Software Engineer - Backend

Arlington, VA, US • Posted 8 hours ago • Updated 8 hours ago
Full Time
On-site
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Skills

  • RESTful
  • Scratch
  • IaaS
  • Editing
  • Image Processing
  • NoSQL
  • Data Structure
  • Microservices
  • ASP.NET
  • CPU
  • Systems Design
  • Computer Science
  • Software Engineering
  • Critical Thinking
  • Relational Databases
  • SQL
  • Redis
  • Caching
  • Modeling
  • Database
  • Scalability
  • API
  • Design Patterns
  • Amazon EC2
  • Amazon S3
  • Remote Desktop Services
  • Amazon RDS
  • Amazon DynamoDB
  • Terraform
  • Docker
  • Orchestration
  • Kubernetes
  • Message Queues
  • Amazon SQS
  • Multithreading
  • C#
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Insurance
  • Law Enforcement
  • Management
  • Media
  • Software Design

Summary

Software Engineer - Backend

Job Description:

We are seeking a highly independent and proactive Software Engineer to join our backend team and play a critical role in building REST API microservices from scratch using ASP.NET Core (C#) and building cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) in AWS. In this role, you will contribute to collaborative file redacting tool with exciting features like live editing, image processing and more

What you will do:
  • Model business domains into relational/NoSQL data structures
  • Design and build scalable REST APIs for our microservices using ASP.NET Core (C#).
  • Build heavy file-processing workers optimized for CPU/memory/throughput
  • Design AWS infrastructure with IaC
  • Participate in architectural discussions and contribute to decisions for system design and service structure.

Qualifications (Required):
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent experiences
  • 2+ years backend experience with REST APIs
  • Strong OOP fundamentals and critical thinking under ambiguity
  • Experience with relational databases and SQL, including schema design, indexes, and transactions.
  • Experience with Redis or distributed caching.
  • A track record of modeling business logic into databases
  • Comfort working independently on complex, underspecified problems

Qualifications (It's a plus):
  • Strong understanding of distributed systems, scalability, and fault-tolerance patterns.
  • Familiarity with API design patterns such as Clean Architecture.
  • Experience processing PDFs, images, videos, or other large binary files.
  • Hands-on experience with AWS services (e.g., EC2, EKS, S3, Lambda, RDS, DynamoDB).
  • Practical knowledge of IaC tools (e.g., AWS CDK, Terraform, CloudFormation).
  • Experience with containerization tools (e.g., Docker) and orchestration platforms (e.g., Kubernetes).
  • Familiarity with event-driven architectures and message queues (e.g., SNS, SQS, EventBridge).
  • Knowledge of asynchronous programming and multi-threading in C#.
  • Relevant AWS certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, AWS Certified Developer)
Benefits:
  • Competitive Salary
  • Stock Option
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
  • 401K
  • Paid Vacation
  • Ten paid holidays per year
  • Friendly and Learning environment
About CaseGuard

CaseGuard is a software company that helps law enforcement agencies, federal agencies, hospitals, schools, airports, and others manage all their media redaction needs in one easy-to-use redaction software. CaseGuard Studio is one of a kind. Our team is driven by a passion for great software design, creating great products, and creative processes; CaseGuard implements innovative ideas across multiple services and agencies. We invest in people. We nurture skills consistent with our values and our future strategy. Our passionate pursuit of excellence, the application of our creativity to solve our clients' challenges, our technical expertise, and our collaborative spirit are measures of our success.
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  • Dice Id: 80184281
  • Position Id: 24038e66d72e6c0499425466f7bbb8c1
  • Posted 8 hours ago
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