JOB TITLE: Senior Software Engineer
FLSA STATUS: Exempt
DEPARTMENT: JusticeTech
REPORTS TO: Lead Engineer
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: No
JOB LOCATION: Remote
TRAVEL: Rarely for conferences, strategic planning sessions, and key stakeholder meetings
SUMMARY OF POSITION:
You will contribute as part of a software development team, shaping how we build, scale, and modernize our products while maintaining security, reliability, and operational excellence. This role demands hands-on technical capability and strong problem-solving skills.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Follow the organization’s technology architecture vision, strategy, and roadmap in alignment with business objectives.
- Serve as a technical contributor for one or more products
- Apply and enforce architectural and development principles, patterns, and decision frameworks as part of a team
- Communicate complex architecture and solutions clearly and persuasively to audiences ranging from engineers to product owners and business leaders
- Deliver complex, enterprise-scale software solutions that are secure, scalable, resilient, and cost-effective
- Build flexible integrations to facilitate data transformation across internal and external systems
- Adopt and extend infrastructure-as-code from reference implementations
- Contribute to proof-of-concept initiatives to demonstrate viability and provide implementation guidance
- Conduct deep-dive technical reviews of existing systems, identifying optimization opportunities, technical debt, and modernization priorities
- Participate in hands-on development, providing technical guidance and removing blockers as part of an engineering team
- Identify opportunities for automation, standardization, and simplification that reduce complexity and increase velocity
- Apply coding standards and techniques to build clean, efficient, maintainable, scalable software
- Actively participate in code reviews and collaborate with team members to refine system designs and resolve issues
- Manage execution of deliverables accurately through the software development life cycle, escalating issues or impediments as needed
- Participate in working sessions to demonstrate incremental changes and evaluate readiness for delivery
- Collaborate with Product Team by providing technical insight for refinement and planning
- Consult with Quality Engineers in resolution of observations and defects
- Build and maintain automated tests, including unit and integration tests, to ensure that written code performs as intended
- Monitor and support software to meet service-level agreements (SLAs)
- Stay informed about relevant technologies through independent research and share insight with the team
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS (EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE):
Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related discipline; or equivalent demonstrated experience
- 5+ years of progressive experience in software engineering, or related technology roles
- Proven track record developing large-scale, production-grade software in enterprise environments
- Demonstrated experience successfully influencing technical direction as a member of a team, with or without direct authority
- History of contributing to software delivery initiatives from concept through delivery, including product modernization and integration programs
- Strong verbal and written communication skills with demonstrated ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, able to navigate ambiguity, capable of diagnosing complex issues, and developing effective solutions aligned with short and long-term objectives
- Track record of translating business objectives into effective technical solutions
- Ability to the capabilities of those around them
- Ability to drive initiatives independently while collaborating effectively
- Understanding of Agile software methodologies (e.g., Scrum)
Technical Expertise
- Strong knowledge of software engineering and architecture patterns and principals, with deep understanding of CLEAN architecture principals
- Working knowledge of cloud architecture patterns and services in AWS and/or Azure, with an understanding of Well-Architected Framework principles
- Working knowledge of infrastructure-as-code tools and practices (Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM templates, etc.) with experience applying IaC standards in software delivery
- Understanding of secure computing principals, compliance frameworks (SOC2, PCI-DSS, HIPAA), industry best practices, and infrastructure components such as servers, storage systems, networks, and cloud technologies
- Understanding of modern infrastructure technologies including containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), serverless architectures, and microservices patterns
- Proficiency with DevOps tooling (Git, CI/CD, Config, Observability), containerization, and infrastructure-as-code languages (e.g. Terraform, HCL)
- Proficiency with containerized and serverless architectures, microservices and event-driven architecture patterns
- Experience building modern, responsive web applications
- Proficiency with creating and consuming APIs (REST, SOAP, etc.)
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS (EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE):
- Proficient in .NET development, with hands-on experience in C#
- Significant professional experience in the Microsoft .NET ecosystem (e.g., .NET Framework, .NET Core)
- Hands-on experience with multiple programming languages (Python, Go, etc.)
- Experience with modern front-end web frameworks (Blazor, Angular, etc.)
- Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Experience with database architecture and administration across relational and NoSQL platforms
- Experience with architecting software for AI workloads, understanding of Agentic AI architectures, orchestration patterns, and infrastructure needs
- Knowledge of responsible AI practices, governance frameworks, and security considerations
- Knowledge of the Atlassian suite (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, etc.).
