Careers
We’re building the team that will strengthen SNAP payment accuracy for the 42 million Americans who depend on it, through applied research with state human services agencies and human-centered design of the tools that support them. Learn about our story or see the problem we’re solving.
How we work
Savor Snap is a small team doing in-depth applied research with state human services agencies that administer SNAP, eligibility staff, and USDA FNS, and designing software around what we learn. We believe two things. First: the people closest to the problem should shape the solution, which is why applied research and human-centered design aren’t phases of our work; they’re the core of it. Second: AI is a tool, not a strategy. We build it where research says it will help; we don’t lead with it.
AI Engineer
Design and ship purpose-built AI tools, grounded in applied research with state human services agencies, that help eligibility staff and supervisors catch improper payments before they reach families. You'll work closely with our policy and research leads to translate findings from the field into software that actually gets used.
Reach out →SNAP Policy Analyst
Translate federal SNAP regulations, state administrative rules, and USDA FNS guidance into actionable research questions and product direction, and help grow our partnerships with state human services agencies. Deep comfort with eligibility policy, Quality Control methodology, and how state agencies actually operate is a plus.
Reach out →Full-Stack Engineer
Build the web tools that state SNAP eligibility staff, supervisors, and administrators actually use, working in close collaboration with research and design to shape software around real day-to-day workflows.
Reach out →CTO / Founding Engineer
Lead technical architecture for a small, research-driven team building software for state human services agencies. You'll set the bar for engineering quality, security, and privacy in a domain where both matter enormously, and help hire the engineers who join you.
Reach out →Other ways to work with us
Not every collaborator joins full-time. We’re also building an advisory network of former and current state human services agency leaders, USDA FNS veterans, SNAP policy researchers, and food-access partners. If you’ve worked inside the program, study it from the outside, lead a hunger nonprofit, or shape food-security policy, and you want to inform or partner on our applied research, we’d like to talk.
Get in touch →Have questions about opportunities? Get in touch.