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I left USDS in June 2021, but during my time there, there were no job roles. USDS has "communities of practice" that roughly correspond to the roles you would s
by giaour 4y ago
I left USDS in June 2021, but during my time there, there were no job roles. USDS has "communities of practice" that roughly correspond to the roles you would see at a big tech firm (e.g., software engineers join the Engineering CoP, PMs join the Product CoP, recruiters join the Talent CoP), but the expectation is that USDSers will work on a wide variety of projects that utilize their tech skills.
USDS has a streamlined hiring process that is much quicker than you see elsewhere in government. I submitted a resume, got a call back in a couple of days, did two phone interviews, then got an offer to join the Engineering CoP. The post-offer process was extremely government-y, but by that time, I was excited to join and willing to put up with a lot. After joining, I was given an opportunity to choose a project to work on. I ended up working on ~6 projects across 3 agencies during my two years there.
- 93po 4y agoThanks for feedback. I guess I'll throw my hat in the ring.
- lucifargundam 4y agoWhy did you leave?
- giaour 4y agoI wanted to go back into a role where I could spend most of my day coding. I would like to go back and do another 2 year term at some point, but I'd like to advance more in my IC role first.
- nwsm 4y agoWould you recommend it?
- giaour 4y agoAbsolutely! The kind of impact you can have working on government services is pretty astounding, and USDS is a great way for people with private industry bona fides to dip into civic work, complete a few projects, then return to their high paying jobs.