Senior Software Engineer

Job Title

Senior Software Engineer (250008V8)

Ohio Legislative Information Systems (LIS)

Riffe Tower 24, 77 South High Street, 24th Floor, Columbus, OH 43215 (United States)

$100,000 – $120,000 per year, depending on experience.

Full‑time. 8:00 am – 5:00 pm, Monday‑Friday (core hours).

When you join Legislative Information Systems (LIS), you’ll be part of a team working to make an impact serving our state by creating and supporting legislative applications and users. We’re continuously modernizing our practices and looking for agents of change. Our team encourages continuous learning and career development for all positions.

LIS serves the Ohio General Assembly and legislative agencies by providing operational efficiency, strategic planning, and innovation in a cost‑effective manner for the implementation and advancement of technology across the legislature.

• Participate in all aspects of the SDLC
• Collaborate with product managers, other engineers, and domain experts to design and develop applications
• Collaborate with network engineers to ensure that the value of applications is achieved
• Create software development documentation
• Contribute to troubleshooting and technical support
• Assign or assist in the allocation of work to team members as an experienced engineer of the development team
• Create and maintain software applications while modeling industry best practices and standards (e.g., fixing bugs, developing new features, writing tests, code review, etc.)
• Identify root causes of complex issues while communicating the benefits and drawbacks of different approaches
• Actively contribute to empowerment of the team (e.g., mentor less experienced members, spread internal system knowledge, assist team members in delivering solutions as needed, etc.)

• Strong communication skills – written, verbal, listening and questioning
• Ability to convey ideas from analysis to synthesis
• Problem solver – focuses on underlying issues rather than just executing tasks
• Self‑starter, initiative, drive, willingness to engage in team improvement
• Continuous learning mindset
• Collaborative

• Knowledge of object‑oriented languages and/or relational database design
• Degree in technology or equivalent education and related work experience
• Willingness to learn new technologies and receive guidance from senior team members
• Experience with modern programming languages (Java, Python, Ruby, JavaScript), CSS, HTML, source control (GIT), and configuration management practices
• Knowledge of Django, Vue, Postgre
  
  SQL, React, and Spring Boot
• Proficiency in writing unit tests (JUnit, Pytest, Jest)

• Knowledge of a key‑value store technology (Redis)
• Knowledge of CI pipelines (Git Lab CI or similar)
• Knowledge of Docker

At LIS, we strive to offer competitive benefits that support you throughout your career with us so you can plan for today and the future. We offer a comprehensive state benefits package including:

• Quality, affordable, and competitive medical benefits
• Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance
• Dental, vision, and basic life insurance premiums are free after the completed eligibility period

• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, and sick leave
• 11 paid holidays per year

Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS). OPERS is the retirement system for State of Ohio employees. The employee contributes 10% of their salary towards retirement; the employer contributes an amount equal to 14% of the employee’s salary.

Ohio Deferred Compensation program – a 457(b) voluntary retirement savings plan.

When you join our team, you’ll experience the flexibility, autonomy, trust, and collaboration we believe creates a safe, innovative, and thriving environment.

• Collaborative environment
• Continuous learning + education and conference allocation
• Business casual dress code

• The first responsibility of Legislative Information Systems (LIS) is to the legislative organizations we support.
• We…