Senior Software Engineer - Full Stack

About the role

Who We Are

Ontic provides software that helps corporate and government security teams identify threats, assess risk, and respond faster to keep people and organizations safe. Its AI-powered Connected Intelligence Platform unifies security operations and data into a centralized system of record, enabling organizations to conduct risk assessments, protect against workplace violence, and manage threats and incidents more efficiently. Fortune 500 companies and federal agencies rely on Ontic to support security programs such as executive protection, threat intelligence, and corporate investigations. Learn more at ontic.ai http://ontic.ai or follow us on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/ontic-technologies/.

Who You Are

You are an experienced full stack engineer who can independently design, build, and ship features spanning the frontend and backend. You take ownership of your work end-to-end, raise the technical bar for those around you, and enjoy mentoring less experienced engineers while continuing to grow your own craft.

You embody Ontic’s values: Do Good Above All, Raise the Bar, Lead with Empathy, Walk the Walk, and Keep Moving.

Responsibilities

- Design & Development: Independently design and build scalable, reliable full stack features and services spanning backend and frontend

- Technical Leadership: Lead technical design discussions for medium-to-large features and drive sound architectural decisions

- Collaboration: Partner closely with Product Managers, Designers, and Engineers in an agile environment to scope, plan, and deliver work

- Code Quality & Reviews: Conduct thorough code reviews and uphold high standards for performant, maintainable code across the stack

- Mentorship: Mentor associate and mid-level engineers on technical best practices and help guide their growth

- Performance & Reliability: Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, scalability challenges, and security concerns

- Ownership: Own features end-to-end — from design and development through deployment and operational support

- Technical Debt: Identify and help prioritize technical debt to support long-term maintainability

Required Qualifications

- Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

- Experience: 4–6 years of hands-on software engineering experience, with solid knowledge of both backend and frontend technologies

- Strong algorithmic and problem-solving ability

- Working knowledge of system design and common architectural patterns

- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, cloud environments (AWS/GCP/Azure), and DevOps workflows

Backend Expertise:

- Solid experience with service implementation in Java, Spring Boot, MongoDB, and Elasticsearch

- Experience designing and building RESTful APIs and working with data at scale