The opportunity timeline

• Overview

  Public Service Institute is hiring a Lead Software Engineer in Springfield, MO.

• Role description

  We're after a Lead Software Engineer whose idea of a good day is an empathy-led pull request that closed three tickets and opened zero. Frame it as Public Service Institute trusting your 7 years with $108,000 - $171,000, a technology mandate, and the room to grow into leadership.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Apply Adaptability and Goal Setting to solve safety-first engineering challenges
  • Sit with technology users in Springfield to learn what the Laravel tool really needs
  • Build the Adaptability tooling that makes every other Springfield engineer faster
  • Translate Adaptability metrics into the one chart Public Service Institute leadership checks each morning
  • Decide when to buy Django versus build it for Public Service Institute's Springfield, MO stack
  • Reverse-engineer the thoughtfully-bold Laravel format Public Service Institute inherited and never documented

  What You'll Bring

  • Hands-on Goal Setting experience that survives a whiteboard interview
  • An instinct for prioritization when everything is labeled urgent
  • Clarity of thought that shows up in tidy documentation
  • At least 7 years building expertise within the technology space

  Equal parts laboratory and workshop, Public Service Institute builds autonomy-driven technology products that hold up far beyond the borders of Springfield, MO. You'll find a flat structure where the best argument wins, regardless of title.

  This lead role pays $108,000 - $171,000 and comes with structured mentorship designed to sharpen your GraphQL and Adaptability over time.

  As recently as today, Public Service Institute reopened the doors on this one.

  Your Django story isn't finished, and the next chapter might be a Lead Software Engineer role here.

• Required skills

  • Ruby
  • JavaScript
  • GraphQL
  • Laravel
  • Django
  • Goal Setting
  • Adaptability

• Benefits & perks

  • Phone Allowance
  • Career coaching
  • 401(k) Plan
  • Professional Development
  • Retention bonuses
  • Remote work flexibility
  • Paid Time Off
  • Competitive base salary
  • Cost-of-living adjustments
  • Paid certification exam fees
  • Adoption assistance
  • Acupuncture coverage
  • Auto and home insurance discounts
  • Video Games
  • On-site cafeteria

• Apply before 2026-08-15

  Submit your application for this Contract technology position.