Senior Software Developer

Why AIS?

When you join AIS, you’re joining a mission-driven team that’s passionate about making a difference. You’ll work on projects that matter, alongside industry-leading experts, in an environment that fosters innovation, driving client success, and empowering our team to make a lasting impact. As an employee-owned company, we value collaboration, inclusivity, continuous growth, and shared success.

• Employee Ownership: Your contributions directly impact the company’s success, and you share in its achievements.

• Continuous Learning: Access to resources, training, and mentorship to support your professional growth.

• Inclusive Culture: A workplace where diversity is celebrated, and everyone’s voice is valued.

• Mission-Driven Work: Engage in projects that make a meaningful difference for our clients and communities.

 

What are we looking for?

At AIS, we're looking for more than just skills - we're looking for driven individuals who are passionate about making a difference, eager to grow, and aligned with our core principles.

 

Working@AIS
At AIS, we are dedicated to providing our employees with diverse opportunities to grow their careers while supporting a variety of impactful projects. For this position, we are seeking a talented individual to join AIS as a Lead Software Engineer.

• Core Knowledge & Skills: Operates independently or as a team lead, selects appropriate persistence technologies (e.g., EF, Dapper), defines source control strategies, and designs subsystem infrastructure.

• Work & Complexity: Tackles complex problems with thorough analysis, manages cross-functional delivery, and improves system reliability and scalability.

• Quality & Independence: Consistently meets deadlines even under challenging conditions, enforces standards through detailed reviews, and establishes productivity benchmarks for the team.

• Teamwork & Communication: Provides functional leadership by setting objectives, organizing resources, resolving conflicts, and engaging confidently with both internal and external stakeholders.

• Consulting & Engagement: Troubleshoots advanced client issues, supports requirements gathering, and contributes to vendor presentations or proposal activities.

As your initial project assignment, you will support the unique needs of our client as a Senior Software Developer.

Overview:

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Software Developer to lead the design and development of a new enterprise application. This role will be responsible for architecting and implementing backend APIs using Java Spring Boot, building secure and responsive UIs in React, and designing optimized PostgreSQL schemas and queries. The ideal candidate has a proven track record of delivering large-scale enterprise applications from concept through deployment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead full-stack design and development using Java Spring Boot and React.

• Design and implement normalized PostgreSQL schemas and entity relationships to ensure scalability.

• Develop and maintain secure RESTful APIs for data access and integration.

• Implement modern UI components using React, TypeScript/JavaScript, and reusable design patterns.

• Lead and document data migration efforts, ensuring integrity and consistency between legacy and new systems.

• Plan and execute application deployments, version control, and CI/CD pipelines.

• Mentor mid-level developers and provide technical leadership.

• Ensure compliance with Section 508 accessibility, enterprise security standards, and other regulatory requirements.

• Troubleshoot and resolve cloud-related issues and incidents.

• Provide guidance and training on Azure services and best practices.

• Stay current with the latest Azure technologies and trends to drive continuous improvement.

Required Qualifications:

• 8+ years in software development; 5+ years with Java Spring Boot; 3+ years with React.

• Strong experience with PostgreSQL database design, normalization, and optimization.

• Proven success delivering enterprise-scale web applications (10k+ users).

• Demonstrated experience leading application deployments and upgrades.

• Highly motivated and capable of leading under aggressive timelines.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field (or 4 additional years of experience in lieu of degree).

• Active Top Secret Clearance.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with Azure cloud services and DevOps practices.

• Familiarity with microservices architecture and containerization (Docker/Kubernetes).

• Strong understanding of security best practices and accessibility standards.

At AIS, we are committed to offering competitive and fair compensation that reflects the skills, experience, and contributions of each team member. The targeted base salary range for this role is $117,000-$177,000 per year. Please note that this range is provided as a guideline and the final offer will be based on several factors, including but not limited to, skillset and competencies, level of experience, education, certifications, and location. We value transparency in our hiring process and are happy to discuss how your unique qualifications align with our compensation structure during the interview process.

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