As a Senior Software Engineer, you will design and develop backend systems, optimize application performance, and mentor team members while building intuitive front-end features.
Just Appraised is modernizing local government processes related to real estate and property taxes. Our cutting-edge, AI-powered software, which leverages Natural Language Processing (NLP), replaces manual data entry to eliminate delays, backlogs, and errors. With over 120 government entities in 25 states relying on us, your work will directly help drive essential revenues and provide critical services to society.
Join a high-growth, YC-backed, and fully remote startup. As a full stack Senior Software Engineer on an agile team, you'll have significant ownership in defining the technical future of our products. This is an opportunity to lead technical decisions and directly influence products making a real-world impact.
What You Will Work On
- Design, develop, and maintain robust, scalable backend systems using technologies like Java, PostgreSQL, AWS, Docker, and Terraform.
- Build and enhance front-end features using React and TypeScript to deliver an intuitive user experience.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Customer Success, Sales, Operations) to define, design, and ship new features end-to-end.
- Work directly with customers and business stakeholders to translate needs into technical specifications and clear documentation.
- Optimize application performance, reliability, and scalability while writing clean, maintainable, and well-tested code.
- Proactively identify technical debt and performance bottlenecks, leading iterative product improvements.
- Mentor and support engineering team members to foster a culture of efficiency and growth.
What We’re Looking For
- 5+ years of professional software development experience, with proficiency in at least one modern backend language (e.g., Java, TypeScript, Python).
- 5+ years of experience working with and optimizing relational databases (e.g., SQL, PostgreSQL).
- Proven experience developing scalable, modern front-end applications, specifically using React and TypeScript.
- 2+ years of hands-on experience with cloud services, preferably Amazon Web Services (AWS).
- 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).
Top Skills
AWS
Docker
Java
Postgres
React
SQL
Terraform
Typescript
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