Senior Software Engineer

Just Appraised is a company focused on modernizing local government workflows with AI-powered software. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design and scale systems for their platform, working on impactful software solutions that enhance government operations.

Responsibilities:

• Own systems end-to-end: Design and build scalable backend systems powering core product workflows using TypeScript, Java, PostgreSQL, AWS, Docker, and Terraform
• Build product-facing features: Develop intuitive front-end experiences using React and TypeScript that simplify complex government workflows
• Shape architecture and technical direction: Contribute to architectural decisions across services, infrastructure, and data models as we scale
• Ship product end-to-end: Work directly with teammates and customers to design and deliver impactful features
• Improve performance and reliability: Identify bottlenecks, reduce technical debt, and continuously improve system scalability and maintainability
• Raise the engineering bar: Write clean, well-tested code and contribute to a strong engineering culture built around ownership and accountability

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience building production software
• Strong backend engineering experience with languages such as TypeScript, Java, or Ruby
• 5+ years working with relational databases such as PostgreSQL
• Comfort working across the stack, with experience in at least one modern frontend framework, preferably React
• Strong foundations in API design, data modeling, object-oriented programming, and infrastructure design
• Experience with cloud infrastructure such as AWS
• Comfort with Docker, CI/CD pipelines, version control systems, and automated testing frameworks
• Experience shipping customer-facing software in ambiguous, high-ownership environments