Software Engineer — Public Safety Cloud Integrations
Role summary
Tyler Technologies is seeking a Software Engineer to focus on Public Safety Cloud Integrations. This role involves building secure, scalable, and resilient cloud-native applications and data integration services using AWS serverless technology. You will collaborate with product managers and engineers to modernize existing applications and deliver new capabilities within a cloud-first ecosystem. Responsibilities include designing, developing, testing, and supporting software throughout its lifecycle, with an emphasis on secure data sharing and connecting critical workflows across agencies. The role requires 3+ years of professional software development experience and proficiency in modern programming languages and AWS serverless services.
Are you energized by building cloud-native software that supports real-world, mission-critical work? At Tyler Technologies, we help Public Safety professionals make better, faster, and more informed decisions. We’re hiring a Software Engineer to help enable secure data sharing across our Public Safety platform.
In this role, you’ll build data integration services and cloud-native applications that use AWS serverless technology to connect critical workflows across agencies and provide access to distributed data. You’ll join a highly collaborative team of experienced engineers responsible for supporting key existing applications while modernizing them and delivering new capabilities in a cloud-first ecosystem.
## Responsibilities
- Partner with product managers and engineers to design and deliver reliable software that meets user needs and system requirements.
- Build secure, scalable, and resilient services using modern cloud patterns (e.g., event-driven architecture, serverless, microservices).
- Write high-quality, well-tested code and contribute to strong CI/CD practices.
- Participate in design discussions, architecture decisions, and code reviews.
- Improve operational readiness through observability, logging, monitoring, and performance tuning.
- Contribute across the full software lifecycle: planning, development, deployment, and ongoing support.
## Qualifications (Required)
General Software Engineering
- 3+ years of professional software development experience.
- Ability to work in a collaborative, iterative delivery model (plan build deploy support).
- Proficiency with GitHub and CI/CD using GitHub Actions.
- Proficiency in a modern programming language (e.g., C#, Java, Python) and ability to produce clean, maintainable production code.
AWS Serverless Development
- Experience building and operating AWS cloud-native, serverless, event-driven services in production.
- Familiarity with AWS security, operations, and infrastructure-as-code (e.g., IAM, CDK/SAM/CloudFormation).
- Experience with common serverless services (e.g., Lambda, S3, DynamoDB, SQS, Step Functions, Cognito, CloudWatch).
API Development and Use
- Experience designing, implementing, and consuming REST APIs using JSON request/response patterns.
- Ability to work within an established API style and update OpenAPI specifications.
- Familiarity with Public Safety API standards and conventions.
AI Use
- Experience using Claude Code (or similar AI coding tools) and validating outputs prior to merge/deploy.
Testing
- Experience writing unit and integration tests aligned to team patterns.
- Ability to diagnose and resolve common test failures and CI/CD pipeline issues.
Other
- Ability to successfully pass a CJIS-compliant fingerprint background check.
## Nice to Have
- Experience with Angular and TypeScript.
- Experience with Jest and Playwright.
- Experience with containerized development tools (e.g., Docker, Dev Containers).