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1. global+ef[view] [source] 2023-02-01 16:50:36
>>whoish+(OP)
US Citizenship and Immigration Services (Contractor) | Full Stack Engineers | $100k - 180k, benefits | Full-Time | Remote | US ONLY US Citizenship and the ability to pass a government clearance (Public Trust) IS REQUIRED

We're a team in the US Government responsible for digitizing and enhancing all aspects of the workflows used to adjudicate refugees and asylees. We're an unusual government team in that we build iteratively without using a list of requirements. Our Product Managers use the Lean Agile methodology—their goal is to make small incremental changes quickly. Our Product Designers use Human Centered Design—they build interfaces and workflows based on direct input from users. Our developers use Extreme Programming—they practice pair programming and use test-driven development.

Many folks have been drawn to join our team out of a desire to work on something vividly mission-driven for a chapter of their career.

Our developers work with M1 MacBook Pros, Ruby on Rails, React, and TypeScript. Our designers use Sketch, Figma, and InVision. Our PMs use Jira, Miro, InVision and the Microsoft Suite. Structurally, our teams are given an atypically high degree of autonomy for the federal space.

Suitable candidates will be forwarded to our government contracting partners who will interview, hire, and place on our team.

We're hiring for:

Full-stack Engineers (Rails experience is required)

Salary range (100k-165k)

If you're interested in joining the team, email global-hiring@uscis.dhs.gov with your resume.

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2. pastor+yF[view] [source] 2023-02-01 18:16:25
>>global+ef
How do you get around not having to list on USAJobs?

My friend in the federal gov found your application details very curious.

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3. GGO+Kk1[view] [source] 2023-02-01 20:48:43
>>pastor+yF
Suitable candidates will be forwarded to our government contracting partners who will interview, hire, and place on our team.

It is not government hiring so no need for listing on USAJobs

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4. culi+lH2[view] [source] 2023-02-02 06:03:26
>>GGO+Kk1
If it's not government hiring how is it legal to require citizenship?
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5. deaddo+NI2[view] [source] 2023-02-02 06:16:52
>>culi+lH2
For the same reason they can require you to have a Driver's License, be able to carry 50+lbs, live in the borders of Maryland, etc, etc.

Having the right to work in the US doesn't entitle you to a job. And there are plenty of reasons government institutions would want to disallow non-nationals a position. The whole point of citizenship is, after all, buying into the system; if you're not "in" your allegiances or potential recourse can always be argued to be limited. Dual-Citizens, such as myself, are in a similar boat for the same reasons (unless they opt to renounce foreign ties).

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6. confid+bY3[view] [source] 2023-02-02 15:14:25
>>deaddo+NI2
Just to give some additional information but there are many government jobs or government contracting jobs where you can be a dual citizen, including I believe this one.
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7. deaddo+yf5[view] [source] 2023-02-02 20:31:30
>>confid+bY3
I didn’t mean lacking the exact same job opportunities, but having their loyalties be questioned and denied from certain secure positions.

I don’t believe this job actually would be possible as the level of clearance requested is usually denied to dual-nationals (without renouncing, of course).

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8. confid+xC5[view] [source] 2023-02-02 22:14:34
>>deaddo+yf5
Oh ok, thanks for the clarification.
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