If you’re a “world-class” expertise skilled in want of a gig, the Division of Authorities Effectivity (DOGE) desires you to hitch their group.
Cheekily named after Elon Musk’s favourite crypto meme coin, Dogecoin, DOGE initially was not an official authorities division. However an government order signed by President Trump final week says that DOGE is, in truth, contained in the White Home and that the present U.S. Digital Service — which helps with tech for presidency web sites — can be renamed the U.S. DOGE Service.
Following Trump’s election victory in November, Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy (who has since left the company) described the company’s targets in an opinion piece printed by the Wall Avenue Journal: “President Trump has requested the 2 of us to guide a newly fashioned Division of Authorities Effectivity, or DOGE, to chop the federal authorities right down to measurement.” The piece continued, “We’re aiding the Trump transition group to determine and rent a lean group of small-government crusaders, together with among the sharpest technical and authorized minds in America.”
And now the decision to rent for these crusades is formally out.
In a tweet posted on Sunday, DOGE’s official X profile wrote, “The DOGE Group is on the lookout for world-class expertise to work lengthy hours figuring out/eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse. These are full-time, salaried positions for software program engineers, InfoSec engineers, monetary analysts, HR professionals, and, typically, all competent/caring individuals. Apply right here! http://be part of.doge.gov.”
The DOGE Group is on the lookout for world-class expertise to work lengthy hours figuring out/eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse. These are full-time, salaried positions for software program engineers, InfoSec engineers, monetary analysts, HR professionals, and, typically, all competent/caring…
— Division of Authorities Effectivity (@DOGE) January 26, 2025
The applying is comparatively easy, asking for fundamental contact data and “as much as three bullets exhibiting distinctive potential.”
Candidates are additionally requested to connect a resume and to click on a field that reads, “I acknowledge that this position is an in-office, full-time alternative situated in Washington, DC. US Residents solely.”