Senior Software Engineer (C#) - PayIt
Chicago, IL
About the Job
PayIt is a fast-growing GovTech company on a mission to modernize how residents interact and transact with government, improving the customer experience and helping our client agencies more efficiently and effectively achieve their missions. Our easy-to-implement platform consolidates government services and payments into one connected experience and enables our clients to drive resident trust, collect revenue quickly, and redeploy their staff to more important challenges. This innovative approach to government service delivery has garnered significant recognition in both the public and private sectors, including our inclusion in the GovTech 100 every year since 2017. PayIt solutions cover services including hunting and fishing licensing, DMV, courts, property tax, utilities, tolling, and more.
Our culture welcomes people who exhibit what we call "PayIt DNA": High integrity, drive, grit, high aptitude, and team orientation. We are collaborative and passionate about the work we do to improve the lives of our government clients and the end users they serve. We have ambitious scaling goals, and we look for team members who are ready to roll up their sleeves, solve problems, and find new opportunities to win with our clients. And we have a lot of fun together.
About the Senior Software Engineer:
We seek highly skilled and motivated Full Stack Software Engineers with experience in C# and .NET Core development to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining robust and scalable software solutions that cater to local and state government agencies. You will work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to create intuitive, user-friendly interfaces and integrate with backend systems. The ideal candidate is passionate about technology, has a strong understanding of software development best practices, and thrives in a fast-paced, innovative environment.
You will work closely with a team of Software Engineers to architect and implement technology solutions such as web, mobile, and hybrid architectures, following agile methodologies and working closely with clients and the rest of the PayIt team.
This candidate is ideally based out of Kansas City or Nashville, however, highly qualified candidates will also be considered in the following markets (AR, AZ, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, NE, NH, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, or WI).
What You'll Be Doing:
- Develop high-quality code for PayIt's suite of products
- Collaborate with product managers, designers, business analysts, and other stakeholders to deliver software solutions based on specifications
- Design and implement user-friendly interfaces and intuitive user experiences that align with the unique needs of state government agencies.
- Develop robust backend systems, APIs, and services to support front-end applications.
- Perform peer reviews of code written by others
- Apply best practices to code development, including developing unit tests and applying secure coding techniques
- Mentor junior developers on the team.
- Work with the scrum team daily
- Contribute to decisions made on determining effort and complexity
- Participate in scrum ceremonies
What You'll Need to Have:
- Proven professional experience as a Full Stack Software Engineer, with a focus on C# development with 2+ years experience in .NET Core and Entity Framework.
- Strong experience with SQL Server and database design/development using SQL Server (we are currently on 2019 and greater)
- Proficiency in front-end technologies such as Javascript, JQuery, and Bootstrap
- Strong understanding of software development principles, design patterns, and best practices.
- Solid understanding of source control systems (Git, SVN) and Agile development methodologies.
- Familiarity with cloud technologies such as Azure or AWS, and deploying applications to cloud environments.
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently and as part of a team
- A self-starter who succeeds by researching solutions and solving problems.
- Experience with RESTful Web Services.
- Understanding of software development principles, design patterns, and best practices around ASP.NET and MVC Architectures
Bonus Points For:
- A love for the outdoors and outdoor activities.
Why Work For Us:
- Our mission matters. Your work will make life better for our government agency clients and the millions of residents they serve.
- You'll do some of the best work of your career here. We tackle complex challenges that are interesting to solve, and you'll grow a ton working at PayIt
- People are our most important resource. Everyone has a voice. Collaboration is our default setting. And we have fun together.
- We #payitforward with our corporate volunteer program, serving the communities where we work and live.
- Competitive salaries, excellent benefits, flexible working arrangements, and all the resources you will need to do your best work.
What We Care About:
We hire high aptitude, high integrity people who are great communicators and want to be part of a growing team.
Commitment to Equal Opportunity
PayIt is committed to diversity in its workforce and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation or any other basis protected by applicable law.
PayIt is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please send an email to the People Operations Team and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.
NOTE: U.S. Citizens and all those authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. are encouraged to apply. We are unable to provide sponsorship in the United States at this time. PayIt participates in E-Verify. To learn more, click here. Canadian Citizens and those authorized to work in Canada without sponsorship are also encouraged to apply.
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