Software Application Engineer

CyRAD Solutions is an early-stage technology company building sophisticated software for complex, high-impact environments. The Software Application Engineer will build and own core full-stack application functionality, with a backend emphasis in Python, while contributing to frontend development, infrastructure, deployment, and troubleshooting.

Responsibilities:

• Design and build core application functionality from initial concept through production
• Develop backend services and application logic primarily in Python
• Build frontend functionality using React, TypeScript, and JavaScript
• Design and implement the APIs, data flows, and supporting services that connect the application
• Containerize software and help prepare applications for production deployment
• Work with Docker, Kubernetes, and modern software delivery infrastructure
• Build and maintain GitHub-based deployment workflows, including GitHub Actions and CI/CD integrations
• Troubleshoot issues across application, infrastructure, and deployment boundaries
• Take ownership of technical problems even when requirements are incomplete or evolving

Requirements:

• Strong software engineering fundamentals with particular depth in backend development
• Production experience building software in Python
• Ability to contribute effectively across a full-stack application
• Experience building software that other people depend on in production
• Understanding of how applications move from development through deployment and operation
• Strong technical judgment and the ability to make progress under ambiguity
• Ability to understand, debug, and take responsibility for the code you ship
• Experience with React, TypeScript, and/or JavaScript
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience with GitHub Actions, CI/CD, and production software deployment
• Experience working on a small engineering team or in an early-stage startup environment
• Evidence of building technically substantive projects beyond narrowly assigned responsibilities