Senior Software Engineer

Crisis Prevention Institute

. Serve as a hands-on member of a Product Engineering squad on CPI's Integrated Training and Learning (ITL) cloud-native learning platform .

Posted 10/2/2026full-timeMilwaukee • Wisconsin • United StatesSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in C# and .NET development, particularly in building APIs and backend services, while applying secure coding practices and accessibility standards. Proficient in utilizing AI-assisted development tools and automated testing methodologies to enhance software quality and operational efficiency.

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C# Development.NET FrameworkAzure ServicesReact Front-End DevelopmentAutomated Testing

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Hard Skills

C#.NET 6+Azure SQLCQRSSQL ServerReactJavaScriptTypeScriptCI/CD PipelinesRESTful API Design

Soft Skills

Effective CommunicationCuriosityOwnershipFeedback ReceptionProblem-Solving

Tools & Technologies

Azure DevOpsGitHub ActionsAzure Service BusApplication InsightsAI-Assisted Development Tools

Certifications & Qualifications

Software Engineering Certification

Industry Keywords

Cloud-NativeAgile MethodologiesEvent-Driven SystemsObservability PracticesContinuous Delivery

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ASP.NETAzureCloudJavaScriptMicroservicesReactSQLTypeScript.NET

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as a hands-on member of a Product Engineering squad on CPI's Integrated Training and Learning (ITL) cloud-native learning platform
Design, build, test, deploy, and support features across C#/.NET microservices, CQRS handlers, Azure Service Bus, Azure SQL, and React
Partner with the product owner and designer to understand customer problems, challenge assumptions, and propose simple solutions
Break epics into independently shippable increments and validate releases with real usage data
Write automated unit, integration, and contract tests; maintain observability through logging, metrics, and tracing
Demonstrate completed work to business stakeholders and explain customer and business benefits
Monitor dashboards and alerts, participate in the on-call rotation, and resolve production issues
Participate in blameless incident reviews and drive preventative follow-up actions
Reduce technical debt, improve build and deployment times, and simplify system complexity
Contribute to decoupling ITL domain data from upstream enterprise systems
Apply secure coding practices and WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility standards
Use AI-assisted development tools for design exploration, coding, testing, refactoring, and debugging while owning quality, security, and correctness
Experiment with AI tools, measure their impact, and share findings with the squad
Identify opportunities for AI capabilities in the ITL product or internal tooling and propose proofs of concept
Investigate unfamiliar systems, share knowledge through reviews and documentation, and run technical experiments
Give and receive code review feedback, mentor less experienced engineers, and contribute to retrospectives
Perform other position-related duties as assigned

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in computer engineering, computer science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
Five years or more of professional software engineering experience building and operating production web applications and services
Three years or more of hands-on experience with C# and .NET (ASP.NET Core, .NET 6+) building APIs and backend services
Experience building and maintaining distributed, event-driven systems, including message brokers (Azure Service Bus or equivalent) and asynchronous processing patterns
Experience with CQRS, domain-driven design, or similar patterns that separate reads from writes and model business domains explicitly
Experience building front-end features in React (hooks, state management, component design) and modern JavaScript/TypeScript
Experience designing relational data models and writing performant SQL (SQL Server / Azure SQL)
Experience deploying and operating services in Azure (App Service, Functions, Service Bus, Azure SQL, Azure Monitor / Application Insights) or an equivalent cloud platform
Experience with automated testing across the stack (unit, integration, contract, and end-to-end) and CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions)
Experience working on an agile team with continuous delivery practices: small batches, trunk-based development or short-lived branches, feature flags, and frequent production deployments
Knowledge of RESTful API design, authentication/authorization patterns, and security-based design patterns
Knowledge of observability practices: structured logging, metrics, distributed tracing, and alerting
Experience using AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude, Cursor) as part of a daily engineering workflow
Yearly personal development demonstrated by successfully completing an accredited software engineering course, acquiring a software engineering-related certification, or presenting a completed learning project to the team
Ability to take an ambiguous product problem and drive it to a well-designed, well-tested, shipped solution with minimal supervision
Ability to communicate technical trade-offs clearly to both engineers and non-technical stakeholders, in writing and in conversation
Ability to give and receive direct, respectful feedback and to disagree productively while committing to team decisions
Ability to manage multiple, competing priorities and attain the best possible outcomes for the organization
Curiosity, ownership, drive, experimentation, learning from failure, and continuous improvement

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary
Comprehensive benefits package
401(k)
PTO
Health & Wellness Days
Paid Volunteer Time Off
Continuing education and training
Hybrid or remote work schedule
Paid Parental Leave