate accepts a tentative job offer from any agency, the candidate may be removed from consideration for other agencies and may not receive another interview or offer.

A candidate who declines a tentative job offer from any agency may be removed from further consideration. After making tentative job offers, agencies conduct suitability/security background investigations. Future consideration: This is a shared hiring announcement open to agencies throughout the Federal government.

Your resume and other application materials may be shared with multiple agencies to consider you for employment, however there is no guarantee of consideration or selection. By applying to this announcement, you are opting-in to your resume and other application materials being shared with multiple agencies.

Participating agencies are responsible for making all selection or non-selection decisions. The lists of qualified candidates may be shared with Federal agencies for up to a year.

Additional information

Agencies recruiting from this job announcement may include but are not limited to: Social Security Administration (SSA), General Services Administration (GSA), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Department of State (State), Department of Treasury (Treasury), and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Agencies with non-General Schedule (non-GS) pay plans or bands may hire from this announcement when the vacancy they are filling is equivalent to the GS grade advertised. The hiring agency's servicing HR office must verify grade-equivalency alignment with the advertised GS grade.

Selections from this announcement must be for the GS grade (or equivalent pay plan or band) included in the announcement. Agencies may use this announcement to fill vacancies at additional duty locations. Specific duty locations outside of Washington, DC, Baltimore, MD, and Kansas City, MO are not known at the time of this announcement.

The salary range posted in this announcement is an approximation and subject to locality. Final duty location and pay will be determined by the hiring agency. Recruitment, relocation or other incentives may be available, depending on the hiring agency's policies.

Appointments are for 2-year periods. Appointments may be extended to a max of 4 years based on the needs of the hiring agency. There are no rights to further Federal employment in either the competitive or excepted service upon expiration of appointment.

Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees.

If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, non-career SES, or Presidential appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies.

If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your ICTAP eligibility; 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement; and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy.

To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position.

You must provide proof of eligibility with your application.

Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of ICTAP eligibility or a copy of your separation personnel action form. Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the agency with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies.

If your agency component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility, 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy.

To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position.

You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application.