Senior Software Engineer

Title: Senior Software Engineer

Location: US / CA / Remote (US; CA)

## **Senior Software Engineer**

At Just Appraised, we’re replacing outdated, manual local government workflows with modern software used by hundreds of government agencies across the United States. Our cutting-edge, AI-powered software, which leverages Natural Language Processing (NLP), replaces manual data entry to eliminate delays, backlogs, and errors. This work directly impacts how communities fund schools, infrastructure, and public services.

## **About the Role**

We’re hiring a **Senior Software Engineer** to help design and scale the systems behind this platform. You’ll work on a small team with significant ownership over architecture, product direction, and technical decisions. We value engineers who can iterate quickly and care deeply about building high-quality systems.

If you enjoy building real systems, solving messy data problems, and shipping software that directly impacts how society runs, come join our team!

**What You Will Work On**

Examples of problems our engineers tackle:

• Replacing manual spreadsheet workflows used across thousands of jurisdictions
• Designing systems that extract structured data from unstructured government documents
• Building scalable APIs and backend systems that power critical workflows
• Designing product experiences that simplify complex regulatory processes
• Improving performance and reliability of systems used daily by government teams

**Tech Stack**

• **Backend:** Java, PostgreSQL
• **Frontend:** React, TypeScript
• **Infrastructure:** AWS, Docker, Terraform
• **Developer Tools:** GitHub, Linear, Cursor, CI/CD, automated testing

**Your Role**

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

**What We’re Looking For**

• 5+ years of experience building production software, with strong proficiency in Java programming
• 5+ years of experience working with and optimizing relational databases (e.g., SQL, PostgreSQL).
• Comfort working across the stack (backend + frontend), with experience in at least one modern frontend framework, preferably React
• Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS or similar)
• Strong command of API design, data modeling, object-oriented programming, and relational database design principles.
• Expertise in version control (e.g., Git), containerization (e.g., Docker), CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions), and modern automated testing frameworks.
• Experience in customer-facing product engineering (B2B or B2C).

Most importantly, we look for engineers who:

• Take ownership of problems
• Enjoy building real systems used by customers
• Care about writing clean, maintainable code
• Move quickly and iterate with users
• Believe small teams of great engineers can build outsized impact – because we do

## **Benefits**

• Competitive compensation and stock equity plan
• Comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Company sponsored pre-tax retirement savings program (401k)
• A flexible work environment that supports working from home
• Flexible PTO
• Parental Leave
• Home office stipend