Software Engineer II – Platform and Shared Services

Software Engineer II – Platform and Shared Services

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Versaterm is a global public safety solutions company helping agencies transform how they serve their communities. Since 1977, we’ve been building an ecosystem of intuitive tools designed for public safety agencies, forensic labs, court systems, schools and other institutions. Through purposeful integrations and a selective growth strategy, we focus on improving workflows to help our customers achieve more efficient operations, better service and more just outcomes.

Our teams are driven by innovation, expertise and an unwavering commitment to customer success. As we continue to grow and expand our ecosystem, you’ll have the opportunity to contribute to solutions that enhance community safety and transform the future of public safety technology. If you’re passionate about making a meaningful difference, we’d love to hear from you.

We are developing a centralized platform that powers our products and integrations—a scalable data bus and pipeline built on AWS PaaS services, including Lambda, Kafka, and Postgres. This platform provides a unified API layer and accelerates the delivery of new capabilities across our ecosystem. Python is our primary development language, enabling clean, efficient, and maintainable solutions. As a cornerstone of our strategic architecture, this platform embodies our “better together” philosophy by ensuring our applications work seamlessly and intelligently as one.

As a Software Engineer II, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining software applications, working on both backend and frontend systems, and contributing to the overall growth and innovation of our public safety product offerings. You will collaborate with cross‑functional teams to deliver high‑quality solutions while continuously improving your technical expertise.

• Design, implement, test, and maintain high‑quality software solutions that align with business needs and project requirements.
• Work closely with product owners, designers, and other engineers to understand product requirements and translate them into effective technical solutions.
• Ensure code quality by writing clean, efficient, and well‑documented code. Perform unit testing, integration testing, and code reviews.
• Troubleshoot and resolve software defects, production issues, and technical problems.
• Contribute to the design and architecture of software applications, ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance.
• Stay up to date with company standards, technologies, and best practices, and apply them to improve the development process and product functionality.
• Provide guidance and support to junior engineers, reviewing code and offering constructive feedback to foster team growth.
• Participate in the team's development process, including sprint planning, standups, and retrospectives. Communicate effectively with team members and stakeholders.
• Perform other related duties as assigned to support team objectives, departmental needs, and overall organizational priorities.

• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent industry experience and training.
• 2-5 years of professional experience in software development.
• Experience with relational and/or No
  
  SQL databases such as Postgre
  
  SQL, Mongo
  
  DB, or similar.
• Experience with Git and other version control systems.
• Familiarity with unit testing and integration testing frameworks.
• Strong analytical and debugging skills with a focus on problem‑solving and solution delivery.
• Familiarity with agile development practices, including Scrum or Kanban.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work in a team‑oriented environment.

• Experience with cloud services like AWS or Azure.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Azure Dev Ops , etc.), Docker, Kubernetes, or other Dev Ops tools.
• Experience designing or working with APIs, API based architecture, and API Management tools.
• Knowledge of additional programming languages (e.g., Delphi, Java) or frameworks (e.g., WPF, Win Forms).
• Familiarity with AI…