Senior Full Stack Software Engineer

Recology; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health benefits

401(k) with match

Educational assistance

Employee stock ownership program

Job summary

Recology is seeking a senior software leader to drive design, development, testing, deployment, and support of complex enterprise applications across UI, services, APIs, and data layers.

You will translate business needs into scalable, secure solutions, establish engineering standards, and mentor teammates while advancing agile delivery and modern DevSecOps practices.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive, hands-on software development experience.
• Technical leadership including solution architecture & mentoring.
• Advanced experience with front-end, APIs, services, data modeling, and system interoperability.
• Strong knowledge of secure coding, CI/CD, DevSecOps, monitoring, and cloud development.
• Experience with Agile practices, planning, estimation, and iterative delivery.
• Ability to analyze complex problems and recommend scalable solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, testing, deployment, and support of complex applications across UI, services, APIs, and data layers.
• Translate complex requirements into scalable designs and reliable delivery outcomes.
• Develop accessible, responsive interfaces and back-end services that support enterprise processes.
• Provide technical leadership, code reviews, architecture decisions, and secure coding standards.
• Mentor developers and promote consistent engineering practices across the team.
• Advance CI/CD and DevSecOps practices with platform and operations teams.

Skills

Technical leadership

Agile practices

Analytical skills

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/SE

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Git

SQL Server

Entity Framework Core

ASP.NET Core

RESTful APIs

Job description

Role

With minimal direction, leads the design, development, testing, deployment, and support of complex business applications across user interfaces, application services, APIs, integrations, and data layers. Working closely with product owners, analysts, architects, and other developers, this role provides technical leadership, translates business needs into scalable solutions, establishes and promotes software engineering standards, and mentors team members. The role is accountable for delivering secure, resilient, maintainable, and high-quality solutions throughout the software lifecycle while advancing continuous improvement, agile delivery, and modern DevSecOps practices.

Essential Responsibilities

• Leads the design, development, testing, deployment, enhancement, and support of complex applications across front-end, back-end, integration, and data layers.
• Translates complex business and technical requirements into scalable solution designs, implementation plans, and reliable delivery outcomes.
• Develops responsive, accessible user interfaces and application features that provide intuitive and efficient user experiences.
• Designs and maintain back-end services, APIs, integrations, business logic, relational data models, queries, and data flows that support enterprise processes and system interoperability.
• Provides technical leadership in solution design, architecture reviews, code reviews, technology decisions, and the definition and adoption of development standards.
• Collaborates with product owners, analysts, architects, business stakeholders, platform teams, and operations teams to manage dependencies, address technical risks, and deliver business value.
• Writes maintainable, testable code and lead automated testing strategies that improve application quality, regression coverage, and release reliability.
• Diagnoses complex defects, performance issues, and integration failures; lead root cause analysis and implement sustainable corrective and preventive improvements.
• Champions secure coding, application security, performance, resiliency, monitoring, logging, observability, and operational readiness throughout the software lifecycle.
• Advances CI/CD and DevSecOps practices by improving build, release, deployment, environment, and automation processes in partnership with platform and operations teams.
• Mentors developers, share technical knowledge, provide constructive feedback, and promote consistent engineering practices across the team.
• Uses AI-assisted software engineering tools responsibly and in accordance with company security, privacy, and development standards to improve productivity, code quality, testing, troubleshooting, documentation, and delivery outcomes.
• Creates and maintain technical documentation for solution architecture, interfaces, data flows, support procedures, operational requirements, and development standards.
• Leads or contribute to agile planning, estimation, technical decomposition, sprint execution, and continuous improvement activities that strengthen team effectiveness and delivery predictability.
• Provides production support for assigned applications and services, including incident response, troubleshooting, and coordination of resolution and follow-up actions.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Ten (10) or more years of progressive, hands‑on software development experience, including significant experience delivering and supporting complex full‑stack enterprise applications preferred.
• Demonstrated technical leadership experience, including solution architecture, code and design reviews, technology evaluation, performance optimization, root cause analysis, and mentoring developers.
• Advanced experience with front‑end development, APIs, services, integrations, business logic, relational databases, data modeling, and system interoperability.
• Strong understanding of object‑oriented programming, software design principles and patterns, distributed systems, and modern application architecture.
• Strong knowledge of secure coding, application security, source control, automated testing, CI/CD, DevSecOps, monitoring, logging, observability, resiliency, and cloud‑based application development.
• Experience using AI‑assisted software engineering tools to improve productivity, code quality, testing, troubleshooting, and technical documentation.
• Experience applying Agile software development practices, including planning, estimation, technical decomposition, iterative delivery, and continuous improvement.
• Ability to independently analyze ambiguous and complex business and technical problems, evaluate options and risks, and recommend scalable, maintainable solutions.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, communication, facilitation, and cross‑functional collaboration skills.
• Experience with C#, .NET/.NET Core, ASP.NET Core, RESTful APIs, Entity Framework Core, SQL Server, Git‑based source control, or equivalent technologies preferred.
• Experience developing accessible, responsive user interfaces and using application monitoring, logging, and observability tools preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related field preferred; an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience may be considered.
• High school diploma or GED required.

Recology Offers

• An ecologically innovative company that finds and mentors people committed to protecting the environment and sustaining our communities.
• The largest employee‑owned resource recovery company in the industry with terrific benefits to help you prosper.
• A creative and caring culture that values community, diversity, altruism, accountability, collaboration, and learning by doing.
• An inspired company mission driven to use and return resources to their best and highest use through the practice of the 4R’s: Reduce, Re‑use, Recycle, and Recologize.
• Distinct professional challenges to connect with, care for, and grow community that sees a world without waste.

Recology Benefits May Include

• Paid time off and paid holidays.
• Health and wellness benefits including medical, dental, and vision.
• Retirement plans (Employee Stock Ownership Plan, 401(k) with match).
• Annual wellness incentives.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Educational assistance.
• Commuting benefits.
• Employee referral program.

Supplemental Information

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job; and pursuant to applicable law, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal records. It is important that you provide accurate information on the job application, inaccurate information may cause delays in the processing of your application and/or may disqualify you as a candidate.

Recology is an equal opportunity employer committed to supporting an inclusive work environment where employees are valued, heard, and provided development opportunities. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis that is prohibited by law.

This description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, effort, work conditions, and benefits associated with the job.