Senior Software Engineer

Tyler Technologies; Troy (MI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Tyler Technologies is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to help build cloud-hosted public safety solutions used by first responders across the United States. You will lead design, architecture, and coding efforts while remaining deeply involved in development to deliver reliable software.

You will mentor engineers, drive scalable systems in AWS, and ensure code quality, testing, and operational reliability across the full software lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Lead the design and development of modern .NET Core-based services and APIs.
• Guide architecture, design decisions, and best practices for the team.
• Hands-on coding, debugging, and performance optimization.
• Build cloud-native solutions in AWS with focus on scale and security.
• Design for reliability, testing, and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of modern .NET Core-based services and APIs.
• Serve as the technical leader for a development team, guiding architecture, design decisions, and best practices.
• Remain hands-on with coding, contributing significantly to implementation, debugging, and optimization.
• Build and maintain cloud-native solutions in AWS, focusing on scalability, availability, and security.
• Ensure high standards for code quality, testing, performance, and operational reliability.
• Mentor and support engineers, fostering technical growth and consistent engineering practices.
• Collaborate with product owners, architects, and cross-functional teams to translate requirements into effective technical solutions.
• Participate across the full software development lifecycle, from design through deployment and support.
• Promote continuous improvement in tools, processes, and engineering standards.

Skills

C# and .NET Core

Distributed systems design

Agile development practices

Strong communication skills

Mentor engineers

Independent contributor

CI/CD pipelines

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

PostgreSQL

MS SQL Server

NoSQL (DynamoDB or similar)

Job description

Description

Tyler Technologies is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to help build and evolve mission-critical, cloud-hosted public safety solutions used by first responders across the United States. This role combines hands-on software development with technical leadership, helping guide teams building scalable, highly-available services that support real-time communication in the field.

As a Lead Software Engineer, you will play a key role in technical decision-making while remaining deeply involved in day-to-day development. You’ll collaborate closely with engineers, product partners, and architects to deliver reliable, high-quality software that makes a real impact in our communities.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of modern .NET Core-based services and APIs.
• Serve as the technical leader for a development team, guiding architecture, design decisions, and best practices.
• Remain hands-on with coding, contributing significantly to implementation, debugging, and optimization.
• Build and maintain cloud-native solutions in AWS, focusing on scalability, availability, and security.
• Ensure high standards for code quality, testing, performance, and operational reliability.
• Mentor and support engineers, fostering technical growth and consistent engineering practices.
• Collaborate with product owners, architects, and cross-functional teams to translate requirements into effective technical solutions.
• Participate across the full software development lifecycle, from design through deployment and support.
• Promote continuous improvement in tools, processes, and engineering standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• 4+ years of experience designing and developing production software systems.
• Strong expertise in C# and .NET Core.
• Experience designing distributed, highly available, and scalable systems.
• Experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, or similar; ability to design schemas and write performant queries.
• Experience with NoSQL data stores (e.g., DynamoDB or similar) is a plus.
• Experience with Agile development practices and automated testing.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to mentor engineers effectively.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating across teams and disciplines.
• Required: Hands‑on experience building, containerizing, and deploying applications in AWS, including production use of services such as EC2, container platforms, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with container technologies such as Docker; orchestration platforms (e.g., Kubernetes) strongly preferred.