Senior Software Engineer

LINQ•Denver, CO

14d

About The Position

LINQ is a high-growth software company dedicated to empowering K-12 district teams. We provide cloud-based software solutions that integrate finance, HR, nutrition management, and payments into a single, secure platform, reducing administrative burden for school districts. Our platform is trusted by 30% of U.S. school districts, serving millions of students and processing payroll for hundreds of thousands of educators. We foster a culture of talented, committed problem-solvers who value integrity, excellence, embracing challenges, and collaboration. You will join the team responsible for LINQ's platform for administering USDA Child Nutrition Programs, which is currently being modernized from ASP.NET WebForms to an Angular and .NET stack on AWS. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will collaborate with a cross-functional scrum team to deliver business-critical applications, drive collaboration across teams, own functionality from design to production, and mentor less-experienced engineers. You will be expected to quickly learn new business domains, provide guidance on technical tradeoffs, and deliver high-quality, maintainable software.

Requirements

6+ years of experience in software application development.
Strong understanding of relational and/or non-relational database systems.
Strong understanding of object-oriented programming.
Strong grasp of the principles and patterns used in software development.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with all stakeholders.
Solid understanding of unit testing is required.

Nice To Haves

Experience with integration or end-to-end testing is a plus.
Experience with legacy ASP.NET stack technologies: ASP.NET WebForms, jQuery, Telerik ASP.NET AJAX UI Controls, .NET Framework 4.8, C#, Microsoft SQL Server.
Experience in modern stack technologies (or strong eagerness to learn): Angular 17+, .NET 10 / C#, API design using CQRS (MediatR) and FluentValidation, PostgreSQL (AWS Aurora PostgreSQL), AWS services: ECS Fargate, ElastiCache (Redis), Secrets Manager, OAuth2/OIDC-based authentication (Amazon Cognito), Hangfire or similar background job processing, CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions), Database migration tooling (EF Core Migrations or FluentMigrator), Feature flag management (e.g., LaunchDarkly).

Responsibilities

Collaborate with product owners, engineers, and architects to determine optimal solution architecture, efficiency, maintainability, and scalability.
Review requirements and seek clarification on ambiguities, keeping customer impact and business goals in focus.
Partner with product owners and fellow engineers on system design, including considerations like data retention, performance, and security.
Design and describe architectural patterns within the codebase, completing projects on time while meeting sprint goals and commitments.
Mentor less-experienced engineers, providing guidance on engineering best practices and professional growth.
Own and drive resolution of production issues, providing clear reproduction steps and using logs and other diagnostics to investigate.
Proactively identify and help implement improvements to team engineering practices and tools.
Learn from mistakes and work to minimize the risk of recurrence.
Engage in open, honest exchanges of differing ideas through productive conflict, and stay curious about new technologies and professional skills.

Benefits

401(k) plan with a 4% employer match on total earnings.
Company bonus or target sales commission.
Flexible Open Paid Time Off Plan.
Paid Parental Leave.
Ten Paid Corporate Holidays.
16 paid volunteer hours.
Medical, dental and vision coverage.
Choice of low deductible PPO with FSA or HDHP with HSA (with LINQ contributions).
Dental coverage includes braces for children.
Employer-paid Short-Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Basic Life, and AD&D insurance.
Gym reimbursements.
Travel assistance.
Employee assistance program.
Pet insurance options.
Referral bonus for referring candidates who join the team.