INTRODUCTION

SoundThinking creates products to help law enforcement and civic leadership better protect their communities by ensuring the right resources are provided when and where they are needed most. As a member of the CrimeTracer team, you will be working on the nation's #1 law enforcement search engine and advanced analytics to support officers in striking the right balance between crime reduction, community engagement, and personal safety.

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced full stack developer to join our expanding Software Development team. In this role, you will help design and develop technology solutions that are scalable, relevant, and critical to our company’s success as well as making an impact for good on the community. Developer roles and responsibilities include hands on Full Stack application development while providing experienced expertise in the full software development lifecycle, from concept and design to testing, building, and deploying. You must have a solid skill set, a desire to continue to grow as a developer, team-player mentality, and a desire to own/drive the architecture.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

• Works with other developers to ensure consistent architectural approaches & methods are used across SoundThinking’s CrimeTracer products to enable efficient and effective product development.
• Participation in the definition of processes, standards & guidelines for architecting software systems, as part of the architecture function in SoundThinking.
• Design, coding, and deployment of new software applications using Agile practices.
• System/component analysis and design including requirement gathering and documentation.
• Support of existing software applications including bug fixing and critical issues response.
• Providing technical assistance regarding development/system environment setup and configuration.
• Performing code reviews.
• Estimation of project work.
• Developing technical direction for the project and ensuring technical quality of the code delivered.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Over 5 years of professional experience in the full software development lifecycle, from concept and design to deployment and maintenance.
• Extensive hands-on experience designing and developing robust, enterprise-level applications using the Java EE platform.
• Expertise in Relational Databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL) and ORM frameworks (JPA, Hibernate), with advanced proficiency in writing complex, high-performance SQL queries.
• Deep understanding of Java and JEE internals, including Class loading, Memory Management, and Transaction Management.
• Experience using Github Copilot (or another AI Coding Assistant) and other AI Tools e.g., LibreChat, ChatGPT, ClaudeAI.
• Proficient in Object-Oriented Analysis and Design (OOAD) and applying common design patterns to create scalable and maintainable software.
• Proven experience in designing, building, and deploying scalable RESTful APIs utilizing JSON and XML data formats.
• Experienced in microservice architecture and core DevOps practices, utilizing tools like Docker, Jenkins, and Maven for CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience deploying and managing applications on cloud platforms, including AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.
• Extensive experience building dynamic user interfaces with modern front-end frameworks such as Angular and React.
• Proficient in front-end development using modern JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, and CSS3.
• Proficient with version control systems, primarily Git, including branching strategies and collaborative workflows (e.g., GitFlow).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

HYBRID WORKPLACE

SoundThinking follows a hybrid schedule for employees who live equal to or less than 50 miles from one of our office locations, which include Fremont, CA, Tucson, AZ, Washington, D.C., Orlando, Florida, or Iselin, NJ. Employees are expected to work onsite for a minimum of 3 days per week, unless the advertised role has a specific on-site requirement. The specific days for in-office are dependent on the office location.

LOCATION

Location: Tucson, AZ

NOTE: The Company reserves exclusive right in its sole discretion to modify, adjust, delete, add or otherwise change the above at any time.

SoundThinking provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, SoundThinking complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. SoundThinking maintains a drug-free workplace policy.

SoundThinking expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of SoundThinking’s employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, or are limited in the ability or unable to access or use this online application process and need an alternative method for applying, you may contact SoundThinking at careers@soundthinking.com for assistance.

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