Sr. Software Engineer

SoundThinking creates products to help law enforcement and civic leadership better protect their communities by ensuring the right resources are provided when and where they are needed most. As a member of the CrimeTracer team, you will be working on the nation's #1 law enforcement search engine and advanced analytics to support officers in striking the right balance between crime reduction, community engagement, and personal safety.

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Sr. Software Engineer (Full Stack Developer) to join our expanding Software Development team. In this role, you will help design and develop technology solutions that are scalable, relevant, and critical to our company’s success as well as making an impact for good on the community. Developer roles and responsibilities include hands on Full Stack application development while providing experienced expertise in the full software development lifecycle, from concept and design to testing, building, and deploying. You must have a solid skill set, a desire to continue to grow as a developer, team-player mentality, and a desire to own/drive the architecture.

Essential Responsibilities/Duties

Works with other developers to ensure consistent architectural approaches & methods are used across SoundThinking’s CrimeTracer products to enable efficient and effective product development.
Participation in the definition of processes, standards & guidelines for architecting software systems, as part of the architecture function in SoundThinking.
Design, coding, and deployment of new software applications using Agile practices.
System/component analysis and design including requirement gathering and documentation.
Support of existing software applications including bug fixing and critical issues response.
Providing technical assistance regarding development/system environment setup and configuration.
Performing code reviews.
Estimation of project work.
Developing technical direction for the project and ensuring technical quality of the code delivered.

Minimum Qualifications

Over 5 years of professional experience in the full software development lifecycle, from concept and design to deployment and maintenance.
Extensive hands-on experience designing and developing robust, enterprise-level applications using the Java EE platform.
Expertise in Relational Databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL) and ORM frameworks (JPA, Hibernate), with advanced proficiency in writing complex, high-performance SQL queries.
Deep understanding of Java and JEE internals, including Class loading, Memory Management, and Transaction Management.3
Experience using Github Copilot (or another AI Coding Assistant) and other AI Tools e.g., LibreChat, ChatGPT, ClaudeAI
Proficient in Object-Oriented Analysis and Design (OOAD) and applying common design patterns to create scalable and maintainable software.
Proven experience in designing, building, and deploying scalable RESTful APIs utilizing JSON and XML data formats.
Experienced in microservice architecture and core DevOps practices, utilizing tools like Docker, Jenkins, and Maven for CI/CD pipelines.
Experience deploying and managing applications on cloud platforms, including AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.
Extensive experience building dynamic user interfaces with modern front-end frameworks such as Angular and React.
Proficient in front-end development using modern JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, and CSS3.
Proficient with version control systems, primarily Git, including branching strategies and collaborative workflows (e.g., GitFlow).
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Hybrid Workplace

SoundThinking follows a hybrid schedule for employees who live equal to or less than 50 miles from one of our office locations, which include Fremont, CA, Tucson, AZ, Washington, D.C., Orlando, Florida, or Iselin, NJ. Employees are expected to work onsite for a minimum of 3 days per week, unless the advertised role has a specific on-site requirement. The specific days for in-office are dependent on the office location.

Location: SoundThinking's Tucson, AZ Office

Travel: 15%

Note: The Company reserves exclusive right in its sole discretion to modify, adjust, delete, add or otherwise change the above at any time.

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