Senior Backend Software Developer

Job Summary:

The Senior Back-End Software Developer will be responsible for designing and developing scalable, secure, and high-performance back-end web-based applications and services, including maintenance, testing, and debugging.

In addition to development, this individual will collaborate with a team of developers and occasionally assist junior developers in all facets of software development.

Job Goals:

Contribute to all stages of the software development lifecycle, from feasibility, solutioning, through development and release of the assigned applications

Ensure development processes, best practices, and standards are followed to produce a quality product

Drive innovation and continuous improvement in architecture, tooling, and development practices.

Mentor and provide technical leadership for junior developers

Job Responsibilities:

Leads and participates in the responsibilities of the development lifecycle:

Analyze business requirements

Ensuring the technical feasibility of UI/UX concepts

Provide development estimates based on defined scope

Architect and design solutions

Write technical specifications and documentation

Implement solutions by coding features, enhancements, bug fixed

Develop, debug, write unit test, QA, and support

Apply secure coding practices and ensure compliance with data protection standards

Optimize system performance based on feedback from monitoring tools

Perform code reviews to ensure quality and standards

Perform database design and development

Oversee the development pipeline from development to production through automation

Follow Agile/Scrum methodologies and/or a hybrid SDLC

Work with Azure Cloud Services - Functions, Service Bus, Containers, App Configuration

Optimize database structures and queries for efficient storage and retrieval of spatial data (e.g., PostGIS)

Provide technical leadership and guidance on development tasks for junior developers

Performs other related duties as assigned

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent work experience

6+ Years back-end or full-stack development experience

Experience collaborating with a team of software developers

Ability to work independently and as a team member

Strong communication and documentation skills

Demonstrated ability to learn and master new technologies

4+ Years experience in the following-

Microservices - C# .NET 6/7/8, Entity Framework Core, Rest API, Fast Endpoints experience preferred

Database Development – PostgreSQL, MSSQL or equivalent RDBMS

Event Driven Architecture

GitHub Actions or related CI/CD solutions

Experience with distributed systems and microservices orchestration (AKS/Kubernetes)

Knowledge of caching strategies (Redis or similar)

Experience with observability tools (logging, monitoring, tracing)

Azure Cloud experience

Function apps

Azure Service Bus

Azure App Configuration

Application Insights

Okta/Auth0 experience preferred

Unit Test Frameworks such as xUnit

JIRA or equivalent project management tools

We offer full medical, dental, and vision insurance with day-one coverage, 401k with company matching beginning on day one, Life, Short-Term, and Long-Term Disability at no cost to our employees, paid holidays, paid time off, leadership development training programs and additional benefits to support our strong commitment to the development of each team member.

About GPRS:

GPRS is the nation’s largest company dedicated to Intelligently Visualizing the Built World®. Since 2001, we’ve grown from a single GPR unit into a $200M industry leader helping teams across the U.S. plan, build, and manage safer, smarter projects.

We deliver critical insight through utility mapping, GPR and concrete scanning, 3D modeling, reality capture, and digital facility records, giving our clients confidence from design through construction and beyond.

Our Purpose:

To provide possibility for our team members and customers by intelligently visualizing the built world.

GPRS Core Values:

Integrity

Teamwork

Mutual Respect

Growth Mindedness

Safety

#DICE