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As a current federal employee in DC, I've been long interested in working for USDS--in fact I've had a USDS jobs tab open in one of my long-lived browser window
by wycy 6y ago
As a current federal employee in DC, I've been long interested in working for USDS--in fact I've had a USDS jobs tab open in one of my long-lived browser windows since 2019. The one thing that has dissuaded me from applying is the "tours" aspect whereby the position is temporary. I'm not as into the Silicon Valley constant job-hopping thing. I'm more into gaining a depth of knowledge in each project I work on rather than skipping around and not feeling ownership.
- toomuchtodo 6y agoTour of duty model is required due to how they hack the GS pay scale to get folks closer to technologist market rate. They are doing meaningful, impactful work, and even if you’re adverse to the short term model, I’d highly recommend considering a conversation with them (might be possible to do a tour with USDS and then roll into a long term role at 18F @ GSA).