Software Developer

NBCI Fast Fingerprints; Westerville (OH); On-site; USD 68,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

401(k) matching

AD&D insurance

dental

dependent health

disability

employee assistance

health

life

paid holidays

paid sick time

paid time off

visa sponsorship

vision coverage

Job summary

NBCI Fast Fingerprints in Ohio is seeking an experienced software developer to support and thoughtfully modernize a portfolio of business‑critical applications used in fingerprinting and background‑check operations. Our environment includes desktop and server apps, web apps, APIs, databases, and integrations with customers, vendors, payment providers, and government agencies.

The role is in person, with a salary from $75,000 per year and benefits such as 401(k), 401(k) matching, AD&D, dental,

Qualifications

• We are seeking substantial software development experience (3+ years) in complex environments.
• Strong hands-on C# and .NET experience.
• Solid SQL Server expertise including design, stored procedures, and tuning.
• Experience building and integrating RESTful APIs and distributed components.
• Proven ability to maintain production systems not built by you.
• Ability to diagnose issues across app, DB, integration, and infra layers.
• Ability to explain technical choices to nontechnical stakeholders.
• Experience with testing, deployment, and post-deployment validation.
• Experience with ASP.NET Core, Angular, and related tech is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Learn architecture, business processes, dependencies, and purpose of an established application portfolio.
• Investigate and resolve production issues across code, services, APIs, DBs, and integrations.
• Design, build, test, and maintain C#/.NET apps, web apps, RESTful APIs, SQL Server components, and Windows desktop software.
• Modernize systems in small, practical steps to improve security, reliability, and performance.
• Use sound judgment to decide on repair, refactor, or replacement of code.
• Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback.
• Create and execute test, deployment, verification, and rollback plans for production changes.
• Collaborate with management, developers, ops, end users, customers, vendors, and government partners.
• Document systems, decisions, procedures, and lessons learned for knowledge sharing.
• Incorporate security, privacy, and compliance into daily development.
• Mentor and learn from other developers through collaborative problem solving.

Skills

3+ years exp

C# / .NET

SQL Server

RESTful APIs

Production systems

Troubleshooting

Stakeholder comms

Testing & deployment

Tools

ASP.NET Core

ASP.NET Web API

Angular

ASP.NET Razor Pages

Windows Forms

Windows Services

SQL Server optimization

Git / CI/CD

Automation testing

Integrations (vendor/government)

Job description

Requirements

Must have:

• We are looking for someone with substantial professional software development experience, typically three or more years, or equivalent progression in complex production environments.
• We need strong hands‑on experience with C# and the .NET ecosystem.
• We require solid expertise with Microsoft SQL Server, including relational design, stored procedures, query analysis, and performance tuning.
• We expect experience building, supporting, or integrating RESTful APIs and distributed application components.
• We want demonstrated success learning and maintaining an existing production system that was not originally built by you.
• We need proven ability to diagnose issues that span application, database, integration, or infrastructure layers.
• We require the ability to explain technical choices, risks, and tradeoffs to nontechnical stakeholders.
• We expect evidence of carrying work through testing, deployment, and post‑deployment validation.
• Preferred technical experience includes C# on both .NET Framework and modern .NET, ASP.NET Core, ASP.NET Web API, RESTful services, Angular, ASP.NET Razor Pages, Windows Forms, Windows Services, SQL Server optimization, third‑party and machine‑to‑machine integrations, automated testing, source control, build pipelines, deployment pipelines, and rollback planning.
• Additional value comes from experience in regulated or security‑sensitive environments such as criminal justice, financial, or healthcare, along with familiarity in secure development practices, encryption, identity and access control, logging, vulnerability remediation, and working with vendors or government technical teams.

Responsibilities:

• We will have you learn the architecture, business processes, dependencies, and operational purpose of an established application portfolio.
• You will investigate and resolve production issues across application code, Windows services, APIs, databases, third‑party components, and external integrations.
• You will design, build, test, and maintain C#/.NET applications, web applications, RESTful APIs, SQL Server components, and Windows desktop software.
• You will modernize systems in small, practical steps that improve security, reliability, maintainability, performance, or business capability.
• You will use sound judgment to decide whether code should be repaired, refactored, replaced, or left as is.
• You will take part in code reviews and offer constructive feedback while respecting technical ownership and existing institutional knowledge.
• You will create and carry out test, deployment, verification, and rollback plans for production changes.
• You will collaborate with management, developers, operational staff, end users, customers, vendors, consultants, and government‑agency partners to understand needs and solve problems.
• You will document systems, design choices, operating procedures, and lessons learned so knowledge is shared across the team.
• You will incorporate security, privacy, and compliance requirements into everyday design and development decisions.
• You will mentor and learn from other developers through collaborative problem‑solving.

Company:

We are National Background Check, Inc. and FastFingerprints, and we are seeking an experienced software developer to support and thoughtfully modernize a portfolio of business‑critical applications used in fingerprinting and background‑check operations. Our environment includes established desktop and server applications, web applications, APIs, databases, and integrations with customers, vendors, payment providers, and government agencies. We value analytical problem‑solving, independent system analysis, pragmatic technical judgement, systems thinking, ownership, stakeholder communication, collaborative maturity, and a long‑term perspective.

The role is in person, offers a salary from $75,000 per year, and includes benefits such as

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• AD&D insurance
• dental
• dependent health
• disability
• employee assistance
• health
• life
• paid holidays
• paid sick time
• paid time off
• visa sponsorship
• vision coverage

This position operates in a regulated environment handling criminal‑justice information and requires background checks, CJIS training, and a pre‑employment drug screening.