Senior Software Engineer - DEMS

The Versaterm Digital Evidence Management System (DEMS) is a product that is both agency and community facing that registers and tracks evidence and potential evidence collected by various public safety systems.  The system allows viewing, sharing, and auditing of all digital files collected within, and provides a web portal as well as a robust set of backend APIs to service the various products that will use the DEMS system as their primary digital evidence repository. 

The Role

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will lead the design, development, and maintenance of high-performance software applications that are critical to our business and public safety customers. You will be responsible for creating scalable, efficient, and maintainable systems, while mentoring and guiding junior engineers. To be successful in this role, you should be passionate about coding, architecture, and driving innovation, to help shape the future of our software products. 

This role is a full-stack role with a focus towards REST implementation in the Python Flask framework and application deployment in a Kubernetes cluster. This job posting is being used to fill an existing vacancy.

What You'll Do

• Lead the design and architecture of complex, scalable software solutions, ensuring they are robust, maintainable, and optimized for performance.
• Take ownership of high-impact projects, from requirements gathering through to implementation, deployment, and ongoing support.
• Deliver solutions for both Software as a Service (SaaS) Applications and Web Applications.
• Work hand in hand with other internal and external teams to derivate requirements for the applications and closely collaborate on the integration of those applications with other Versaterm products.
• Write high-quality, clean, and efficient code. Enforce coding standards, best practices, and conduct code reviews to maintain a high level of code quality across the team.
• Mentor and provide guidance to junior engineers, helping them grow in their careers and improve their coding practices. Provide constructive feedback during code reviews.
• Work closely with product managers, designers, and other engineering teams to ensure that software features are aligned with business objectives and customer needs.
• Focus on optimizing application performance, ensuring that the software scales effectively under increased loads and performs reliably in production.
• Lead efforts to resolve complex technical issues and ensure that software is bug-free and meets business requirements.
• Stay up to date with the latest industry trends, tools, and technologies. Drive innovation and suggest improvements to the development process, architecture, and product features.
• Participate in agile processes, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives. Help the team break down complex tasks into achievable milestones.
• Ensure that code, system designs, and technical processes are well-documented for knowledge sharing and future reference.
• Perform other related duties as assigned to support team objectives, departmental needs, and overall organizational priorities. 

What You'll Bring

• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent industry experience and training. 
• 6+ years of professional software development experience. 
• Advanced proficiency in one or more programming languages including TypeScript and Python
• Demonstrated experience in REST API design and implementation
• Deep understanding of software architecture, design patterns, and principles. Experience in designing scalable and distributed systems. 
• Expertise in back-end development in Python (Flask or Django), with a focus on building full-stack applications. 
• Strong knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Dynamo, etc..). 
• Experience with cloud services such as AWS or Azure and knowledge of how to deploy scalable applications in the cloud. 
• Understanding of different authorization and authentication mechanisms and the standards around secure implementation.
• Experience with DevOps and CI/CD practices, including continuous integration, continuous deployment, and tools like Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, and Terraform. 
• Extensive experience working with multiple development practices, with a deep understanding of various principles (Scrum, Kanban, etc.). 
• Experience with automated testing, test-driven development (TDD), as well as unit testing and end-to-end testing frameworks. 
• Strong leadership, communication, and collaboration skills. Ability to work cross-functionally with both technical and non-technical stakeholders. 

Impress Us With

• Working knowledge of Microservices, REST, SQL, NoSQL, Redis, etc.
• Proficiency in other programming languages (Kotlin, Java, C#, etc)
• Expertise in optimizing and fine-tuning large-scale applications for performance, scalability, and high availability.
• Previous experience in mentoring or coaching junior engineers and fostering a positive, collaborative team culture.
• Understanding of security best practices and experience implementing security measures in software and DevOps processes.
• Experience in industries such as finance, healthcare, public safety or government.
• Experience with leveraging AI tooling in development workflows.

This position requires security clearances due to the nature of our work with public safety agencies. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in Canada and must successfully obtain and maintain a Reliability security clearance from the Government of Canada. Additionally, candidates must comply with the FBI's Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Security Policy and pass a comprehensive, fingerprint-based background check. Please note that specific customer contracts may impose additional security verification requirements. Obtaining and maintaining all required security clearances is a condition of employment. For more information, please visit Public Services and Procurement Canada for Reliability clearance details and the FBI's CJIS Security Policy Resource Center for CJIS requirements.

Versaterm is committed to fair and equitable compensation that is competitive, consistent, and aligned with the value each role contributes to our organization. The starting salary for this position will be dependent upon many factors, such as the successful candidate’s skills, experience, education, training as well as internal equity, market data, and business needs. In addition to base salary and our comprehensive benefits offering, some roles may also be eligible for variable compensation such as incentive plans or discretionary performance bonuses.