At Openforce, you will find a career experience that will challenge you, satisfy you, and make you proud to work for this Software as a Service (SaaS) and services company. Teamwork and transparent communication are the hallmark of this company. The focus is on high-performance, high customer service and delivery standards. Openforce is a well-established company with an excellent reputation in our industry with a ‘start-up’ feel. Openforce delivers the leading integrated cloud software suite for the independent contracting community, including recruiting, onboarding, settlement pay, compliance, insurance, and retention.

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Sr. Developer to join our dynamic engineering team at Openforce. This role goes far beyond writing code – you'll be a technical leader, solution architect, and quality advocate who plays a crucial role in shaping our products from conception to delivery. The ideal candidate thrives on collaboration, has a passion for mentoring, and views comprehensive code reviews and solution design as core responsibilities, not afterthoughts.

Key Responsibilities

Partner closely with Product Management to evaluate, refine, and validate acceptance criteria before development begins; Identify potential technical risks and propose mitigation strategies early in the planning process ensuring the integration security considerations into every phase of the development lifecycle
Lead solution design sessions and architectural discussions for complex features and system improvements
Translate business requirements into technical specifications and implementation strategies
Advocate for technical best practices while balancing business needs and timelines
Conduct thorough, detailed, security-focused code reviews that may span multiple hours for complex features; provide comprehensive feedback on code quality, architecture, security, performance, and maintainability
Mentor junior and mid-level developers through the code review process
Establish, implement, and maintain coding standards across the development team and champion best practices in validation, authentication, authorization, data protection, testing, security, and clean code principles
Design and develop robust, scalable applications using the .NET ecosystem
Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code following established patterns and practices
Implement comprehensive automated testing strategies (unit, integration, and end-to-end)
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software solutions
Participate in agile ceremonies and contribute to sprint planning and estimation
Design comprehensive testing strategies including unit tests, integration tests, and automated testing pipelines
Stay current with security threats and implement appropriate countermeasures

Qualifications

Experience

5+ years of professional software development experience
Proven track record of leading technical discussions and solution design
Experience mentoring developers and conducting detailed code reviews
Strong background in full-stack development within enterprise environments

Technical Skills

Expert-level proficiency in C# and .NET Framework/.NET Core
Strong SQL skills including database design, optimization, and stored procedures
Proficiency in React OR Blazor for front-end development (Blazor preferred)
Entity Framework Core and ORM best practices
RESTful API design and development using ASP.NET Core Web API
GraphQL implementation and schema design
AWS services (EC2, RDS, Lambda, CloudWatch, S3)
Git version control and branching strategies
CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
Unit testing frameworks (xUnit, NUnit, MSTest)
Integration testing and mocking frameworks
Docker containerization and orchestration concepts

Security and Testing Expertise

OWASP Top 10 understanding and mitigation strategies
Authentication and authorization patterns (OAuth, JWT, Identity Framework)
Secure coding practices and vulnerability assessment
Test-driven development (TDD) or behavior-driven development (BDD)
Automated testing strategies and testing pyramid concepts
Performance testing and load testing principles

Preferred Skills

AWS DevOps tools (CodePipeline, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy) or similar CI/CD platforms
Microservices architecture patterns
Message queuing systems (Service Bus, RabbitMQ)
Application monitoring and logging (Application Insights, Serilog, OTEL)
Infrastructure as Code (CloudFormation, Terraform)