[Hiring] Software Developer IV @CentralSquare Technologies

Role Description

This experienced Software Developer works as a member of our Enterprise development team in the design and development of complex and scalable Public Safety software solutions. They will manage all aspects of developing new applications, including developing specs, coordinating with other developers, and designing databases.

Job Duties

• Prepare for, present, and oversee formal design and code reviews
• Provide technical and work guidance to the team, actively ensuring production of quality code and advocating toward delivering high quality solutions the first time
• Engage in the production and review of advanced software documentation
• Assist with architecture designs and decisions
• Interact and communicate on a technical level with external entities to ensure compliance with requirements and accreditation for application releases
• Communicate with and conduct software demonstrations for internal and external customers
• Use their excellent understanding of product framework and infrastructure to make recommendations for improvement
• Make suggestions for foundation object changes and develop new objects to include in foundation classes
• Identify refactoring opportunities and technical debt issues to bring to the Product Owner
• Perform peer testing of functional changes
• Develop test scripts, design test plans, and create testing tools and QA documentation
• Design systems with unit and automation testing in place to ensure software quality
• Work closely with Support to effectively diagnose field escalated issues and identify appropriate resolutions
• Be a Subject Matter Expert on multiple technical topics
• Perform all other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or similar, or equivalent experience
• 7+ years of professional development experience, including developing complex systems and working in an Agile/Scrum environment
• Expert knowledge of C#, Angular, EntityFramework, RESTful APIs, gRPC, Terraform, Ansible, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL
• Working knowledge of LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, etc.) — prompt design, structured outputs, function/tool calling
• Understanding of context windows, tokens, and cost/latency tradeoffs
• Experience integrating AI features into existing products (not just building models from scratch)
• Familiarity with AI coding assistants (Claude Code, Copilot, Cursor) and using them effectively in a dev workflow
• Expert understanding of software architecture, principles, and common design patterns
• Expert knowledge in the analysis and design of tables, databases, and relationships using standard normalization rules
• Expert in writing efficient database queries and analyzing them for performance optimization
• Expert in writing unit tests for validations and calculations in functions/methods
• Comprehensive knowledge of unit test mocking and can apply mocking concepts to improve unit test quality and performance
• Proficient in performance tuning and solving complex optimization issues
• Self-starter who can work independently in a self-managed team environment
• Ability to lead functional areas, organize the team, provide light coaching and direction, assign tasks, and measure deliverables
• Understand the value of effective communication and work as part of a team to promote communication within it
• Excellent presentation and facilitation skills

Requirements

• A required part of the onboarding process for this role involves obtaining CJIS (Criminal Justice Information Services) clearance—a critical credential for safeguarding public safety data.
• U.S. citizenship or permanent residency is generally required to obtain CJIS clearance.