About Aspira

For forty years, Aspira has been the market-leading software and services provider for the great outdoors, primarily for state and provincial parks and wildlife agencies. As part of our constant evolution, we're executing an aggressive multi-year transformation to accelerate revenue growth, optimize cost structures, and maximize shareholder value while expanding our market position.

The leadership team has reset the company's core values to drive our transformation: Customer Obsession, Forward Momentum, One Team One Dream, Radical Transparency, Win with Integrity, and Excellence guide everything we do.

The Ideal Candidate

Aspira's Principal Software Engineer is a technical leader who drives the design, development, and optimization of critical software systems. This role involves coding, architectural design, and mentoring junior engineers while ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, and meet business goals. The engineer works closely with cross-functional teams to define the technical direction and ensure successful project outcomes. They are responsible for architecting and building scalable applications on AWS, utilizing services such as Lambda, CloudFront, S3, AppSync, EventBridge, and PostgreSQL. The role requires a deep understanding of serverless architecture and AWS services to ensure seamless product development. As a key contributor, the engineer's leadership guides both technical execution and team growth.

Key Responsibilities

Lead design, development, and deployment of software solutions, ensuring alignment with technical and business requirements.
Design, develop, and maintain RESTful and GraphQL APIs to optimize back-end systems for high performance under varying load conditions.
Implement robust security measures to protect sensitive data and ensure compliance standards such as SOC, PCI, and GovRAMP.
Optimize back-end infrastructure and services with load balancing, database optimization, and caching strategies for high availability and performance.
Define and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate testing and deployment, reducing time to production.
Collaborate with product managers, architects, and engineers to define the technical roadmap and ensure long-term vision alignment.
Mentor engineers, fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, and continuous learning.
Lead technical discussions and decision-making, providing expertise on architecture, design patterns, and best practices.
Conduct code reviews to ensure maintainable, scalable code and adherence to coding standards.
Stay informed of industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices to improve software offerings and development processes.

Qualifications

Proven track record of delivering high-quality, scalable software solutions with a strong foundation in software architecture and design principles.
Expertise in TypeScript, with a focus on AWS serverless applications.
Strong problem-solving abilities and experience in analyzing complex technical challenges and developing innovative solutions.
Exceptional leadership and mentoring skills, guiding teams to reach their full potential and making key architectural decisions.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, effectively articulating technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Experience with AWS CDK for infrastructure as code, ensuring scalable, maintainable solutions.
Strong understanding of software security principles, including secure coding practices and leading security-focused initiatives.

Desired Education and Experience

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, with a Master's preferred, and 7+ years of software development experience, including 5+ years in senior or staff engineering roles.
8+ years of experience with cloud computing platforms, including deploying and managing cloud-based applications.
8+ years working with Agile or Scrum methodologies, successfully driving iterative development and delivering high-quality software.