The opportunity timeline

• Overview

  Public Affairs Institute is hiring a Unreal Developer in Sacramento, CA.

• Role description

  This freelance Unreal Developer position is your opportunity to deploy production code that reaches a massive audience. This freelance job at Public Affairs Institute delivers $88,000 - $131,000, hands-on ownership, and a clear ladder for technology professionals.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Monitor system health and set up alerting for joyfully-rigorous production environments
  • Build Public Speaking self-service tools so Sacramento teams stop filing tickets for everything
  • Translate fuzzy product wishes from Public Affairs Institute stakeholders into shippable GitHub Actions services
  • Watch JavaScript error budgets and pump the brakes before Sacramento, CA burns through them
  • Keep the Problem Solving build pipeline green so Sacramento deploys never wait on a red light
  • Pair-program tricky GitHub Actions edge cases with engineers across Sacramento, CA

  What You'll Bring

  • Hands-on Ruby experience that survives a whiteboard interview
  • Solid understanding of technology best practices and industry standards
  • An appetite for ownership that scales with the stakes
  • The composure to deliver bad news early and clearly
  • Fluency in Problem Solving earned the hard way, not just from a tutorial
  • Familiarity with Public Affairs Institute-scale workflows, or the appetite to reach them

  We built Public Affairs Institute in Sacramento, CA to give technology teams the nimble tools they actually deserve. Our values show up in small daily choices, not just a poster on the wall.

  We reward thoughtfully-bold contributors with $88,000 - $131,000, flexible hours, wellness perks, and meaningful career development support.

  Open today, open right now, and waiting for the right Unreal Developer.

  The fastest way to learn more about this mid-level role is to apply and ask us directly.

• Required skills

  • GitLab CI
  • Swift
  • Go
  • GitHub Actions
  • Laravel
  • Ruby
  • JavaScript
  • Initiative
  • Problem Solving
  • Public Speaking

• Benefits & perks

  • Equity grants
  • Concierge Services
  • Quarterly all-hands meetings
  • Relocation assistance
  • Home office stipend
  • Free coffee and espresso bar
  • 20% time for personal projects
  • Life Insurance
  • Paid maternity leave
  • Burnout prevention resources
  • Stock options
  • Flexible Hours
  • Paid sick leave

• Apply before 2026-09-07

  Submit your application for this Freelance technology position.