Senior Software Engineer - Major Cities

| Greater NYC Area
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Mark43’s mission is to empower communities and their governments with new technologies that improve the safety and quality of life for all. We build powerful, scalable, and elegant software that sets a new standard for the tools upon which our first responders rely. Our users are diverse, and we are therefore committed to embracing diversity of thought and experience within our team.

We’re seeking experienced and innovative senior backend engineers to help build the next generation of cloud based law enforcement software. As a senior member of our Major Cities team, you’ll take ownership of products and features built specifically for our marquee client from start to finish. You’ll build robust server side solutions to our unique problems of scale, security, and reliability. We heavily leverage open source technologies like Java, MySQL, Redis, and Elasticsearch and enjoy staying active in the open source community. You’ll work closely with our largest clients to deliver bespoke features and enhanced usability to our platform. You will make technical architecture decisions and support product managers to see features from ideation through completion. You will have the opportunity to interface directly with clients which can ultimately help strengthen your client-facing and technical communication skills. This role offers tremendous career growth opportunities on either a management track or a Technical Lead track. This role reports to our Director of Engineering.

What you can expect to work on:
  • Working directly with our major clients to bring new features to life within our platform
  • Making critical decisions on backend implementation
  • Close collaboration with another backend and front-end engineer, as well as members of other teams
  • Writing product documentation for new features that your team is building
  • Mentoring junior engineers and guiding them in their work
  • Creating scopes of work and timelines with the help of other client facing team members
  • Being the in-house technical expert on systems architecture and specific features for our major city clients
  • Occasional travel to major cities client sites and possible ride alongs with law enforcement officers

What we expect from you

  • BA/BS degree in Computer Science or related technical field or equivalent practical experience.
  • 4+ years experience with Java, .NET, or other server side languages and the ability to learn quickly.
  • Direct experience interfacing with clients and other stakeholders
  • Strong project management skills and product documentation skills
  • Deep understanding of databases, automated testing, Agile methodologies
  • Ability to delve into the front end stack (Javascript, Backbone, Knockout)
  • Proficiency building and managing RESTful APIs
  • Knowledge of or prior experience with microservices architecture
  • An interest in GovTech and the public safety space
  • Willingness to empathize with users who may be unlike yourself
  • Coming to work with an open mind and leaving your ego at the door
  • Ownership over your own work and a commitment to every part of a task, from big picture to small details
  • An attitude that is self-motivated, humble, detail oriented, and committed to quality

What you can expect from us:

  • Constant collaboration with numerous Mark43 teams, including design, product management, and client solutions
  • A team that respects and embraces your ideas and expertise
  • Coworkers that are motivated by pursuing excellence, rather than the prospect of personal gain
  • A workplace dedicated to supporting and bettering public safety and government agencies
  • Tremendous career growth opportunities to lead a small team and increase your client-facing skill set which could translate very well to future founder roles in your career
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250 Hudson St., New York City, NY 10013

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